Without question, a Performing Arts Center enriches a community by supporting the arts and culture, but it also provides very real financial benefits. In fact, it attracts hundreds of thousands of patrons to an area, thus supporting local businesses. This lecture with Matthew Wolf, the Chief Operating Officer at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, will present an insider’s view of the social and economic impacts a center has on a city, enhancing both its vitality and value.