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Brockville Museum’s Talk & Tea – Brockville Arts Centre
August 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This week’s Talk & Tea will explore the history of the Brockville Arts Centre – Thursday, August 10 @ 2 pm
The building was originally built in 1858 as the town hall, but part of the building opened as an Opera House in the 1880s. The building was renovated and reopened as “The New Theatre” in 1911, and after being closed through the 1930s, reopened as “The Regent Theatre” in 1939. In 1960 it was again renovated and reopened as the Civic Auditorium. More renovations in 1975 added the present-day lobby area. It was renamed the Brockville Arts Centre in 1990 and was refurbished in 2008.
For more on this building’s complicated and rich history (which includes several fires!), come to our Talk & Tea, Thursday, August 10 at 2 pm at the museum. Admission to the program is $5 and includes a cup of tea.
A great photo from c1950 of the building, then “The Regent Theatre”.
Do you remember this building as the Regent Theatre?
