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| - A friend invited me to a concert at GCU tonight. It was my first time on campus and to the arena and was quite impressed. I knew GCU was a Christian college so wasn't expecting (or wanting) Miley Cyrus, but didn't know what it would be. Turned out to be pleasant 3 Christian rock acts, at least 2 out of 3 from Canada, all outfitted in the apparent current at-least-better-than-saggers vogue of skinny jeans. All respectable singers and musicians, headliner "the City Harmonic" was clearly known to the crowd and put on an impressive, well-crafted, message-oriented sound, light, and video performance which the clean-cut crowd of several hundred mostly GCU students clearly enjoyed and go into. Even my aged, stolid, Presbyterian-by-ancestry-if-not-faithful-attendance self found City Harmonic quite impressive and enjoyable, but meanwhile, back to the arena.
Curtained off to 1/3 its full size for the modest week-night crowd, seating was comfortable for my 190 lb self, though leg space was limited, and patrons pretty much have to stand to allow anyone to pass. I'd say the arena is no more than 25 rows deep, and so though seated at the next to the last row, our seats offered a great view and were not at all far from the stage, certainly closer than balcony seats at the Comerica (formerly Dodge) Theater downtown.
There's a lot of polished concrete and glass in this modern, attractive 2-story facility, but concrete coupled with a fair amount of gray wall gives a slightly barren, industrial look down the side corridors. It is however still a very new facility, and I'm sure the walls will be filled with color and art and photos in time, which will liven up the joint a bit. I didn't explore the first floor but noted it hosts the "team" shop, which sells GCU Antelope (Antelope?) shirts and the like, the ticket windows, and more. Concrete steps and gleaming stainless escalators run from the main lobby/ concourse on the first floor to and from the second level, along with several elevators in less obvious view.
The entire facility is commendably clean, even including the well-appointed, graffiti-free men's restrooms - except for the wet toilet seat left behind by the young man who exited the stall before me. Really now, WWJD? He'd raise the lid.
Of the parking facility, a clean, well-lit, multi-story garage, with un-cramped spaces, on this night there was but a small crowd from off-campus for the concern, and getting out of the garage was no problem at all. The campus is neat and attractive and a great addition to an otherwise "modest" section of West Camelback. I look forward to going back again, perhaps to see former Suns' star Thunder Dan Majerely (pronounce it like Bob "Marley") coaching the impressive GCU basketball team.
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