Scenic City Dance studio owner Stacey Perkinson has always wanted be downtown and to have a multi-use space for all arts, and after moving from Lee Highway to Rossville Avenue she is closer to that goal today.
The new space has 14,000 square feet, and in addition to the dance studio, there is Arts Avenue, a 4,000-square-foot performance venue being operated by Bryan Shannon.
“I think my main goal is that the space could be a lot of things in the future,” Perkinson said. “I’d like to have an event called ‘Artober’ for example, and create a month of arts and dance and music.”
The first concert at Arts Avenue is set for July 3, when Paul Childers will perform a show honoring the late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Future shows will include Kevn Kinney on July 8, Roger Alan Wade on July 9, Mitch Rossell on July 16 and Chris Knight on July 17.
Shannon, who was the brand director at Songbirds Guitar Museum, said he is working with Mike Dougher, who booked shows at Songbirds, on booking acts for the venue.