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![“It’s the rise of the cultural center: From the opening of the buzzy new Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, to the attention piled on L.A.’s California Science Center [pictured] for the addition of the space shuttle Endeavour (around which events can be booked), it’s a great time for the intersection of live events and civic culture.” —Alice Dubin, West Coast editor](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2012/12/wol_life_tunnel_1.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
