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Filene

American  
[fi-leen, fahy-] / fɪˈlin, faɪ- /

noun

  1. Edward Albert, 1860–1937, U.S. retail merchant.


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But the Filene Center performance was a unique experience, she said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

They’ve done performances throughout the spring at the newly opened Capitol One Hall and the Anthem on the Southwest D.C. waterfront, but the Filene Center remains my favorite satellite stage for the orchestra.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

Just know that the park is closed to non-concertgoers two hours before Filene Center performances.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

According to Mary Knowles, daughter of one of the original Filene Center architects Edward Knowles, musicians who played at the wood-clad venue in the early days raved about the acoustics.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2021

He cites as an example of what could be done in this direction the Filene stores of Boston, the capital stock of which he says is held "exclusively by employees."

From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond

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