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The Show Place Arena is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena just south of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, which is used for sporting events, concerts, boxing and professional wrestling events, consumer shows, trade shows, religious services, graduations and other events.
The new scoreboard built in 2021 includes two ribbon boards, the top board measuring 21'4" x 3'3", the bottom measuring 18'10" x 2'6". The four main replay screens measure 18'10" x 10'8". [10] The venue opened on January 3, 2009 with a hockey game by (Seattle Thunderbirds vs. Everett Silvertips) The arena has a capacity of 5,887 seats.
The 4,200-seat arena is mainly used for basketball; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts, community events and other sporting events.The location of the arena was selected due to its proximity to St. Elizabeths Hospital, distance to the greater Washington, D.C. area, location to the Congress Heights station of the Washington Metro, the confluence of the Potomac and ...
The Showplace Talking Heads: September 24, 1976* Toronto: Canada New Yorker Theater: John Lovsin and his Invisible Band September 25, 1976 September 27, 1976 Roslyn United States My Father's Place Talking Heads September 28, 1976 October 8, 1976 New York City Max's Kansas City October 9, 1976 October 17, 1976 Detroit: Royal Oak Music Theatre ...
Originally the University of Washington Pavilion, the building was constructed in nine months in 1927 for $600,000 and opened on December 27. [3] After 20 years, it was renamed the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on January 16, 1948, [ 4 ] honoring the university's longtime track and basketball coach.
In the winter of 2010 the Atlas hosted its first arts festival, Intersections.Under the direction of artistic director Mary Hall Surface, the goal of the festival was to bring artists from different disciplines, ages and cultural backgrounds together under one roof to celebrate and explore the areas to make new connections and break new ground.
Washington's 8th congressional district is a district for the United States House of Representatives located in western Washington State. It includes the eastern portions of King , Pierce , and Snohomish counties, and crosses the Cascade Range to include Chelan and Kittitas counties, as well as a precinct in East Wenatchee in Douglas County .
Six of the nine official inaugural balls for the 2005 second inauguration of George W. Bush were held at the convention center. [3]In 2006, the Council of the District of Columbia approved legislation naming the then-Washington Convention Center in honor of the city's first home rule mayor, the late Walter E. Washington. [4]