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The Koger Center in Columbia, South Carolina<\/p>\n
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Front of Bill for the Koger Center<\/p>\n
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“Halloween at Hogwarts”<\/p>\n
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The Koger Center in Columbia is getting a facelift.<\/p>\n
This week, the center began installing a new rigging grid system that will allow the stage crew to hoist quietly, quickly and safely necessary components like curtains, lights, scenery, stage effects, and even people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis summer, we\u2019re taking the opportunity to upgrade our facility in order to have larger and more exciting productions here at the Koger Center. The installation of a rigging grid will give us the opportunity to work safely and more efficiently,\u201d said Nathan Terracio, a University of South Carolina alum and the new director of the Koger Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy improving the facility, it gives us an opportunity to host more of what the public wants to see and to allow the groups that are already here to do what they do more safely, faster and give their audiences a little more bang for their buck,\u201d according to Terracio,<\/p>\n
Performances are put on hold while renovations are being completed. The next performance at the center isn\u2019t scheduled until Oct. 6. But putting off the shows brings the goal of bigger and better than ever performances closer.<\/p>\n
The Koger Center is home to performances by the University of South Carolina Dance Department and School of Music, including the Symphony Orchestra. Columbia City Ballet, the South Carolina Philharmonic and Columbia Classical Ballet also regularly perform at the Koger Center.<\/p>\n
The theatre is also home to \u201cBroadway In Columbia,\u201d which brings Broadway performances to the local stage.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the 2018-2019 season are on sale, and the season will include \u201cBeautiful: The Carole King Musical,\u201d \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d and \u201cKinky Boots.\u201d Another performance, \u201cHalloween at Hogwarts with the SC Phil\u201d is set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Tickets for the event are still available for purchase.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like people to feel the same way about it now in 2019 that they felt in 1989. I\u2019d like us to be a destination people think of, an important part of the community\u2019s life and an important part of the university\u2019s educational outreach,\u201d said Terracio.<\/p>\n
Located in the heart of the city and on the University of South Carolina\u2019s campus, the Koger Center for the Arts is well known in the Columbia community.<\/p>\n
For more information on upcoming shows and events, call (803) 251-2222 or visit kogercenterforthearts.com.<\/p>\n
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