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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lone Star College-University Park is celebrating |
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the grand opening of its new Visual and Performing Arts Center with |
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a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 6, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The $29.3 million project was first announced in |
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late 2019, and construction began on May 31, 2022; the |
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30,000-square-foot center features art, drama, and music |
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classrooms as well as a wide range of other facilities, including an |
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art gallery, a band hall, a 338-seat main-stage theater with an |
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orchestra pit, and a 100-seat black box theater; in addition, |
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visual and performing arts students will be able to use the center |
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to showcase their work, performances, and exhibits; and |
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WHEREAS, The center's grand opening event includes a |
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ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided tours of the new building, and a |
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drama performance of A Christmas Carol; and |
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WHEREAS, The Visual and Performing Arts Center will enable |
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Lone Star College students to better develop their talents and |
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potential, and it is sure to serve as an invaluable resource for the |
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campus and for the greater community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commemorate the grand |
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opening of the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Lone Star |
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College-University Park and commend all those involved in bringing |
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this project to fruition; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |