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OVG Facilities to Operate Lexington Properties

by VenuesNow Staff | Aug 31, 2021 | Pulse, Arenas & Stadiums, Feature Story, General | 0

The Lexington Center Corp. on Tuesday approved a multiyear agreement with Oak View Group Facilities to manage and operate Rupp Arena, the new 200,000-square-foot Convention Center, and the 900-seat Lexington Opera House. Continue Reading OVG Facilities to Operate Lexington Properties

Full-Fledged Arena Tours Start to Emerge

by Don Muret | Apr 21, 2021 | Bookings, Front Row | 0

The second week of April marked a watershed moment for live entertainment during the pandemic as multiple artists announced fall arena tours.

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Spotlight: Kentucky & Tennessee

by VenuesNow Staff | Jan 26, 2021 | Spotlights, Regional Reports | 0

Things continue to be quiet across the venue landscape, but here are a few things we found happening in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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Brian Sipe takes role as Rupp Arena booking director

by Brad Weissberg | Mar 21, 2019 | Faces & Places, General, Pulse | 0

Brian Sipe was general manager of Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Courtesy OVG) Oak View Group Facilities and the Lexington Center Corp. have installed Brian Sipe as director of booking at Rupp Arena. Sipe was general manager of Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Before that, Sipe was the box office manager at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J.; booking and box office manager at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pa.; and general manager of the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. OVG Facilities and Lexington Center Corp. entered into a three-year partnership in February 2018 in which OVG will focus on all areas of event programming beyond University of Kentucky athletic events.

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