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    New arena at K-State opens, ready for its first rodeo

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    K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center had its opening ceremony Friday before exhibiting the state-of-the-art agricultural event center. K-State’s rodeo will be held there in February. Staff photo by Lewis Marien

    By Emma Loura

    After nearly two years of construction, The Bilbrey Family Event Center is ready for its first rodeo. K-State officials cut the ribbon Friday on the new facility off Denison Avenue, which will host about 40 events each year.

    “It’s a really exciting day for Kansas State University,” said Dan Moser, interim Eldon Gideon dean of the college of agriculture. “As we think about our future as the premiere next-generation land grand university, our commitment to agriculture, to students, to outreach, to service, to industries, this facility’s really going to put us on the map.”

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    The Sixes Sixgun Lounge is a VIP area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    The outdoor Burtis Arena is adjacent to the new Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    A box office area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    A concessions area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    Dan Moser, interim Eldon Gideon dean of K-State’s College of Agriculture, delivers remarks Friday afternoon in the Walker Family Arena at Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
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