Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center is pleased to announce two promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Michelle Pessia has been promoted to Sous Chef.  She graduated in 2011 from the Culinary Program at OCTC, and began working as the Kitchen Supervisor with Spectra in 2017.  Michelle has assisted in many sizable events, such as the…

Make a donation and help someone in need at the same time. Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, are proud to partner with Kentucky Legend® for the Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive. Beginning today through Friday, March 29, bring any gently worn clothing, shoes, or accessories in newborn to adult sizes to the Owensboro Convention Center.  Donation boxes will be set…

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, is excited to celebrate our official 5th Year Anniversary today! The venue opened its doors on January 31, 2014 with a Grand Opening Gala that included performances by the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Second Street Big Band, the Jimmy Church Band, artist Aaron Kizer, and headlined with a concert by CMA Award winning country star,…

              Owensboro, KY (January 14, 2019)  Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, is preparing to celebrate our official 5th Year Anniversary later this month.  The venue opened on January 31, 2014 and has seen just under 590,000 visitors come through the doors since then. For the 5 year celebration, we are looking to award one…

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, and the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited to announce that they have each received the 2018 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth, the national multi-media resource for planning events in the South. “ConventionSouth readers and fans have voted to decide the best meeting sites in the South, and it is no surprise to us that the…

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce some promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Jessica Wilson Beckmann is now the Director of the Owensboro Sportscenter.  She was born and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, a graduate of Daviess County High School (2005), and a KWC Lady Panther Basketball Alumni (2005-2007).…

Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce some promotions and welcome a new member to their Owensboro team. Executive Chef Matthew Dewalt joins the Owensboro team from another Spectra Venue, Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.  A graduate of the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh, PA, he has over 18 years…

                Owensboro, KY (July 20, 2018) – Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center and the Owensboro Sportscenter is pleased to announce the promotion of Laura Alexander to the position of General Manager. Alexander, a graduate of Western Kentucky University, started her career with Spectra as Director of Sales and Marketing in 2012 at the…

You have the opportunity to be a hero and give the gift of life.  Spectra, the providers of Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to the Owensboro Convention Center, are proud to partner with the Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center in inviting the public to participate in the Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 20.  The drive will be held from 10am to 2pm inside the Convention Center Lobby. …

Owensboro, KY (June 29, 2017) Kentucky Legend® will hold a ribbon cutting for the unveiling of the new Kentucky Legend Pier on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The ceremony will commence at Noon CST on the Pier, which is located behind the Owensboro Convention Center. Representatives from Kentucky Legend, a division of Specialty Foods Group, LLC will host the event to local city and government officials. The Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce will…