Lionel Dubay’s career path was classic. First you do the job and then you get the job. That and having the right mentor pushed Dubay into his role as director of the Augusta (Maine) Civic Center when it opened in 1972. In 1970, Augusta City Manager Paul Poulin hired Lionel Dubay, who was freshly graduated […]
In 1974, Lawrence Welk toured arenas, doing exceptionally well across the country. Lionel Dubay, two years into managing the brand-new, 7,200-seat Augusta (Maine) Civic Center, saw an opportunity. His first call to promoter Lon Varnell, a legend in the industry, didn’t go so well, though the mere fact Varnell took a call from a pretty […]