ONTARIO - Want to know how comfy the seats feel or what it might sound like to hear Carrie Underwood in concert at Citizens Business Bank Arena?
On Saturday, the public is invited to the arena's Community Day, an opportunity to take self-guided tours through the $140million facility and even taste what will be sold at concession stands.
"The arena itself is the showcase. It's what everyone has been excited to get a sneak peek of," said Sue Oxarart, the arena's director of marketing. "This is your house for entertainment. This is what you've been waiting for."
And from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., a true sneak peek they will get.
Visitors will get to check out the Ontario Reign's locker room, roam the site and step onto the floor of the arena, Oxarart said.
Guests interested in taking a look around will be given cards directing them to four places officials believe they really should see - the box office, the concession stands, guests services and the merchandise store.
Oxarart said the reason for the open house is to give the public a chance to become familiar with the arena before the first event, a Lakers exhibition game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Oct. 24.
"We want to show it off and let everyone see how beautiful the arena is," she said.
The 225,000-square-foot arena is in the northeast part of the city in the 4000 block of Ontario Parkway.
Mayor Paul Leon said it is something the community has been looking forward to for quite some time.
"I really like the name Citizens Business Bank Arena because `citizens' and `arena' is really the way I look at it," Leon said. "This arena belongs to the city, and it has been a long time coming."
On Saturday, on the east side of the arena's main parking lot, there will a Family Zone with a bounce house and trains for the kids, as well as booths with information from the fire and police departments, Oxarart said.
Councilman Alan Wapner, who came up with the idea for an arena in the city 13 years ago, said the family aspect is fitting, considering the city will be allowed to use the site at least 12 times during the year for events.
Wapner, who has seen the arena project through its various stages of development, said he is very excited to have the community tour the facility. He said the finished product the community will see Saturday is far better than he ever imagined.
"This is a great building, and it's something to be very proud of," Wapner said. "Words cannot describe it; it is amazing that they took a drawing and brought it to life."
Aside from community events and hosting the Ontario Reign hockey team, the arena is expected to be a draw for musical acts and family-oriented events.
Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson and Metallica have already been booked, and arena officials expect to hold about 125 events a year in the beginning. They hope that number will increase over time.
Oxarart said there will be local performers at the Oct. 18 event, giving visitors a glimpse of the state-of-the-art concert staging and sound they can expect.
"People will get the feel of future concerts," she said.
"I think it's the pride of the community, something the Inland Empire community can be proud of."
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