Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
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AddressGreensboro, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates36°04′34″N 79°47′23″W / 36.0760873°N 79.7896652°W / 36.0760873; -79.7896652
Typeperforming arts center
Capacity3,000
OpenedSeptember 2021
Website
www.tangercenter.com

Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina is an $88 million[1] 3,023-seat performing arts facility.[2] Its first public performance was a September 2021 concert[1] which was followed by an official opening in November 2021.[3] It replaces the 2,400-seat War Memorial Auditorium in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex; the auditorium was torn down in October 2014. The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro raised $35 million privately, to be paid over ten years. The city of Greensboro is paying $30 million. Construction was delayed a year so the foundation could get a $25 million bank loan to guarantee its contribution. The Greensboro Symphony and Guilford College's Bryan Series frequently use the facility.[4][5] The facility will also hosts Broadway productions and concerts.[6] The facility is named for Steven Tanger, CEO of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, who pledged $7.5 million toward the project in 2013. After working for a year, a task force recommended a state of the art center in February 2013.[7] Groundbreaking was held April 26, 2017[8] and the first work took place July 13.[9]

  1. ^ a b Kane, Dawn (September 2, 2021). "'Finally here': Years in the making, Greensboro's Tanger Center goes live". News & Record.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Symphony was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Genesis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ DeCwikiel-Kane, Dawn (August 3, 2014). "Tanger delay leads to musical chairs". News & Record.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Killian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "What will we see there?". tangerperformingarts.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ^ DeCwikiel-Kane, Dawn (September 9, 2013). "CEO of Tanger Factory Outlets pledges $7.5M to arts center". News & Record.
  8. ^ DeCwikiel-Kane, Dawn (April 26, 2017). "Greensboro breaks ground for Tanger Center". News & Record. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  9. ^ DeCwikiel-Kane, Dawn (July 13, 2017). "Work on Tanger Center begins in downtown Greensboro". News & Record. Retrieved July 13, 2017.