Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

The Community Auditorium
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Address1 Paul Shaffer Drive
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates48°25′21″N 89°14′29″W / 48.42252°N 89.24142°W / 48.42252; -89.24142
OwnerCity of Thunder Bay
Capacity1,511
Public transit Thunder Bay Transit  15 
Parking1000 spaces
Construction
OpenedOctober 16, 1985
Website
http://www.tbca.com/

The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium is a 1,511 seat performance arts centre, located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It opened on October 16, 1985 and is home to the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The Community Auditorium hosts 150,000 patrons annually.

It has a 40' by 50' permanent stage, a 70' by 39' proscenium, 8 dressing rooms, 52 lines, 2x 400 A 120 V/208 V electrical, 3 meeting rooms, a 450-person banquet capacity, and parking for 1000 vehicles. The facility features a wide variety of state-of-the-art equipment, including a ceiling that can be lowered or raised and acoustic draperies which can be adjusted to modify the reverberance in the auditorium.

Lakehead University (Thunder Bay campus), Confederation College (Thunder Bay), and several local high schools often host graduation ceremonies at this auditorium in May and June.