Trask Coliseum is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose

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. The coliseum was opened in 1977 and named after Raiford Graham Trask, a trustee of Wilmington College. It is home to the

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, as well as some graduations for New Hanover County high schools. The hard rock group Cinderella (band) performed at the arena on September 1, 1989.

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