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CELEBRATING                                                                                                                                                            YEARS!




















               The Spire Center is celebrating our tenth anniversary and we would like to tell you
               about some of the people that made this possible.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Brandon  Martin  runs  the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Monitor  System  and  is  the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Backline Manager in charge

                                                                                                                                                                                                        of  drums  and  guitar  amps
                                                                                                                                                                                                        for the musicians.


                                                                                                                                    RENNE & TOM
                                                                                                                                    PHOTO BY DENISE MACCAFERRI
                                                                                                                                                                        Ed  McGee  is  our  Audio
                                                                                                                                                                        Engineer.  Ed  has  an  extensive
               Our  President  Bob  Hollis  is  the  heartbeat  of  the  Spire.                                                                                         background      as   a    touring
               Bob and his lovely wife, Donna, over the past ten years                                                                                                  engineer.  Also  working  for
               have  given  of  themselves  to  ensure  the  Spires  future.
               Speaking  of  the  future,  as  you  may  have  noticed  The                                                                                             many years as aGuitar Tech for
               Spire  Center  is  going  through  a  major  renovation.            JAKE HILL & MARK BRYANT                                                              Joe Perry of Aerosmith
               Spearheaded by Bob, the Town of Plymouth has provided               PHOTO BY DENISE MACCAFERRI
               an astounding three and a half million dollars to complete
               the project.                                                                                                                                                                             Woody  Bavota  (Pictured
                                                                                                                                                                                                        with  Larry  McCray)  is  the
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Spires  Resident  Lighting
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Designer and Director. His
                                                                                                                                                                                                        impressive resume includes
                                                                                                                                                                                                        dozens of world tours with
                                                                                                                                                                                                        many Rock and Roll Hall of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fame  inductees.  He  is  also
                                                                                                                                                                                                        the  lead  writer  for  the
                                                                                   SHERRY MALONE
                                                                                   PHOTO BY DENISE MACCAFERRI                                                                                           Spire Magazine.



               Lloyd Rosenburg, Vice President and our Booking Director,
               along with Bryan Davis and Johnny Souza, has the difficult
               position of picking and choosing the talent that graces our
               stage.  Over  these  years,  Lloyd,  Bryon,  and  Johnny  have
               provided  us  with  our  musical  heroes  of  the  70’s,  80’s,  and
               90’s, including up-and-coming stars of today.
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