Director, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
Director of Santa Monica College's Performing Arts Center, which includes The Broad Stage, located in Santa Monica, California
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Dale Franzen
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FROM Dale Franzen
Which Way, L.A.?
The Valley Performing Arts Center Opens: Are LA’s Suburbs Creating their Own Arts Centers? The Grand Avenue project on Bunker Hill is supposed to put Los Angeles on the cultural map of the world. But the Grand Avenue Authority just gave the Related Companies yet another extension of the deadline to break ground on Phase One. In the meantime, the suburbs—where many lovers of culture reside—are building their own centers. Most recently, CalState University Northridge opened the Valley Performing Arts Center to rave reviews. The west side is another source of potential audiences for the Grand Avenue project downtown. Since 2008, west-siders have been attending performances at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
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