Member Spotlight: McAlpin Fine Arts Center, Indian River State College

This season, McAlpin Fine Arts Center is celebrating 40 years of shows. Straight from the source, here is some insight into the renovations going on at the McAlpin Theatre on the Fort Pierce campus of Indian River State College:

McAlpin Fine Arts Center Indian River State College 40 year anniversary logo
theatre stage renovations

Sound:

We are getting an all-new PA system installed that will be louder, clearer, and will cover the space more evenly. (With additional front-fill and under-balcony fill speakers, and surround sound for effects!) We are also upgrading our hearing assistance system to an induction-loop system that will sound better than our old IR system and will be capable of feeding sound directly to compatible hearing aids.

Lighting:

We’re finally upgrading our dimming system and console with support for modern intelligent fixtures and LED fixtures! We are also getting some new LED lighting fixtures that will allow for greater control and choice of color while lowering the amount of energy required to run a show. 

theatre seating renovations

Video:

We’re expanding our video capability immensely, with a whole new control system and five remote-controllable PTZ HD cameras. Look for those to be heavily used during our concerts.

Get Tickets:

Patrons that are interested in becoming a New Season Ticket Holder may order the full package starting on August 12.

For those patrons interested in just purchasing individual tickets to certain shows, tickets go on sale September 3rd. Please note – you will not be able to buy individual tickets to shows until September 3 as seats are offered first to our season ticket holders. 

Our season brochures will be mailed out on August 12th with a full listing of our shows for next season. We pride ourselves on offering affordable entertainment to our loyal patrons – please help us save on mailing cost by ensuring that we have the right address on file for you.

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance will post all upcoming shows on our event calendar.

Written by: Willi Miller.

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