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Massachusetts Oldest Yet Newest Premier Entertainment Venue!
Opened in 1948, the City of Lynn’s Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium was built as a state of the art entertainment facility. The venue has hosted acts such as The Beach Boys, Billy Preston, Delaney & Bonnie, Roy Orbison, Fats Domino, Victor Borge, The Coasters, The Drifters, Frank Sinatra Jr, the New Kids on the Block, Jay Leno and the Boston Ballet.
Unfortunately in the mid to late 1970’s the venue saw less and less use and was eventually only used for sporadic graduations and dance recitals. However, in 2002 under the leadership of Mayor Edward Clancy, the groundbreaking of the rehabilitation of this grand venue began. In three short years, the auditorium was totally refurbished and renovated. From state of the art lighting and sound systems, to new curtains, seats, rigging, loading docks and lifts, the auditorium has jumped back onto the scene as the oldest yet newest premier entertainment venue on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
Kicking off the restoration, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops played a blue ribbon cutting performance on October 1, 2006. This event was followed by performances by Peter Paul & Mary, Jeff Cowrin of Animal Planet and many others. City leaders are hopeful to be on par with other Boston based venues within a few years as the Lynn Auditorium gains more and more momentum. Check our events listings often as we will be adding more shows every month!
BOX OFFICE / CITY HALL HOURS: City Hall Hours are as follows: M, W, Th 8:30 - 4:00, Tues from 8:30 - 8:00 and Fri from 8:30 - 12:30. The box office will be staffed from 10:00 - 2:30 M-Th and 10:00 - 12:30 on Fridays. Tickets will be available in the office OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT during all normal city hall hours.
Here are some recent press releases and news coverage:
Press Release: July 2006 |
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Major Acts Announced At Lynn Veterans Memorial Auditorium
LYNN – The City of Lynn and Mill City Management Presents, Inc are holding an open house at the Lynn Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. The open house will include tours of the newly-renovated auditorium as well as the announcement of a nationally recognized A list act that will play at the official grand re-opening of the facility on October 1.
The auditorium, located in Lynn City Hall, recently completed two years worth of major renovations to the lighting, rigging, and sound systems in addition to new seating and stage upgrades. At the open house, tours will be given that will highlight all of the exciting changes that were made to the venue. In addition to the October 1 show, four other acts will be announced that are coming to Lynn during the upcoming season.
Built in 1943, the Lynn Veterans Memorial Auditorium is the centerpiece of Lynn City Hall. The auditorium seats 2,078 with an orchestra pit, full stage and wings, full fly space, theater-style projection and screen capabilities, and 15 dressing rooms. In past years, the auditorium has played host to a variety of plays, productions and theater, including: Jay Leno, Arthur Fiedler, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Victor Borge and many others.
With help from both our state and federal representatives, the auditorium has undergone more than $500,000 with of renovations. It stands today with 20 sets of new rigging, a new house sound system, cinema-style projection equipment and state-of-the-art lighting systems.
The Lynn Veterans Memorial Auditorium is located at 3 City Hall Square in Lynn. Directions to the venue are available at: http://www.ci.lynn.ma.us/Public_Documents/LynnMA_Mayor/DirectionsAud.
Heather Shea, Marketing Manager for Mill City Management Presents, Inc., will have publicity materials (photos, biographies, press releases, etc) for the press at the open house.
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The Boston Pops And Who Else?
City Of Lynn Has High Hopes For Auditorium
By Kathy McCabe | July 16, 2006
A rising star on the condo scene, Lynn now hopes to shine as a center of art and culture, with City Hall cast in a leading role.
On Tuesday , Lynn will announce a lineup of concerts and musicals, starting with the Boston Pops on Oct. 1, to be held at the newly renovated Veterans Memorial Auditorium at City Hall. An open house will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., to give business and community leaders a sneak peek.
``We've given everything a good buff," said James M. Marsh , chief of staff to Mayor Edward J. Clancy Jr. ``We hope to book at least one show a month here, once we get going."
Mill City Management Presents, a booking agency in Lowell, has been hired to market the 2,078 -seat auditorium. The company also manages Lowell Memorial Auditorium, which has hosted both Big Bird and Bruce Springsteen.
The Boston Pops is the first of five acts booked so far for the auditorium. The other four acts will be announced during Tuesday's open house.
``They'll be family-friendly shows," he said. ``We want this to be a venue that people think of in the same light as North Shore Music Theatre, ``among other local arts venues. Mill City will hire local people to work as ushers, ticket takers, and other jobs, he said.
The auditorium has had a $500,000 renovation, paid for mostly with federal and state money. New lights, sound, rigging and movie projectors were installed. The orchestra pit and dressing rooms had a makeover.
The renovation is the second act for the auditorium that opened in 1943. The Beach Boys, Arthur Fiedler, and Roy Orbison all performed there. So did a young Jay Leno.
Over time, bookings were limited to dance recitals, school concerts, and the occasional ``Nutcracker" performance, Marsh said.
The newly rehabbed auditorium debuts as Lynn goes through a bit of a renaissance. A condo boom has revived Central Square. Coffee shops, restaurants, and shops have since opened. LynnArts Inc., a nonprofit, operates a gallery and studio space there, too.
``Our downtown is greatly improved," Marsh said. ``And we think businesses will benefit from 2,000 people coming to Lynn for a show at City Hall."
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