Georgia Mountains Center
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Georgia Mountains Center is a multi-purpose facility located just off the square in downtown Gainesville, Georgia
. It was built in 1980 by the City of Gainesville, which continues to operate it.
The Mountains Center features an eighteen thousand square foot arena
capable of seating up to 2,500 people. The arena has a 24' ceiling height and balcony seating along two walls. In the past it has hosted trade shows, conventions and several televised WCW matches among other social, business and sporting events.
In addition to box office
and food service facilities, the Georgia Mountains Center also includes a 300 seat theater with a 16 foot proscenium
and 36' by 27' stage with full fly loft and orchestra pit
. Three meeting rooms of various sizes are also located within the center, and can seat up to 375 people when utilized together.
34.2978246°N 83.8256353°W
Gainesville, Georgia
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. It was built in 1980 by the City of Gainesville, which continues to operate it.
The Mountains Center features an eighteen thousand square foot arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
capable of seating up to 2,500 people. The arena has a 24' ceiling height and balcony seating along two walls. In the past it has hosted trade shows, conventions and several televised WCW matches among other social, business and sporting events.
In addition to box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
and food service facilities, the Georgia Mountains Center also includes a 300 seat theater with a 16 foot proscenium
Proscenium
A proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...
and 36' by 27' stage with full fly loft and orchestra pit
Orchestra pit
An orchestra pit is the area in a theater in which musicians perform. Orchestral pits are utilized in forms of theatre that require music or in cases when incidental music is required...
. Three meeting rooms of various sizes are also located within the center, and can seat up to 375 people when utilized together.
34.2978246°N 83.8256353°W