Chesterfieldâs new arts center kicks off virtual grand opening with local performers The Jimmy Dean Theater in the Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education holds 354 seats. (Source: Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education) By Hannah Eason | December 19, 2020 at 11:56 AM EST - Updated December 19 at 11:56 AM
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfieldâs new arts center is opening Saturday with a virtual celebration that will boast tours, interviews and local performers.
The Baxter Perkinson Center for Arts & Education is the first public performing and visual arts center to be built from the ground up in the last century. The facility, located at 11810 Centre Street in Chester, will be managed by the Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation.