Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Expo Center Holds Anniversary Celebration
What do a former WWE World Champion, a man that eats light bulbs; Disney and bad boy Kid Rock have in common?
Besides being huge draws across the nation, they were also among the many acts that visited Pikeville and the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center during their first year in business.
Not to mention the many other acts that have appeared at the Expo Center such as Country mega star Martina McBride, The Legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shock Rocker Alice Cooper, The Harlem Globe Trotters and many more.
Looking back on the calendar of events the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center has had over the last year, if you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a list of events for a much larger market such as Rupp arena in Lexington or Freedom Hall in Louisville.
However, with the expo center opening its doors just over a year ago, the City of Pikeville has turned into the entertainment and cultural hub of Eastern Kentucky. And in celebration of such an endeavor, officials at the expo center held a huge anniversary party this past Friday October 13, which featured a night of catered food, music, dancing and even a live performance by David Church, all free of charge as a show of appreciation for the many fans that have made the Expo Center a success.
“It’s been a great year!” said Jessica Runyon, Marketing Manager for the Expo Center who continued talking about the variety of shows, “We’ve had a lot of different events; from sports to concerts".
But officials haven’t taken any down time since reaching the one year mark, as they were already hard at work preparing for the next big concert. Just moments before opening the doors for the One Year Celebration, officials announced the next big act – Godsmack; one of the hardest rocking bands going today.
Warming up the Crowd for Godsmack on December 3rd will be up and coming rockers Breaking Benjamin.
Tickets to Godsmack, go on sale this Saturday at 11:00 am and you can take part in this big event by purchasing tickets online at tickmaster.com, charge by phone 433-1793 or just stop by the Expo Center box office.
Besides being huge draws across the nation, they were also among the many acts that visited Pikeville and the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center during their first year in business.
Not to mention the many other acts that have appeared at the Expo Center such as Country mega star Martina McBride, The Legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shock Rocker Alice Cooper, The Harlem Globe Trotters and many more.
Looking back on the calendar of events the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center has had over the last year, if you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a list of events for a much larger market such as Rupp arena in Lexington or Freedom Hall in Louisville.
However, with the expo center opening its doors just over a year ago, the City of Pikeville has turned into the entertainment and cultural hub of Eastern Kentucky. And in celebration of such an endeavor, officials at the expo center held a huge anniversary party this past Friday October 13, which featured a night of catered food, music, dancing and even a live performance by David Church, all free of charge as a show of appreciation for the many fans that have made the Expo Center a success.
“It’s been a great year!” said Jessica Runyon, Marketing Manager for the Expo Center who continued talking about the variety of shows, “We’ve had a lot of different events; from sports to concerts".
But officials haven’t taken any down time since reaching the one year mark, as they were already hard at work preparing for the next big concert. Just moments before opening the doors for the One Year Celebration, officials announced the next big act – Godsmack; one of the hardest rocking bands going today.
Warming up the Crowd for Godsmack on December 3rd will be up and coming rockers Breaking Benjamin.
Tickets to Godsmack, go on sale this Saturday at 11:00 am and you can take part in this big event by purchasing tickets online at tickmaster.com, charge by phone 433-1793 or just stop by the Expo Center box office.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 4:17 PM 
