After six months of renovations, the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will celebrate its grand re-opening on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. with Beach Music & BBQ featuring The Band of Oz.
The Band of Oz, one of the southeast’s most popular beach music bands and a 1997 Beach Music Hall of Fame inductee, will headline the grand re-opening, which will also feature a delicious barbecue dinner provided by Papa Jack’s Catering. The occasion will also include a cash bar serving beer and wine. Dress for this event is summer casual.
The event is sold out but the center staff is asking that people who have tickets and cannot attend turn them in, meaning some $25 tickets will be available this week. Call the Renaissance Centre box office at 919-435-9458 to be placed on a waiting list for tickets.
The ceiling in the grand hall was removed, new audio equipment and theatrical lighting were added, the stage was extended and a family restroom was added. Upstairs dressing rooms were renovated. There is new canopy over the main entrance and there are new signs throughout.
The estimated cost was $1.2 million and some of that will be defrayed by the $296,975 grant from Wake County.
