Meadville community leaders break ground on new outdoor amphitheater
What's being named the PNC Pavilion will be built at the Meadville Area Recreation Complex.
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The renderings show it to be a covered stage, and seating surrounding the pavilion can hold up to 900 people.
The executive director said Meadville residents have been asking for new things to do in the community, and they figured this entertainment venue could be an excellent place to start.
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'So there's so many things that we know we want to use this for. Preschool graduations, dance classes, art classes, yoga, concerts, benefits, family reunions, just anything anybody can come up with. That's one good thing about the Marc is we believe that there's something here for everybody,' said Aaron Rekich, executive director of the Meadville Area Recreation Complex.
Construction on the pavilion is expected to be completed by the end of this summer.
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