January 28, 2010

East Arkansas Community College-Forrest City
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Construction is rapidly approaching completion of the new 33,000 square foot Fine Arts Center at East Arkansas Community College in Forrest City. Nabholz Construction site foreman, Clyde Hitchcock and Mitchell West of Glass Erectors from Mabelville, Arkansas inspect one of the entrances into the main lobby area of the auditorium.

Award winning Fennell Purifoy Architects based in Little Rock designed the building that is designated a Class A performance center that will accommodate productions of Broadway caliber.

The Center includes an auditorium that seats 1,100, a 2,900 square foot state-of-the-art stage, a banquet seating area, a 73 foot fly loft, orchestra pit, and a black box theater as well as lighted gallery space for art exhibitions. The building was designed with ‘flexible seating options’ to accommodate many different seating and table configurations as well as hosting multiple venues at the same time. The grand opening is slated for April 2010.

To access the calendar of events slated to date in the EACC Fine Arts Center, visit www.eacc.edu.