Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
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The Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), formerly known as the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center (FLPAC) is an outdoor concert venue in the Town of Hopewell, New York
Hopewell, New York
Hopewell is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,346 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hopewell is in the north central part of the county, east of the City of Canandaigua.-History:...

, just east of the City of Canandaigua
Canandaigua (city), New York
Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...

, on the grounds of Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College, often abbreviated FLCC, is a college affiliated with the State University of New York. The college has four locations: Canandaigua , and campus centers in Victor, Geneva, and Newark, all in order to serve the needs of Ontario County, Wayne County, Yates County and...

. It is the summer home of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....

 and is managed by SMG (the same firm that manages the Blue Cross Arena
Blue Cross Arena
The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Rochester, New York. Its maximum seating capacity is 13,000...

 in Rochester, New York).

The original amphitheater opened in 1983, with a mix of seating under the open air amphitheater roof and on the hillside lawn looking down into the facility. Between the 2006 and 2007 seasons the amphitheater was rebuilt at a cost of about $13 million to add 54 elevated luxury booths (seating capacity of 4 per booth), expand the general seating under the roof of the amphitheater from 2,600 to 5,000, and install new state of the art house lighting and sound systems.

Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands, Inc., headquartered in Victor, New York, is the world’s leading wine company with a broad portfolio of widely admired premium brands across the wine, beer and spirits categories.-History and description:...

, headquartered in Victor, New York
Victor, New York
Victor is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 9,977 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Claudius Victor Boughton, a hero of the War of 1812.The Town of Victor contains a village, also called Victor...

, is the largest wine company in the world. Marvin Sands was the founder of Canandaigua Brands winery, died on August 28, 1999 in his home.
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