BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:PGCMLS X-WR-CALNAME:PGCMLS BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e52d8604-fecd-43b6-8bb4-b301a14b789c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260721T142026Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T170000 SUMMARY:Capital Centre 50th Anniversary Retrospective: Author Visit and Bo ok Signing LOCATION:Hyattsville\nHyattsville X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hyattsville;X-APPLE-RADIUS =10;X-TITLE=Hyattsville:geo:38.968400838,-76.949604302269 GEO:38.968400838;-76.949604302269 DESCRIPTION:Local director / producer Jeff Krulik\, along with the Laurel History Boys and special guests\, will discuss and sign their book\, "Capi tal Centre: A Retrospective." They will describe how the arena came to be and share backstage stories from sports to concerts featuring virtually ev ery major performer across all genres. Oral histories for the Capital Cent re Collection at UMD will also be collected..\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/ event/13471110 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Capital Centre opened Dec 2\, 1973 in Landover\, MD and for over 25 years was one of the top arenas in the c ountry. Often referred to affectionally as &lsquo\;Cap Centre\,&rsquo\; it was home to our major sports teams\, host to countless concerts\, and the first arena to have computerized ticketing\, bult-in sky suites and a jum bo video monitor known as Telscreen. \;The Laurel History Boys produce d a 50th anniversary book called "Capital Centre\, A Retrospective&rdquo\; \;and we will describe how the arena came to be and tell backstage st ories from sports to concerts by virtually every major performer in every genre.

About the Book: "Capital Centre | A Retrospective"

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"Capital Centre | A Retrospective" is a 280-page hardcover v isual history of the legendary Capital Centre arena\, created to commemora te its 50th anniversary. This book includes a wealth of photography\, arti facts\, anecdotes\, and ephemera&mdash\;much of which has likely never bee n seen before. It serves as a visual scrapbook\, capturing the essence of the venue\, its concerts\, sporting events\, and many other attractions ov er 25 years as one of the top arenas in the country.
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The book is d ivided into four key sections:
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The venue itself
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T he concert experience
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Sporting events (featuring the Washington Bullets\, Washington Capitals\, pro wrestling\, boxing\, and more)
\n< li>Other attractions (including circuses\, equestrian events\, monster tru ck shows\, and more)\n
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Additionally\, the book includes a 60 -page chronological listing of every event ever held at the Capital Centre .
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Written and produced by Richard Friend\, Kevin Leonard\, and Jef f Krulik\, with forewords by Jim and Robert Pollin.
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You can check out a copy of the book or view it in the Prince George's Room \;collection. \;
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The book can al so be purchased here. Customers will be able to purchase it at the event via e-payment and have it signed. \;
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This event i s sponsored by the \;Laurel H istory Boys\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization utilizing archival pr eservation\, photography\, oral history\, publications\, and presentations to convey the historical experiences of Laurel\, Maryland. The Laurel His tory Boys publish the Voices of Laurel publications\, including "Postmark Laurel" and "Laurel at 150." \;
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