Riverbend Centre is Austin's newest alternative performing arts center nestled in the picturesque Texas Hill Country. Riverbend Centre is a multi-purpose venue that plays host to musical groups, theatrical productions, television specials, distinguished speakers, conventions, and public speakers. Inspired by his extensive travels through the Holy Lands, Dr. Gerald Mann envisioned a modern version of a Greco-Roman amphitheatre offering the intimacy and symmetry of those timeless venues. In 1997, Overland Partners was commissioned by Riverbend Church, of which Dr. David Haney is now Senior Pastor, to design and build this multi award-winning building. The elegant limestone-and-wood facility debuted as a performing arts center on May 5, 2002 with a sold-out show by Grammy award-winning bluegrass ensemble Alison Krauss & Union Station. Designed in a classical style, the venue seats 2,305 patrons. AWARDS PRESENTED TO OVERLAND PARTNERS FOR THE BUILDING DESIGN 2001 - Faith and Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture - Millennium Design Award (Religious Architecture - New Facilities) 2000 - Builder Magazine - Gold Nugget Award for Architectural Excellence 1999 - Illuminating Engineering Society of North America - International Illumination Design Award, Award of Merit 1998 - Associated General Contractors, Austin Chapter - Outstanding Construction Award 1998 - Texas Construction Magazine Best of 1998 Awards - Architectural Design Award of Excellence