Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

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Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 2009
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Former namesLuther Burbank Center for the Arts (1981-2005)
Address50 Mark West Springs Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95403[1]
Coordinates38°29′36″N 122°44′57″W / 38.4932°N 122.7492°W / 38.4932; -122.7492
OwnerLuther Burbank Memorial Foundation
TypePerforming arts center
Capacity1,612 (Ruth Finley Person Theater)
399 (East Auditorium)
Construction
Opened1981
Construction cost$4.5 million

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (formerly known as the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts) is a performance venue located just north of Santa Rosa, California, by U.S. 101. The venue was known by its new name on March 12, 2005.[2] The Arts Center is owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, a non-profit arts organization established in 1979.[3]

Facilities

The principal performance space is the Ruth Finley Person Theater, which seats 1,612 around a 58-foot (18 m) wide stage,[4] with no seat further than 75 feet (23 m) from the stage.[5] In addition to performing arts, the Center offers facilities for parties and community events.

The Center's smaller venues include:

  • Carston Cabaret (capacity: 100-300 people)[6]
  • East Auditorium (capacity: 400) formerly known as The Merlo Theater

[7]

  • Fireside Room, with gas-powered fireplace[8]
  • Pavilion (outdoor location)[9]
  • Lytton Rancheria Grand Lobby[10]
  • Atrium

A 9,000 square foot indoor space.[11]

  • three conference rooms

[12]

Presentations

The Center presents more than 100 performances each year. Many notable artists have performed at the Center.

Resident companies include:[13]

  • Roustabout Theater
  • Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market
  • Village Charter School

History

The Foundation purchased the property from the Christian Life Center in the 1970s for $4.5 million. The facility opened to the public in 1981.[14] In 2006, the Foundation sold the naming rights to Wells Fargo Bank for ten years. However the Foundation still owns and operates the Center[15] The venue has the distinction of hosting the final recorded performance by comedian George Carlin, his 14th HBO special It's Bad For Ya.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006-07 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. ^ "Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Officially Becomes Wells Fargo Center for the Arts" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 9, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Info: Foundation, Nonprofit". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. ^ "Main Theater Specification Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ^ "Seating Chart". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  6. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/carston-cabaret/
  7. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/harry-merlo-theater/
  8. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/fireside-room/
  9. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/pavilion/
  10. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/lytton-rancheria-grand-lobby/
  11. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/atrium/
  12. ^ http://wellsfargocenterarts.org/rentals/our-venues/conference-rooms/
  13. ^ "Resident Companies". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  14. ^ "History". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  15. ^ "Naming Sponsorship". Retrieved 2009-04-04.

External links

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