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Crowds, and the Longs, come out to welcome new Long Center
The crowds came out Saturday to tour the new Long Center for the Performing Arts. By early afternoon, Long Center officials estimated that more than 3,000 had stopped by the new $77 million two-venue complex with another 7,000 to 8,000 expected by the time festivities ended at midnight. The Long Center offers stunning view of downtown Austin.
Perhaps nobody was more proud than Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, Austin philanthropists who contributed $22 million to build the center. Beaming with pride, the Longs stopped by to see an afternoon performance of Ballet Austin in the 2,400-seat Dell Hall.
Members of Austin Poetry Slam entertained on the City Terrace.
The Austin Classical Guitar Society were the first to take the stage at the Rollins Studio Theater on Saturday morning.
Just moments after performing with ProArts Collective in the Rollins Studio Theatre — where she reprised her role in the recently critically acclaimed production of “Death and the King’s Horseman,” by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka — actress and storyteller Carla Nickerson entertained children in the kids’ activities tent.
The Capital City Men’s Chorus entertained on the City Terrace Saturday evening.
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