Regents Center
Encyclopedia
Regents Center is an arena located on the campus of Luther College
in Decorah, Iowa
. The arena is home to the Luther College Norse men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. During inclement weather, Luther's commencement ceremonies are held in the arena.
Messiah
was held in the arena.
An addition featuring new facilities for indoor track and other sports was completed in 1991, when the building was renamed the Regents Center. Another addition, the Legends Fitness for Life Center, was completed in 2001.
Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
in Decorah, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. The arena is home to the Luther College Norse men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. During inclement weather, Luther's commencement ceremonies are held in the arena.
History
The arena was completed in 1964 as a replacement for the C.K. Preus Gymnasium, which was destroyed by fire in 1961. The arena was originally known as The Fieldhouse. In addition to athletics, the arena was the home of Luther's music ensemble concerts until the completion of the Center for Faith and Life in 1978. Through 2001, Luther's performance of Handel'sGeorge Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
Messiah
Messiah (Handel)
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...
was held in the arena.
An addition featuring new facilities for indoor track and other sports was completed in 1991, when the building was renamed the Regents Center. Another addition, the Legends Fitness for Life Center, was completed in 2001.