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Oro Valley residents press for performing-arts hub and central gathering area as planners gather input
Summary
At a virtual Oro Valley working-group meeting, residents and town planners discussed options for a performing-arts or humanities center, amphitheater ideas for the Oro Valley Marketplace, and partnerships to fund a feasibility study that could help shape the town's 10-year plan.
Malini Sims, principal planner for the Town of Oro Valley, opened the virtual resident working-group meeting and said staff will combine resident guidance with legal requirements as they draft the town's 10-year plan.
The meeting focused first on arts and culture, where participants debated building a traditional performing-arts center or a broader "humanities center" that would mix history, language, arts and education. "Perhaps rather than focusing on a performing arts center, we should be thinking about the Oro Valley Center for Humanities," said Sharon Beckman, who voiced concern that venues often…
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