The much anticipated unveiling of Orlando’s new performing arts center (ORLANDO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER) is upon us. Folks around town have seen the designs for the new 
Events Center, and will get their chance to ooh and aahh over the design of the facility that promises to make Orlando a member of the Municipal Elite’s amongst American cities. The design reveal will take place Friday, August 22, 2008, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 455 S. Orange Avenue (the “round building” across from Orlando City Hall) on the future site of the performing arts center. A recent press release detailed the milestone:
Orlando, FL (August 7, 2008) ??? The Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center has reached a major milestone in finalizing the design of Central Florida’s new performing arts center. It is the first time the community will have an opportunity to see the building’s design at a special community unveiling. The design reveal will take place Friday, August 22, 2008, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 455 S. Orange Avenue (the “round building” across from Orlando City Hall) on the future site of the performing arts center. Join Mayors Dyer and Crotty, along with the Center’s board of directors and internationally renowned design team in a commemoration ceremony from 10- 10:30 a.m., followed by design tours until 1 p.m. Stop by and see what’s to come for this new facility! For more information, call (407) 839-0119, or visit www.orlandopac.org. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
The Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to developing, building and operating the new performing arts center in downtown Orlando. The Center plans to develop a mixed-use urban arts center with three main halls, educational facilities, a public theater plaza, and retail and commercial expansion. It will be Central Florida’s destination of choice for arts, cultural and entertainment programming. It will serve our diverse community by educating and nurturing artists, arts organizations, audiences and students throughout the region and the state of Florida. The design of the facility is the result of an extensive process, which also included forums with community and local arts groups. The performing arts center anticipates breaking ground in 2009 and opening its doors in 2012. The center is one of three major venues projects in the City of Orlando, along with the new events center and renovations to the Citrus Bowl.
WHAT: Dr. P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center Design Unveiling Community Event
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WHO: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty
Central Florida community and business leaders
Performing arts center board, project team, and staff
WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2008
Open access from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Commemoration Ceremony
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Design tours available to the public
WHERE: 455 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801(Round Building across from Orlando City Hall)
INFORMATION: Call (407) 839-0119, or visit www.orlandopac.org
