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UIS Performing Arts Center's Bryan Rives | Community Voices

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Bryan Rives

Bryan Rives, director of the UIS Performing Arts Center, join Bea Bonner to tell us what's next after the venue has been on pause during the pandemic. Sangamon Auditorium opened in 1981 and Rives looks forward to its reopening as restrictions on events end.

Originally aired May 11, 2021

Bryan Rives has been with the UIS Performing Arts Center since 2017. He's worked on numerous touring productions and managed venues including at Southern Illinois University. Bryan has degrees from University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Texas at Austin.

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Beatrice is the Community Voices Editor for NPR Illinois. Reach Bea at communityvoices@nprillinois.org.
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