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Artistic renderings from Deco Architects shows what they believe a revitalized Virginia Theatre may look like. The city announced plans Monday to make the center a live entertainment/events space. alert featured
By CARLA SLAVEY
Commonwealth Journal Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
Artistic renderings from Deco Architects shows what they believe a revitalized Virginia Theatre may look like. The city announced plans Monday to make the center a live entertainment/events space.
Could the Virginia truly be starting its redemption arc? Has the city of Somerset been recast as the hero? Is it true that the former movie cinema might finally resolve its cliffhanger?
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Apr 26, 2021 7:40 PM
Somerset City Council members unanimously approved a $13 million municipal bond initiative Monday that includes $2 million to revitalize one of downtown’s most beloved historic buildings The Virginia Theatre.
The Virginia will be completely renovated and converted into a live performance venue. Somerset firm DECO Architects developed renderings for the building and bidding on the project will begin immediately. The city will own and maintain the facility, which will feature live music and theater and be available for rent as a community event space.
Mayor Alan Keck said he anticipates the facility will open in 2022, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the building.
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Mar 8, 2021 2:14 PM
In their first event of 2021, the City of Somerset and the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission are taking downtown out into Pulaski County. The event, an open-air market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 27 at Suits-Us Farm, is an effort to build tourism at home by showcasing all downtown has to offer to local residents.
“We’ve always known our best ambassadors are our residents,” said Leslie Ikerd, City of Somerset tourism director. “But what we have learned in the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic is how important it is to support businesses, artists and musicians right here at home that fuel our local economy. With this event we’re uniquely focused on taking downtown outside of the city limits and promoting all we have to offer so that our residents will not only visit downtown but encourage others outside the county to do so as well.”