ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
welcomes new director, continues
tradition of great entertainment
Cobb Energy
Performing Arts Centre
FACTBOOK 2020 149
By Katy Ruth Camp
krcamp@mdjonline.com
The Cobb Energy Performing
Arts Centre may have been
the first major performing arts
venue built in metro Atlanta in
four decades when it opened
in 2007, but that doesn’t mean
the facility is playing catch-up
with the region’s other major
venues.
The theater is one of metro
Atlanta’s premiere venues
for Broadway shows, ballet,
concerts, opera, educational
shows, family performances,
corporate meetings, wedding
receptions and galas. The
venue also hosts two resident
companies, the Atlanta Ballet
and the Atlanta Opera.
In the June 2019, Vickie
Hubbard was announced as
its next managing director.
Hubbard followed Sandie
Aaron, who retired after a
three-year tenure.
“Our executive search committee
did an exceptional job
vetting applicants and finalizing
their recommendation of
Vickie,” said Michele Swann,
general manager and CEO of
the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum
& Exhibit Hall Authority.
“Her vast experience in the
public assembly management
industry, as well as her vision
for CEPAC, makes her the
ideal choice to further drive
the theater’s success.”
Hubbard brings over 30
years of progressive, handson
experience in the overall
management, promotion and
operation of arts, entertainment
and sports venues. Most
recently, she was executive
director of the H. Ric Luhrs
Performing Arts Center on
the campus of Shippensburg
University in Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania.
“The Cobb Energy Performing
Arts Centre is truly a
beautiful and first-class venue;
it will be a privilege to contribute
to CEPAC’s great legacy,”
said Hubbard. CEPAC has
become a popular destination
for metro Atlanta residents
seeking high-quality entertainment.
The venue includes the
2,750-seat John A. Williams
Theatre, the 10,000-squarefoot
Kessel D. Stelling Jr. Ballroom,
a terrace, 1,000 parking
spaces including a 700-space
parking deck, and full-service
food and beverage capabilities.
The 2019 lineup includes
acts such as the Doobie
Brothers, Trisha Yearwood,
The Beach Boys and numerous
productions by the
Atlanta Opera, the Atlanta
Ballet and touring Broadway
productions. In spring 2019,
Atlanta Ballet announced it
would move its 2020 production
of “The Nutcracker” to
CEPAC after decades of using
Atlanta’s Fox Theatre for the
productions.
CEPAC’s Mission
The mission of Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is to operate as a
world-class facility, creating diverse cultural, educational and entertainment
experiences that will promote accessibility to the arts; foster community
partnerships that unify the region in support of the arts; fulfill the
highest expectations of patrons, performers and employees; stimulate
quality economic growth; and inspire individuals to continually increase
their knowledge, patronage and financial support of the arts.
Address: 2800 Cobb Galleria
Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone number: 770-916-2800
Website:
cobbenergycentre.com
Capacity: 2,750
Parking: 1,000 spaces
Opened: September 2007
Resident Companies:
The Atlanta Ballet,
The Atlanta Opera
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