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Information collected
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We do not give, sell or transfer any personal information collected by The Salem Civic Center to any third party. However you should be aware that in certain instances The Salem Civic Center may be required by law or court order to release information about you to a legal authority.
Virginia law
The Salem Civic Center maintains its records in accordance with its obligations defined by the following Virginia statutes, including, but not limited to: Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (formerly Privacy Protection Act) §§2.2-3800-3809, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act §§2.2-3700 thru 2.2-3714 (Effective October 1, 2001), the Virginia Public Records Act §§42.1-76 through 42.1-91 and by any applicable U.S. Federal laws.
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Contacting The Salem Civic Center about the Web Site
Please direct general information and sales questions to:
The Salem Civic Center
1001 Boulevard • P.O. Box 886
Salem, VA 24153-0886
Phone: 540-375-3004 • Fax: 540-375-4011
If you have any other questions, concerns, or comments about the privacy policies, technical development, or use of this website contact us at:
City of Salem, MIS Department
P.O. Box 869
114 North Broad Street
Salem, VA 24153-0869
(540)375-3099
Email: webmaster@ci.salem.va.us
TICKET OFFICE
To charge tickets by phone, call
Ticketmaster at:
BOX OFFICE
For further information on these and other events
please contact the Salem Civic Center Box Office at
(540) 375-3004
Tickets for most events can be purchased at
the Salem Civic Center Box Office or any of the following
FYE – 4037 Electric Rd. or by Telephone 1-800-745-3000
For information on the Salem Red Sox, please call the
Salem Red Sox Box Office at
540-389-3333
Online Information
SALEM CIVIC CENTER –
www.salemciviccenter.com
TICKETMASTER – www.ticketmaster.com
SALEM RED SOX – www.salemsox.com
Group sales are available for some events.
ABOUT US
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Director of Civic Facilities
Carey Harveycutter
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SALEM CIVIC CENTER JAMES E. TALIAFERRO COMPLEX
The Salem Civic Center, the hub of the James E. Taliaferro Sports and
Entertainment Complex, became a part of Salem’s landscape October 1967. For more
than 40 years the 7,000 seat facility has welcomed a who’s who of
entertainment’s brightest stars to its stage including the likes of Bill Cosby,
Kenny Chesney, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leppard and Larry The Cable Guy.
The Civic Center currently is the home of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball
Final Four, but its round ball roots go all the way back to the old American
Basketball Association when Dr. J, Julius Erving, played in the arena as a
member of the Virginia Squires.
This arena is also a true “civic” center with the city’s Rotary, Lions and
Kiwanis clubs inhabiting one of the building’s numerous meeting rooms on a
weekly basis.
The venue’s Community Room hosts everything from awards banquets to receptions
with Salem Catering, an in-house food provider, offering up complete catering
services for your every need. Salem Catering can handle everything from a
business breakfast meeting to a formal banquet for 1500 of your closest friends.
Call today and get the details of how Salem Catering can make your next event
stress free from start to finish. The Taliaferro Complex is one of the more
versatile Entertainment and Sports venues in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Located on 65 acres of land, the complex is home to not only the Salem Civic
Center, but also Salem Football Stadium and Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.
Salem Football Stadium is a 7,157 seat municipal stadium that opened for
business in August of 1985 after a rapid construction process. The stadium was
actually completed just eight months after its approval was granted and a mere
five months after grading on the property began. The city used a bond to pay for
the $2.2 million facility that was constructed primarily for the city’s
successful high school football program that has won six Virginia High School
League State Championships since 1996.
Salem Stadium has been the home of the NCAA Division III Football Championship
game since 1993. Since the Stagg Bowl debuted in southwest Virginia, the stadium
has undergone a number of improvements to better accommodate both players and
fans, including new lights, an expanded press box and the installation of
synthetic Field Turf prior to the 2007 game.
The field has hosted a number of overflow sports crowds, but the biggest turnout
occurred on October 27, 2008 when republican vice-presidential candidate Gov.
Sarah Palin attracted a crowd of more than 16,000 to a political rally.
Right next door to the football facility you’ll find Lewis-Gale Medical Center
Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. This state of the art minor league
baseball facility was constructed in 1995 and seats 6,300 fans. It is currently
the home of the Boston Red Sox Class A Carolina League farm team, the Salem Red
Sox.
One of the Complex’s most important features is its parking. There are more than
4000 free parking spots at the Taliaferro Complex, and this not only gives
patrons easy access to shows, but it also provides tremendous flexibility for
outside events like the annual Roanoke Valley Horse show, the longest running
professional sporting event in the area.
SALEM CIVIC CENTER HISTORY
Salem Town Council first recognized the need for a building of its type in 1955,
and seven years later citizens were encouraging city leaders to pursue the
construction of an arena-type structure in Salem. In 1963 council bought the
current tract of land where the Civic center sits for about $290,000 from the
Lutheran Children’s Home. At about this same time Roanoke City officials were
debating constructing a stadium. Salem officials invited the City of Roanoke to
join them in erecting a community building that could be shared and operated
jointly. However, Roanoke City rejected the offer for various reasons.
Salem went ahead with plans to construct a smaller center, but shortly
thereafter Roanoke County became interested in providing Salem financial
support. This made it possible to enlarge the civic center to the full-size
arena it is today. The $2.5 million civic center operated for a number of years
as the Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center before the City assumed sole
proprietorship in 1983.
DIRECTOR OF CIVIC FACILITIES
One of the complex’s greatest assets is its director, Carey Harveycutter. The
Salem native has spent more than 40 years of his life at the Civic Center. He
began as an office runner back in 1968 doing everything from sweeping the floors
to serving as the statistician for professional minor league hockey games. He
soon worked his way up to assistant promotions director and eventually to
assistant Civic Center manager. For the past 25 years, he has been the City of
Salem’s Director of Civic Facilities.
Harveycutter and his chief assistant John Saunders have been working together at
the Salem Civic Center for 25 plus years offering clients and patrons a wealth
of knowledge and experience during their visits to the complex’s various
facilities.
Harveycutter also serves as Game Manager for the various NCAA Tournaments the
city hosts. Since 1993, he has managed more than 50 NCAA Division II and
Division III Championships.
DIRECTIONS
The Salem Civic Center, part of the James E. Taliaferro Sports & Entertainment
Complex, is centrally located at the corner of Boulevard Roanoke and Texas
Street in Salem, Virginia. Both the Salem Football Stadium and the Salem
Memorial Baseball stadium can be reached through the main entrances into the
Salem Civic Center, or you can approach them both directly from Texas Street.
From the North - Take I-81 South to Exit 141. Follow the signs to Salem.
From the exit ramp, take Virginia route 419 South. Continue to follow signs
towards Salem Civic Center.
From the South - Take I-81 North to Exit 141. Follow the signs to Salem.
From the exit ramp, take Virginia route 419 South. Continue to follow signs
towards Salem Civic Centert.
From U.S. 220 -Take the Franklin Road exit to route 419. Follow route 419
past Brambleton Avenue and Apperson Drive (about 8 miles). Take a left at
Boulevard Roanoke and go 1/4 mile to entrance on right.