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Media Contact: Tameka Kenan-Norman Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (252) 972-1333 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2018 Progress touted for upcoming Rocky Mount Event Center Rocky Mount, N.C.- Rocky Mount Event Center Consultant Charles Penny and John McDonald, vice president and account executive for Sports Facilities Management, updated the Rocky Mount City Council on the progress happening at the center. The update, provided during the council’s Committee of the Whole meeting held Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, noted that the center’s final completion date will be Oct. 22, 2018. However, according to McDonald, staff have already booked 17 sporting events and 15 events for the small meeting rooms and reception area. The center most recently signed three contracts with Big Shots Basketball. “With Big Shots, we will be bringing over 300 teams to Rocky Mount,” stated McDonald. Additionally, three volleyball tournaments have been scheduled, and there is a strong interest in the Family Entertainment Center.” According to Penny, the Family Entertainment Center is being installed this week, while the clinic space and banquet rooms are also being completed. Mammography equipment for the clinic will be installed Oct. 1-5. In the next two weeks, preparations will also be made to pave the final portion of the parking lot. The public is invited to the center’s free grand opening celebration on Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. The Rocky Mount Event Center will also host the Harlem Globetrotters on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. Tickets for the Harlem Globetrotters will go on sale this Friday, Aug. 17 starting at $16.00. A press release issued by the event center will include details on how to purchase tickets. For more information on the Rocky Mount Event Center, visit rockymountevents.com. For more information on the center’s grand opening celebration, call 252-972-1325, or forward your e-mail to ecopening@rockymountnc.gov. ###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2018
Progress touted for upcoming Rocky Mount Event Center
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