The Arena at Southlake, metro Atlanta’s newest venue, also will host academic programs, sports, community events.
At a preview event, a media member tours the 8,000-seat The Arena at Southlake in Morrow. Owned by Clayton County Public Schools and the Clayton County Board of Education, the space will be used for high school graduation ceremonies, concerts, sporting events and large community gatherings. (Jason Getz/AJC)
There’s a new entertainment venue in town.
The Arena at Southlake, located in Morrow, officially opened in April and hosted its first concert, by ’90s R&B duo Floetry, earlier this month. But the 8,000-seat, 268,000-square-foot facility, on property that formerly was the site of the Southlake Mall Sears store, is focused on more than music.
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Sydney Thomas, with the Junior Achievement Delta Discovery Center, gives a tour of the Junior Achievement Delta Dream Accelerator at the multipurpose Arena at Southlake in Morrow. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Shahida Mausi, president & CEO of the Right Productions, speaks during a media tour of the 8,000-seat arena, (Jason Getz/AJC)
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A media member wears a branded construction hat during a tour of the 268,000-square-foot The Arena at Southlake complex. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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The exterior of The Arena at Southlake in Morrow, Ga. It hosted its first event, a Floetry concert, on May 1. Clayton County Public Schools also held its graduations at the space in May. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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DeAsia is a music and culture reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She focuses on the intersection of arts, culture and diverse communities, as well as how emerging social trends are being expressed through the lens of the Atlanta aesthetic. DeAsia's work can be seen in Pitchfork, Essence, Teen Vogue, Elle and more.
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