Gallo Center for the Arts explained

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Gallo Center for the Arts
Former Names:Central Valley Center for the Arts
Gallo Performing Arts Center
Location:1000 I St
Modesto, CA 95354-2381
Mapframe:no
Broke Ground:April 27, 2004
Opened:September 27, 2007
Owner:Stanislaus County[1]
Operator:Gallo Center for the Arts, Inc.
Construction Cost:$47 million
Services Engineer:3QC
General Contractor:Clark & Sullivan
Main Contractors:RDC Project Development
Capacity:1,248
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The Gallo Center for the Arts is a performing arts center in Modesto, California.[2]

The building was formally opened on September 27, 2007 (the project cost was $47,000,000)[3] and features two theaters:[4] the Mary Stuart Rogers Theater and the Foster Family Theater.[5] [6] The Gallo Center hosts six resident companies: Central West Ballet, the Modesto Community Concerts Association, the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Modesto Performing Arts, Opera Modesto, and YES (Youth Entertainment Stage) Company. The Center has been toured and visited by many stars and notable figures since its opening day, with Patti LuPone becoming the first star to perform in the Mary Stuart Rogers Theater. Touring Broadway shows have also performed at the Center, from Evita and Cats to newer shows such as .

When it was created, a permanent endowment fund was established (in the amount of $15,000,000) to ensure that the events and educational programs provided could be affordable to the residents of Stanislaus and allow for the improvement of the facility as needed.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Gallo Center for the Arts. 2022-08-15.
  2. News: Clark . Pat . Gallo Center, proving skeptics wrong for 10 years, invites you to its birthday party . . September 23, 2017 . October 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: History . 2023-11-23 . www.galloarts.org . en.
  4. News: A Decade Ago: After-party on opening night at Gallo Center for the Arts . . February 6, 2018 . October 15, 2020.
  5. News: Modesto, Stockton, Merced Symphonies Deliver Enthralling Classical Music . . November 5, 2019 . October 15, 2020.
  6. News: Stapley . Garth . Coming Friday to a theater near you: congressional debate . The Modesto Bee . January 3, 2018 . October 15, 2020.
  7. Web site: History . 2023-11-23 . www.galloarts.org . en.