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(Update: More on area of synthetic lawn; much of space remains real grass)
Multi-phase project begins on the eve of venue s 20th birthday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) After a downbeat, way-too-quiet concert season like no other and never again, many hope work begins this week on a $4 million-plus, multi-phase upgrade of Bend’s popular Les Schwab Amphitheater.
The goals of the renovation, according to Monday s announcement, are to enhance accessibility for all guests, attract more talent and performers, and continue to provide economic benefits for the Central Oregon region.
The first phase of construction began Monday and is expected to be finished by next June, in time to make way for a typically robust (and 20th anniversary) concert season, if the efforts to curb COVID-19 and resume such fun activities go as planned.