Smith Center

I visited the Smith Center for the first time the other night for the Washington Kastles season opener in their new stadium.
Pros-there’s no bad view really, arena is small enough that everyone gets a decent vantage of the play. Clean bathrooms.
Cons-​seats are the smallest and tightest I’ve ever experienced, it’s like they’re made for children. Knees were at a 45 degree angle and hips were def smashed. Hopefully that’s not a gimmick to make you purchase seats in the more expensive free standing folding chair section. The A/​C was also on freeze your ass off mode. It was pretty miserable, the crowd was wrapped in the free T-​shirts given out for the opener lol.
I’d go back if I get my coins together to buy a bigger seat and I’d probably dress a lot more warmly.

The Smith Center is where the George Washington University basketball team play home games. I recently visited the Smith Center because my little brother college basketball team played against George Washington University (Atlantic-​10 Conference). The arena is located in a busy section of Washington DC, so parking can be a hassle. There is street parking available near the venue (hit or miss).There’s no assigned parking deck to the arena, so arrive early for street parking close to the arena. The players Will Call and general admission entrance is on different sides of the building. The different entrances can be a bit confusing for first time spectators. All seats in the arena have a good view. Food options are limited. I enjoyed the basketball game and atmosphere (good student section). I give the Smith Center at George Washington University a 3.5 rating.

I went to GW bball game here not too long ago.
Loved the game, the people I was with and everything except… No booze sold at game, and the concessions were like so busy and they ran out of everything… so dont wander down there right before tip off and expect them to have things.

Fortnight For Freedom Celebration held at Charles E. Smith Center at GW University DC where people gathered for presentations and prayers for religious freedom with the Archdiocese of Washington’s Cardinal Wuerl.

This is a review on the Center as a music venue.
My first Dylan concert, 11÷13÷10.
I like the easy access to Foggy Bottom Metro, about two blocks.
The Center is the home of the George Washington University Colonels
basketball team. It seats about 5,000 for hoops and about the same for a concert.
For the concert, the stage was set at one end of the arena and seats
to the left and right and straight ahead. The acoustics were exceptional as were the sight lines. It didn’t feel like you were in a huge arena, it had more of an initiate feeling. The stage was quite big covering nearly the entire far end of the court. Back lighting on a white sheet acted as projector screen and made for exceptional effects.
I suspect there were 1,000 or so standing room in front of the stage. Clearly from there you have the unique advantage of closer sight lines
and near contact with the band.
Security was tight as you would expect, everything short of metal scanners and pat downs. Several times Event Staff made announcements that no cameras allowed and individuals using their iphones as cameras or recorders would be confiscated.
That never happened in spite of multiple flashes during the show
and cell phones lit up like blazing lighters.