FLC President Joel Jones cited Penington's extensive technical experience with managing and producing a wide variety of concerts and special events, from Spyro Gyra to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, among the reasons for Penington's appointment. Penington also has been actively involved with local community arts organizations and currently serves on the Durango Art Center's board of directors, Jones noted. Since last July, Penington has worked with contractors to prepare the hall for performances, organized a community team of sound and light technicians to work on productions, and has started to book events sponsored by community organizations. In addition, Penington has worked with the college's Concert Hall Grand Opening Committee to prepare a calendar of events for the hall's first performance season. Other October activities in the hall will include the Cowboy Poetry Gathering, a Jimmy Dorsey Band concert, the Central City Opera and a family show that will feature a magic act.
Admission is free, but tickets are required.
They may be picked up at the Durango Arts Center in the Main Mall. The free concerts will feature Krieger, FLC Music Professor Rochelle Mann on flute and the chamber music group Serenata de Santa Fe. Donors will receive invitations to the Dedication Concerts in May, Penington added. Reservations for the donor concerts may be made by calling the FLC Foundation at 247-7425. Following is a schedule of events currently booked into the hall.