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By Emma Loura

After nearly two years of construction, The Bilbrey Family Event Center is ready for its first rodeo. K-State officials cut the ribbon Friday on the new facility off Denison Avenue, which will host about 40 events each year.

“It’s a really exciting day for Kansas State University,” said Dan Moser, interim Eldon Gideon dean of the college of agriculture. “As we think about our future as the premiere next-generation land grand university, our commitment to agriculture, to students, to outreach, to service, to industries, this facility’s really going to put us on the map.”

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The Sixes Sixgun Lounge is a VIP area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Staff photo by Lewis Marien
The outdoor Burtis Arena is adjacent to the new Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Staff photo by Lewis Marien
A box office area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Staff photo by Lewis Marien
A concessions area at K-State’s Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Staff photo by Lewis Marien
Dan Moser, interim Eldon Gideon dean of K-State’s College of Agriculture, delivers remarks Friday afternoon in the Walker Family Arena at Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Staff photo by Lewis Marien

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