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The community came out in force to help re-¬open one of Pasadena’s oldest public event buildings.
Hundreds of local residents, city officials, community leaders, and arts aficionados were on hand for the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium Exhibition Hall’s ribbon‐cutting ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 8, followed by an exhilarating patriotic orchestral performance by MUSE/IQUE.
Constructed in 1931 and opened in 1932, the restored 17,000¬‐square‐foot facility last served as an exhibition hall and ballroom in 1976. It held the Pasadena Ice Skating Center rink from 1976-¬‐2011.
For more information about the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and Pasadena Convention Center, contact the Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 307‐7977 or visit www.VisitPasadena.com.
Pictured are (left to right) Richard A. McDonald, Pasadena Center Operating Co. board member; Matthew Lancey, Pasadena Center Operating Company director of facility operations; Dianne Philibosian, Pasadena Center Operating Co. board member; Phlunte’ Riddle, Pasadena Center Operating Co. board member; Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard; Gene Gregg Jr., chair of the Pasadena Center Operating Co. board; Felicia Williams, Pasadena Center Operating Co. board member; Pasadena City Councilman Terry Tornek; Dale Brown, Onyx Architects; and Michael Ross, Pasadena Center Operating Company chief executive officer – Courtesy photo
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