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                                                                                                                                      If you are from Plymouth, there is no doubt that you
                                                                                                                                      know or know of the Spire Center's Vice President and
                                                                                                                                      Booking Director, Lloyd Rosenberg. For over forty years
                                                                                                                                     Lloyd was a well-respected Massachusetts Super
                                                                                                                                     Lawyer with the firm Winokur, Serkey & Rosenberg, PC
                                                                                                                                     in Plymouth. Lloyd has received the President's Special
                                                                                                                                     Recognition Award for his work with the Massachusetts
                                                                                                                                     Academy of Trial Attorneys, and the Massachusetts Bar
                                                                                                                                      Association. He is the author of published articles
                                                                                                                                      relating to automobile insurance coverage issues and
                                                                                                                                      Lloyd was a lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal
                                                                                                                                      Education, Inc.
                                                                                                                                     Lloyd, along with Mike Landers, were founding members
                                                                                                                                     of Project Arts Inc. Project Arts has provided concerts
                                                                                                                                     free of charge for over twenty years on Plymouth’s
                                                                                                                                     waterfront.
                                                                                                                                     Many people also know Lloyd as a talented singer and
                                                                                                                                      songwriter who performs at Plymouth and surrounding
                                                                                                                                      area lounges.
                                                                                                                                      Lloyd became involved with the Spire Center when it
                                                                                                                                      first opened almost ten years ago. His friend Bob Hollis,
                                                                                                                                     President of the Spire Center told Lloyd of his vision of a
                                                                                                                                     much needed premier concert venue in Plymouth. Lloyd
                                                                                                                                     loved the idea, and he took on the roles of vice president
                                                                                                                                     and booking agent. The Spire is now undergoing a three
                                                                                                                                      and one half million-dollar renovation due to Bob and
                                                                                                                                      Lloyd’s hard work.
                                                                                                                                      Over the past nine plus years Lloyd’s bookings at the
                                                                                                                                      Spire read like a Who’s Who of the music industry. Here
                                                                                                                                     are just a few: Jimmie Vaughn, Jimmy Webb, Dave
                                                                                                                                     Mason, Peter Wolf, Martin Barre, Larry Carlton, John
                                                                                                                                     Sebastian, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Rita Coolidge,
                                                                                                                                     Kathy Mattea, Joan Osborne, Denny Laine, Coco
                                                                                                                                     Montoya, Marshall Crenshaw, Albert Cummings, Tinsley
                                                                                                                                      Ellis, Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Quinn Sullivan,
                                                                                                                                      Michael Sweet, Walter Trout, Grace Kelly and many,
                                                                                                                                      many more.                                           On top, Lloyd performing on the Spire’ stage!
                                                                                                                                      Lloyd recently told me: now that I’ve retired as an  Bottom photos: Bottom Left - Lloyd & Bob waiting for the band to
                                                                                                                                      attorney I have much more time to devote to finding  arrive for soundcheck. Middle photo - Lloyd welcoming Charlie
                                                                                                                                     amazing local, regional and national acts for the Spire.   Farren to the Spire's stage; Bottom Right photo - Lloyd posing with
                                                                                                                                                                                           Ayla Brown. All photos courtesy of Denise Maccaferri.
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