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B I Z 61 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 17 H O S P I TA L I T Y & TO U R I S M Maine's entertainment & sporting venues Ranked by 2015 attendance 2015 Attendance No. Employees No. Volunteers Description Top executive Year founded 1 Sunday River Resort 15 South Ridge Road, Newry 04261 800-543-2754, sundayriver.com 500,000 1,400 N/A Eight mountain peaks for skiing and snowboarding, 135 trails and six terrain parks on 870 skiable acres, two resort hotels and hundreds of condominiums Dana Bullen 1959 2 Funtown Splashtown USA U.S. Route 1, 774 Portland Road, Saco 04072 284-5139, funtownsplashtownusa.com 500,000 500 0 Northern New England's largest water and amusement park Violet Cormier 1967 3 Hadlock Field Portland Sea Dogs 271 Park Ave., Portland 04102 874-9300, seadogs.com 368,291 15 1 N/A Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Geoff Iacuessa 1994 4 Augusta Civic Center 76 Community Drive, Augusta 04330 626-2400, augustamaine.gov 330,000 106 N/A Convention, exhibition and special high-impact facility owned and operated by the city of Augusta Earl Kingsbury 1973 5 Androscoggin Bank Colisée 190 Birch St., Lewiston 04240 783-2009, thecolisee.com 325,000 60 15 Sports and entertainment venue hosting L/A Fighting Spirit home games, mixed martial arts, public skating and more Mike Cain 1958 6 Cross Insurance Center 515 Main St., Bangor 04401 561-8300, crossinsurancecenter.com 209,251 N/A N/A 5,800-seat, multi-purpose arena holds up to 8,500 people for concerts and features an attached 2,000-person convention center Joe Imbriaco 2013 7 York's Wild Kingdom 23 Railroad Ave., York Beach 03910 363-4911, yorkswildkingdom.com 205,915 100 0 Zoo and amusement park Amy Wheeler 1980 8 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 1 Railroad St., Bangor 04401 358-9327, waterfrontconcerts.com 156,461 2 11 3 N/A 16,000 capacity outdoor concert venue located along Bangor's historic Penobscot River waterfront Elissa Young 2010 9 Merrill Auditorium 20 Myrtle St., Portland 04101 808-5400, portlandevents.com 148,000 14 100 Historic performing arts facility with seating capacity of 1,900 having hosted performances of John Philip Sousa, Vladimir Horowitz, George Gershwin, Jessy Norman, Alvin Ailey and more Andrew Downs 1912 4 10 Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine 142 Free St., Portland 04101 828-1234, www.kitetails.org 115,000 20 150 More than 20 hands-on exhibits, education and enrichment programs, theatre productions and more Suzanne Olson 1976 11 State Theatre 609 Congress St., Portland 04101 N/A, statetheatreportland.com 100,000 N/A N/A Historic theater re-opened in 2010 Andrew Downs 1929 12 Maine State Music Theater 22 Elm St., Brunswick 04011 725-8769, msmt.org 96,000 10 150 Contracted with the Actors' Equity Association's Council of Resident Stock Theatres, produces four main stage musicals, two children's musicals and three special concert events each summer at the Pickard Theater at Bowdoin College Curt Dale Clark Stephanie Dupal 1958 13 Harold Alfond Sports Arena University of Maine, Orono 04469 581-1865, goblackbears.com 85,000 5 10 60 5,125 capacity ice rink Karlton Creech 1977 14 Collins Center for the Arts University of Maine, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono 04469 581-1804, collinscenterforthearts.com 73,000 10 40 1,435-seat, multi-use public assembly space on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, classical and contemporary music, dance, theater, comedy, ceremonies, lectures and events presented by non- campus renters, promoters and organizations Daniel Williams 1986 15 Maine Red Claws 413 Congress St., Portland 04101 210-6655, maineredclaws.com 60,000 14 0 Boston Celtics affiliate playing in the NBA Development League Andrew Downs 2009 16 Portland Exposition Building 239 Park Ave., Portland 04102 808-5400, portlandevents.com 58,000 14 0 Home to the Maine Red Claws NBA Development League team, events have included presidential speeches, concerts, trade shows, conferences and sports Andrew Downs 1916 17 Portland Symphony Orchestra 54,400 18 Performing arts Carolyn 1924 University of Maine, Orono 04469 581-1865, goblackbears.com 60 Creech 14 Collins Center for the Arts University of Maine, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono 04469 581-1804, collinscenterforthearts.com 73,000 10 40 1,435-seat, multi-use public assembly space on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, classical and contemporary music, dance, theater, comedy, ceremonies, lectures and events presented by non- campus renters, promoters and organizations Daniel Williams 1986 15 Maine Red Claws 413 Congress St., Portland 04101 210-6655, maineredclaws.com 60,000 14 0 Boston Celtics affiliate playing in the NBA Development League Andrew Downs 2009 16 Portland Exposition Building 239 Park Ave., Portland 04102 808-5400, portlandevents.com 58,000 14 0 Home to the Maine Red Claws NBA Development League team, events have included presidential speeches, concerts, trade shows, conferences and sports Andrew Downs 1916 17 Portland Symphony Orchestra 50 Monument Square, 2nd Floor, Portland 04101 842-0800, portlandsymphony.org 54,400 18 250 Performing arts Carolyn Nishon 1924 18 Maine State Pier Commercial & Franklin, Portland 04101 808-5400, portlandevents.com 52,019 6 14 7 100 3,000 capacity outdoor concert venue located in the heart of Portland's Old Port District along the waterfront Andrew Downs 2014 19 Portland Stage Co. 25A Forest Ave., Portland 04104 774-0465, portlandstage.org 50,000 25 230 Fully professional, nonprofit theater for mainstage productions, new works festivals, educational programing and affiliate artist events Anita Stewart 1974 20 Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St., Portland 04101 956-6000, portcitymusichall.com 50,000 N/A N/A Contemporary club features a range of popular touring bands, plus cocktails and casual fare Andrew Downs N/A 21 Space Gallery 538 Congress St., Portland 04101 828-5600, space538.org 45,000 16 50 Nonprofit organization that supports contemporary art projects, champions artists and the open exchange of ideas Gibson Fay- LeBlanc 2002 22 St. Lawrence Arts 76 Congress St., Portland 04101 347-7177, stlawrencearts.org 35,000 3 40 Friends of the St. Lawrence, a nonprofit, restored the historic St. Lawrence Church to return it to use as an arts center offering theater, dance, music, film, workshops and more Deirdre Nice 2001 23 The Strand Theatre 345 Main St., Rockland 04841 594-0070, rocklandstrand.com 30,000 N/A N/A Multi-use venue, on the National Register of Historic Places, renovated in 2005; independent and world cinema, live musical performances and concerts, comedy, conferences, live broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre of London and more Jessie Davis 1923 24 Harold Alfond Sports Stadium University of Maine, Orono 04469 581-1865, goblackbears.com 30,000 8 10 60 10,000 capacity stadium Karlton Creech 1998 25 Camden Opera House 29 Elm St., Camden 04843 236-7963, camdenoperahouse.com 25,500 3 25 Historic, renovated and air conditioned opera house features theater, music, dance and internationally recognized conferences; 516-seat auditorium and additional 3 spaces are available to rent Kerry Hadley 1874 26 Ocean Gateway 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland 04101 874-8200, portlandevents.com 22,851 14 0 Glass-enclosed, 5,600 square-foot space to host corporate meetings, wedding receptions, fundraisers, school functions and more Andrew Downs 2008 27 Woodland Valley Disc Golf Inc. 106 Burnham Road, Limerick 04048 229-9825, woodlandvalleydiscgolf.com 20,000 2 3 Three 18-hole disc-golf courses over 80 acres of family farmland open year-round, weekly leagues and tournaments, fundraisers to benefit food pantries, Alzheimer's disease and muscular dystrophy research Linda Burnham 2005 1 An additional 200 seasonal, part-time employees 2 Summer 2016 attendance 3 An additional 450 seasonal employees 4 Restored in 1997 5 Figure for 17 UMaine hockey games; does not include participants in youth games and campus events. 6 49,748 summer 2016 attendance 7 Additional seasonal employees 8 Figure for five UMaine football games; does not include participants in youth games and campus events. Sugarloaf of Carrabassett Valley does not disclose attendance figures. N/A = Not available. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and previously published in the Dec. 12, 2016 issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each venue via survey, visitmaine.com and Maine Office of Tourism 14 Collins Center for the Arts University of Maine, 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono 04469 581-1804, collinscenterforthearts.com 73,000 10 40 1,435-seat, multi-use public assembly space on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, classical and contemporary music, dance, theater, comedy, ceremonies, lectures and events presented by non- campus renters, promoters and organizations Daniel Williams 1986 15 Maine Red Claws 413 Congress St., Portland 04101 210-6655, maineredclaws.com 60,000 14 0 Boston Celtics affiliate playing in the NBA Development League Andrew Downs 2009 16 Portland Exposition Building 239 Park Ave., Portland 04102 808-5400, portlandevents.com 58,000 14 0 Home to the Maine Red Claws NBA Development League team, events have included presidential speeches, concerts, trade shows, conferences and sports Andrew Downs 1916 17 Portland Symphony Orchestra 50 Monument Square, 2nd Floor, Portland 04101 842-0800, portlandsymphony.org 54,400 18 250 Performing arts Carolyn Nishon 1924 18 Maine State Pier Commercial & Franklin, Portland 04101 808-5400, portlandevents.com 52,019 6 14 7 100 3,000 capacity outdoor concert venue located in the heart of Portland's Old Port District along the waterfront Andrew Downs 2014 19 Portland Stage Co. 25A Forest Ave., Portland 04104 774-0465, portlandstage.org 50,000 25 230 Fully professional, nonprofit theater for mainstage productions, new works festivals, educational programing and affiliate artist events Anita Stewart 1974 20 Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St., Portland 04101 956-6000, portcitymusichall.com 50,000 N/A N/A Contemporary club features a range of popular touring bands, plus cocktails and casual fare Andrew Downs N/A 21 Space Gallery 538 Congress St., Portland 04101 828-5600, space538.org 45,000 16 50 Nonprofit organization that supports contemporary art projects, champions artists and the open exchange of ideas Gibson Fay- LeBlanc 2002 22 St. Lawrence Arts 76 Congress St., Portland 04101 347-7177, stlawrencearts.org 35,000 3 40 Friends of the St. Lawrence, a nonprofit, restored the historic St. Lawrence Church to return it to use as an arts center offering theater, dance, music, film, workshops and more Deirdre Nice 2001 23 The Strand Theatre 345 Main St., Rockland 04841 594-0070, rocklandstrand.com 30,000 N/A N/A Multi-use venue, on the National Register of Historic Places, renovated in 2005; independent and world cinema, live musical performances and concerts, comedy, conferences, live broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera and National Theatre of London and more Jessie Davis 1923 24 Harold Alfond Sports Stadium University of Maine, Orono 04469 581-1865, goblackbears.com 30,000 8 10 60 10,000 capacity stadium Karlton Creech 1998 25 Camden Opera House 29 Elm St., Camden 04843 236-7963, camdenoperahouse.com 25,500 3 25 Historic, renovated and air conditioned opera house features theater, music, dance and internationally recognized conferences; 516-seat auditorium and additional 3 spaces are available to rent Kerry Hadley 1874 26 Ocean Gateway 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland 04101 874-8200, portlandevents.com 22,851 14 0 Glass-enclosed, 5,600 square-foot space to host corporate meetings, wedding receptions, fundraisers, school functions and more Andrew Downs 2008 27 Woodland Valley Disc Golf Inc. 106 Burnham Road, Limerick 04048 229-9825, woodlandvalleydiscgolf.com 20,000 2 3 Three 18-hole disc-golf courses over 80 acres of family farmland open year-round, weekly leagues and tournaments, fundraisers to benefit food pantries, Alzheimer's disease and muscular dystrophy research Linda Burnham 2005 1 An additional 200 seasonal, part-time employees 2 Summer 2016 attendance 3 An additional 450 seasonal employees 4 Restored in 1997 5 Figure for 17 UMaine hockey games; does not include participants in youth games and campus events. 6 49,748 summer 2016 attendance 7 Additional seasonal employees 8 Figure for five UMaine football games; does not include participants in youth games and campus events. Sugarloaf of Carrabassett Valley does not disclose attendance figures. N/A = Not available. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and previously published in the Dec. 12, 2016 issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each venue via survey, visitmaine.com and Maine Office of Tourism