The Pauw Wow ? Saint Peter's Performing Arts Center Debuts

Music, performing arts, and comedy are coming to a venue near us.

This past summer, St. Peter?s announced the launch of the St. Peter?s Performing Arts Center, made up of different entertainment venues located on campus, including St. Aedan?s cathedral (which sits 1,200 people), Pope Lecture Hall, the RLC, and the Student Center which is expected to be completed early next year. St. Peter?s PAC will mean the Jersey City community won?t have to travel far to get their fix of the arts and music.

?The opening of Saint Peter?s PAC is a momentous occasion for our neighborhood as this new initiative will open up endless cultural opportunities and will bring world-class talent to the McGinley Square area,? said Michael A. Fazio, vice president for advancement and external affairs, in the press release. ?As we look forward to our transition to Saint Peter?s University, Saint Peter?s PAC is just another sign of the rebirth of Saint Peter?s and of Jersey City.?

The Saint Peter?s University Performing Arts Center. Photo Credit ? Yarleen Hernandez

With prominent guests like comedian Bill Cosby and the cast of the Jersey Boys already confirmed to appear, the St. Peter?s community is thrilled to be a part of this cultural renaissance.

?It?s great that St. Peter?s University is stepping up their game in the performing arts field,? said senior Rosemarie Suarez. ?Students who love the arts will now have it closer to them and this will bring in prospective students.?

President Eugene Cornacchia also believes this to be a positive step towards progress.

?It will enhance the opportunities for entertainment and allow us to attract a caliber of performers that thus far we have not been able to attract to our community,? said President Cornacchia. ?It?s a home run!?

Booking the celebrities that will be performing at St. Peter?s PAC events must have cost the school a fortune, right? Surprisingly, it didn?t!

?It has not cost the school a thing,? said President Cornacchia. ?The costs have been born by the St. Aedan?s fundraising initiatives and are expected to be paid back by the revenues from ticket sales.?

On March of last year, it was announced that St. Peter?s University would gain ownership of St. Aedan?s Church. This was just the beginning of the school?s efforts of neighborhood revitalization. The church would be renamed St. Aedan?s: the St. Peter?s University Church and St. Peter?s would also have ownership of its convent, rectory, school and its parking lots. St. Peter?s University has full control of St. Aedan?s as well as its staff. The church is open to the St. Peter?s community and any Jersey City resident.

The school?s union with St. Aedan?s church has allowed the St. Peter?s community to expand and grow while bringing in loyal members of St. Aedan?s church to university events.

?The relationship between Saint Peter?s University and the St. Aedan?s parish is very good,? said President Eugene Cornacchia. ?After some initial concerns by the parish community, the steady and skilled leadership of Father Vincent Sullivan, SJ, has helped build a very strong and mutually supportive relationship. Many members of the parish community now regularly come to our university events.?

St. Peter?s first PAC event will take place on Saturday, November 3rd with Bill Cosby. The cast of Jersey Boys will perform on Saturday, December 8th. For a complete list of events and prices visit St. Peter?s PAC official website: saintpeterspac.org.

?The University needs to grow through creative and exciting initiatives such as the St. Aedan?s opportunity,? said President Cornacchia. ?Overtime, these kinds of initiatives will help stabilize revenue and help moderate tuition increases.?

Source: http://pauwwow.com/arts/saint-peters-performing-arts-center-debuts

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