Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On Monday, June 15, amid speeches and the cutting of a long golden ribbon, the Highmark Mann emerged polished and substantially changed from its appearance after closing for the season last October.
Stevie Wonder said it best, said Highmark Mann president and CEO Catherine M. Cahill to a crowd of dignitaries gathered at the center’s entrance Monday.
“Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand,” she said, quoting the lyrics to Wonder’s “Sir Duke” from 1976, the year the center opened. “Music offers a release from the ordinary, and today we celebrate exactly that. This new space was designed to transport us from our everyday lives into a magical, musical, immersive experience that begins with the moment you arrive.”
Monday’s relaunch came 50 years and one day after the center’s opening concert.
📝 by Peter Dobrin / Staff
📹 by Lauren Schneiderman / Staff
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On Monday, June 15, amid speeches and the cutting of a long golden ribbon, the Highmark Mann emerged polished and substantially changed from its appearance after closing for the season last October.
Stevie Wonder said it best, said Highmark Mann president and CEO Catherine M. Cahill to a crowd of dignitaries gathered at the center’s entrance Monday.
“Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand,” she said, quoting the lyrics to Wonder’s “Sir Duke” from 1976, the year the center opened. “Music offers a release from the ordinary, and today we celebrate exactly that. This new space was designed to transport us from our everyday lives into a magical, musical, immersive experience that begins with the moment you arrive.”
Monday’s relaunch came 50 years and one day after the center’s opening concert.
📝 by Peter Dobrin / Staff
📹 by Lauren Schneiderman / Staff
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