The Smith Center Welcomes Newest Staff Member

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts welcomes a new member to the growing team of world-class professionals who are working to gear up for the opening of the performing arts center on March 10, 2012. The Smith Center's newest staff member is Amber Stidham.

Amber Stidham was recently appointed as the public relations manager for The Smith Center. Stidham will manage media, employee and public relationships for the state-of-the-art performing arts center. Stidham brings more than 12 years of public relations and marketing experience to the team. Previously, Stidham served as the director of strategic planning for a locally based, full-service marketing firm where she developed programs for the majority of the company's clientele.

About The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a public/private partnership that will become the centerpiece of cultural life in Las Vegas, offering a blend of performances by resident companies, as well as first-run touring attractions. The 5-acre cultural campus will feature three performance spaces, the 2,050-seat main performance area in Reynolds Hall and Boman Pavilion's 258-seat cabaret-jazz venue and 250-seat studio theater and will also be home to a 1.7 acre park, which can be used for outdoor concerts. Additionally, the new Discovery Children's Museum will be located on the campus. The Smith Center will be a place that will educate, entertain and excite the citizens of our great community. Located in downtown's 61-acre urban development, Symphony Park, The Smith Center broke ground in May of 2009 with a ceremonial Carillon bell casting and ringing. In February 2010, it celebrated its "Topping Out" with the raising of 50 tons of steel. The Smith Center will open March 10, 2012. For more information about The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, please visit www.thesmithcenter.com.