| Wells Fargo Center for the Arts | |
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| WellsFargoCenter3254.jpg Wells Fargo Center for the Arts exterior in 2009 |
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| Former names | Luther Burbank Center (LBC) |
| General information | |
| Type | Performance venue |
| Address | 50 Mark West Springs Road Santa Rosa, CA 95403[1] |
| Elevation | 155 feet (47 m)[2] |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation |
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (formerly known as the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts) is a performance venue located just north of Santa Rosa, California, by U.S. 101.
The Arts Center is owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, a non-profit arts organization established in 1979.[3]
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The principal performance space is the Ruth Finley Person Theater, which seats 1,612 around a 58-foot (18 m) wide stage,[4] with no seat further than 75 feet (23 m) from the stage.[5]
The Center has two other stages:
The Center presents more than 100 performances each year. Many notable artists have performed at the Center.
Resident companies include:
The Foundation purchased the property from the Christian Life Center in the 1970s for $4.5 million. The facility opened to the public in 1981.[8] In 2006, the Foundation sold the naming rights to Wells Fargo Bank for ten years. However the Foundation still owns and operates the Center[9] The venue has the distinction of hosting the final recorded performance by comedian George Carlin, his 14th HBO special It's Bad For Ya.