Three decades with 2,300 productions

Thirty years ago Tuesday, 2,200 people came to a newly opened hall on the corner of 12th and Q streets for a concert that marked one of the pivotal moments in the history of the arts in Lincoln.

Bill Stephan, who has served as the Lied Center's executive director for 11 years, wasn’t yet in Lincoln for the dedication featuring Robert Shaw and a group of 100 singers from across Nebraska on March 17, 1990. But he’s keenly aware of the immediate impact that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s performing arts center had on the city.