ðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə wʌz tˈɑːpt ˈɔf ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ænd ðə fˈɜːst ᵻvˈɛnt hˈɛld ðɛɹwˌʌz ˌɛŋkˌeɪjˈuːz ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən sˈɛɹᵻməni ˌɔn mˈeɪ tˈɛn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
The arena was topped off on June 21, 2007, and the first event held there was NKU's graduation ceremony on May 10, 2008.