PORT ANGELES – The first-ever event in the new Field Arts and Events Hall in Port Angeles happened Saturday. The fundraising event was a record breaker.
Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Hog Wild inaugurated the $56-million-dollar concert hall and events center on the waterfront with more than 300 people attending.
The event raised a record $88,000 up from $26,000 at last year’s “Hog Wild” event. Funds raised will go towards the purchase of equipment for the OMC Children’s Clinic, and to support the OMCF Scholarship fund, which has been established to boost the OMC workforce.
The movie-themed event featured games, a sit-down gourmet “hot dog” dinner and an auction. The classic movie “Casablanca” was shown on the new large screen in the facility’s theater.
Field Arts & Events Hall represents the newest and most significant arts, entertainment and special events facility in the region. It will open with its own performances in July with local, regional and national acts in its 500-seat auditorium. Field Hall also includes a cutting–edge conference and event center to suit groups from 20 to 300 people in downtown Port Angeles overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca.