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{{Short description|Multipurpose arena on the campus of Belmont University}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name                = Curb Event Center
| nickname            = 
| image               = WTN EVula 079.jpg
| image_map           = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point}}
| fullname            = 
| former_names        = 
| location            = 2002 Belmont Boulevard<br>Nashville, TN 37212
| coordinates         = {{coord|36|7|56|N|86|47|40|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground        = August 18, 2001
| built               = 
| opened              = September 8, 2003
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = [[Belmont University]]
| operator            = [[Belmont University]]
| surface             = Maple
| construction_cost   = $47.4 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|47400000|2003}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect           = [[Earl Swensson Associates]]<br>Cannon Design
| structural engineer = KSi Structural Engineers
| services engineer   = Littlejohn Engineering Associates
| general_contractor  = Hardaway Construction Corp.
| capacity            = 5,085
| tenants             = [[Belmont Bruins]] (2003-present)
}}
The '''Curb Event Center''' is a multipurpose [[arena]] on the campus of [[Belmont University]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

Named in honor of its prime donor, music executive and former [[lieutenant governor of California]] [[Mike Curb]], the arena was completed in 2003, replacing the former Striplin Gym.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lind|first=J.R.|date=May 22, 2014|title=The legendary Don Meyer willed Lipscomb into one of the finest small college programs in the country|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/article/13053973/the-legendary-don-meyer-willed-lipscomb-into-one-of-the-finest-small-college-programs-in-the-country|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Nashville Scene|language=en}}</ref> It is the home venue of Belmont's men's and women's [[basketball]] and volleyball teams and hosted the 2004 and 2005 [[Atlantic Sun Conference]] men's basketball tournaments. In June [[2004 in sports|2004]] it hosted some of the junior and preliminary events of the [[United States|U.S.]][[Gymnastics]] Championships. It seats 5,085 people for sporting events and hundreds more for events such as concerts and graduations where much of the floor is available for seating. It also hosts the graduation of the seniors of several local schools, including [[East Literature Magnet]], Antioch High School, [[John Overton Comprehensive High School]] and [[Ravenwood High School]].

On April 10, 2006, the arena hosted the nationally [[television|televised]] [[CMT Music Awards]] for the first time and in September 2011 featured special guest and keynote speaker [[Maya Angelou|Dr. Maya Angelou]] in celebration of its 10th Annual Humanities Symposium.

Curb Event Center hosted a [[2008 United States presidential debates|United States presidential debate]] in 2008 and hosted [[2020 United States presidential debates|another]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siders |first1=David |title=6 things to watch for in tonight's debate |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/presidential-debate-what-to-watch-431301 |work=Politico |date=October 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.belmont.edu/curbeventcenter/index.html Curb Event Center official website]
*[http://belmont.prestosports.com/information/facilities/cec Curb Event Center - Home of the Belmont Bruins]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002508/http://www.belmont.edu/angelou/index.html An Evening with Maya Angelou]

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