In the middle of his performance, Watts stood up and the audience stared in confusion as the piano continued to play.
Apparently Watts opened two other facilities that year and a fire alarm and sprinklers interrupted his performances.
In its infancy, the center brought in nearly 4,000 people a year and offered between six and seven programs, which consisted of the finest in Classical music featuring artists such as Kathleen Battle and the Juilliard String Quartet.
Cummings Art Gallery The center has hosted several Grammy Award-winning artists such as Maria Schneider, Paquito D’Rivera and Eric Bibb.
Since the start of the program the center has been able to provide over 6,300 students with the opportunity to see performances such as the African Drummers, Ba Cissoko, Latin dance troupe Ballet Hispanico and Yamato.