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Adam Miller says Dignity Health Arena will get new marquee, seating, solar canopy and ice-plant upgrades

City of Bakersfield podcast · April 9, 2026
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Adam Miller of the Dignity Health Arena Theater and Convention Center described recent and planned upgrades: a new vertical marquee, replaced seating and a higher-resolution ribbon board, a solar canopy with battery storage coming this summer, and a needed ice-plant replacement to maintain ice operations.

Adam Miller of the Dignity Health Arena Theater, Convention Center, Amphitheater at Park at Riverwalk and the ICE Center said the venues are getting a suite of upgrades designed to modernize signage, improve fan comfort and cut energy costs.

“We are kinda reimagining the the the look of the marquee,” Miller said, adding the arena will replace the old two-pole horizontal sign with “1 large pole, kinda like a monument, with a vertical sign, kinda like you see in Las Vegas on the Strip.” He said the current marquee has reached its “end of life” after about 10 to 15 years and parts are no longer available.

The upgrades already completed include a wholesale…

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