Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

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The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,051-seat multi-purpose venue in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] Home to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, it opened in 2003. [2] [3] It also hosts comedians, [4] stage plays and children's theater, [5] ballet, [6] beauty pageants, [7] concerts, [8] and more. [1] It has previously hosted the Memphis mayor's swearing in ceremony, [9] the Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony, [10] and the Miss United States pageant. [11] The center had a complete cosmetic update, along with the associated Cook Convention Center, in 2018. [12]

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  1. 1 2 "Welcome | The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts". www.thecannoncenter.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Blank, Christopher (January 19, 2003). "Send In The Symphony – Cannon hall ready for new era of excellence". The Commercial Appeal . Retrieved January 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "The Cannon Center for The Performing Arts". MemphisTravel.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ staff (January 26, 2022). "Comedian Kountry Wayne announces 2022 Straight Out the Mud Tour". Eponymous Review. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Choose901 (February 20, 2024). "Where to See Live Theatre in Memphis". Choose901. Retrieved March 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "New Ballet's NutRemix". Choose901. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The new Miss Tennessee has been crowned". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Break Out The Ugly Sweater: 'Lindsey Stirling Christmas Program' Set To Hit 22 Cities - Pollstar News". October 4, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Photos: Mayor Paul Young, Memphis City Council swearing-in ceremony". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Memphis Music Hall of Fame set to honor latest group of Memphis music legends with class of 2023 announced". localmemphis.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Representing New York, Mid-South native named Miss United States 2022". localmemphis.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Messner, Matthew (February 16, 2018). "Memphis Cook Convention Center is about to receive a major facelift". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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