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Dothan Civic Center is a 3,100-seat multi-purpose arena located in Dothan, Alabama. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. Ultimate Fighting Championship 12 was held at Dothan Civic Center.
The Dothan Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in Dothan, Alabama.It was built in 1914–15 as a municipal auditorium by the growing town. Seating 800, it opened October 8, 1915, with a performance by a local orchestra.
Dothan is served by a daily newspaper, the Dothan Eagle, [55] a weekly newspaper, the Dothan Progress, [56] and a blog, Rickey Stokes News. [57] It has four television stations, WRGX-LD 23 ( NBC ), [ 58 ] WDFX 34 ( FOX ), [ 59 ] WDHN 18 ( ABC ) and the oldest television station in southeastern Alabama, WTVY 4 ( CBS / MyNetworkTV / CW ).
Wells Fargo Arena (formerly Ameris Arena) is a 3,000-seat indoor arena located in Dothan, Alabama. It is part of the National Peanut Festival complex, and is used for sporting events including rodeos. It is also used for concerts.
In 1996, the organization's board began planning the development of a full-time professional orchestra to permanently reside in Mobile. In 1997, the name of the company was changed to "Mobile Symphony, Inc," and in 1998 the orchestra held its first concert season. The Symphony's first and current music director, Scott Speck, was named in 2000.
The Wiregrass Blues Festival is an annual blues festival hosted by the Wiregrass Blues Society in Dothan, Alabama. It began in 2011 as a tribute concert to the late country-bluesman and Dothan, Alabama native Eddie Kirkland. The festival currently takes place in April each year with multiple programs and live music performances. [1]
WDHN produces 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of news each weekday starting with Wake Up Wiregrass at 5 a.m., Daytime at 11 a.m., and then in the evening with WDHN News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Wake Up Wiregrass replaced Top of the Morning with Charlie Platt after its cancellation.
Cox conducted the Northwestern University's various classical ensembles, including the university's symphony orchestra. [4] He was an assistant conductor with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra after graduating from Northwestern University. [5] He became the music director and principal conductor of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra in 2012. [4]