Augusta-Richmond Civic Center

The James Brown Arena (formerly known as the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) is a multi-purpose complex, in Augusta, Georgia. It features an 8,500 seat arena, renamed the James Brown Arena, in honor of musician James Brown on August 22, 2006. The complex also features a 2,690 seat theater and a 14,500-square-foot (1,350 m2) exhibit hall that opens into a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) arena floor.

The James Brown Arena will be home to the Augusta Mavericks of the Southern Indoor Football League and to Augusta River Hawks of the Southern Professional Hockey League starting in 2010. It is also the former home of the ECHL's Augusta Lynx from 19982008, the af2's Augusta Stallions from 20002002, and the American Indoor Football Association's Augusta Colts from 2006-2008.

The civic center opened its doors in 1974 and is located at 601 7th Street in Augusta, Georgia. The seating capacity of the civic center is approximately 9,000. The location is popular among hockey and basketball events and is one of the leading civic centers and auditoriums around the region of Augusta and throughout the outlying areas. The seating is comfortable and vendors from all over the region take shop at the center to sell their food and wares.