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Des Moines Metro Opera presents master facility plan for Simpson College theater; fundraising feasibility next step
Summary
Des Moines Metro Opera reported to the council on a master facility plan for the Blank Performing Arts Center at Simpson College, described needed repairs and possible renovation options, and said a fundraising feasibility study will run over the summer and into the fall.
Michael Egel, general and artistic director of Des Moines Metro Opera (DMO), told the council April 7 that DMO and Simpson College jointly commissioned a master facility plan for the Blank Performing Arts Center (BPAC) and that the city contributed $15,000 to the study.
Egel said the theater, built in 1970 and owned by Simpson College, shows structural wear and deferred maintenance that affect audience safety and operations. He listed…
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