Kellogg Community College, Binda Theatre, Battle Creek, MI

Featuring MQ2502 Marquee Lighting in College Theater Dressing Room

Marquee Dressing room lights with lamp guards in theater dressing room

Belfer's MQ2502 Marquee Lighting Fixtures with Lamp Guards illuminate the Binda Theatre at Kellogg Community College, delivering a dynamic and professional-grade lighting solution that merges performance durability with visual appeal.

Designed to enhance the theatre’s backstage dressing areas, these fixtures bring vivid illumination, refined architectural presence, and dependable protection for high-traffic educational environments. The addition of lamp guards provides safety and longevity, ensuring fixtures retain functionality and aesthetic value in demanding applications.

The installation highlights Belfer’s capability to deliver tailored architectural lighting systems that support both functionality and design excellence for performance venues.

Product Overview

The MQ2502 is part of Belfer’s marquee lighting series—an iconic, modular fixture designed for interior and exterior architectural lighting. When combined with Lamp Guards, it becomes ideal for theatre applications, offering a blend of protection, adaptability, and performance.

Durable construction: Precision-engineered aluminum housing with optional powder coating
Safety-first design: Lamp guards add impact protection and fixture shielding
Uniform illumination: Optimized light output with clean distribution and warm color tone
Energy efficiency: Compatible with LED retrofit lamps for reduced energy consumption
Easy maintenance: Modular assembly simplifies relamping and cleaning

Lighting Advantages

For the Binda Theatre project, Belfer’s MQ2502 fixtures with Lamp Guards provided several key benefits:

Enhanced ambient visibility around the dressing room zones
Professional appearance complementing the theatre’s architectural design
Robust safety for students and performers in high-traffic backstage areas
Energy-efficient illumination with consistent color rendering
Long-lasting finish suitable for both educational and performance spaces

Architect: Tower Pinkster Architects and Interiors

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Project Overview

The Merriweather Post Pavilion hosts world-class concerts and live events, requiring professional-grade lighting for performers. Belfer Lighting provided custom solutions for theater and performing arts dressing rooms, film and television makeup spaces, and concert performer prep areas.

Each fixture includes permanently fixed lamp guards around every exposed lamp, ensuring safety and durability in high-use environments. These guards protect performers and the lighting itself, allowing artists to focus on preparation and performance without concern for hazards.

Lighting Applications

Theater and Performing Arts Dressing Rooms — Balanced LED illumination for accurate makeup application and costume preparation.

Film and Television Makeup Rooms — High-quality, color-accurate lighting suitable for camera-ready results.

Concert and Event Performer Prep Spaces — Sturdy, durable fixtures with lamp guards built to handle frequent use during live performances.

Why Belfer Lighting?

At Merriweather Post Pavilion, Belfer Lighting delivered energy-efficient, long-lasting LED solutions with built-in safety features. The permanently fixed lamp guards ensure reliable, professional-quality illumination while maintaining durability in fast-paced, high-traffic performance environments.