Pine Bluff Convention Center

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Pine Bluff Convention Center is a convention center located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at One Convention Center Plaza. It was built in 1976, opening on June 27th of that year.

Available Facilities

Arena

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Banquet Hall

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Theater

  • A 1,899-seat theater used for concerts, opera, Broadway shows, recitals, ceremonies and other special events. The theater's 93'3"-by 47' stage can accommodate 600 theater-style, 450 banquet-style and 300 classroom-style. The theater also contains 5 dressing rooms at stage level.

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Sports

  • The Convention Center is also home to the Arkansas Rivercatz of the American Basketball Association..

Notable events

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame

The Pine Bluff Convention Center features the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame, with artifacts and memorabilia of entertainers from Arkansas.[1] Celebrities highlighted include singer Johnny Cash, author John Grisham, musicians Levon Helm, Jimmy Driftwood, Art Porter Jr., Jim Ed Brown, Charlie Rich, Collin Raye and Tracy Lawrence, actors Jerry Van Dyke and Billy Bob Thornton, and producer Harry Thomason. Elvis Presley September 7 an 8th 1976. Admission is free.

See also

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