Thunder Bay Community Auditorium

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,.^[2]

The Community Auditorium

Address	1 Paul Shaffer Drive Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	48.42252°N 89.24142°W / 48.42252; -89.24142
Public transit	Thunder Bay Transit  15
Parking	1000 spaces [1]
Owner	City of Thunder Bay
Capacity	1,511
Opened	October 16, 1985
Website
http://www.tbca.com/

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.^[3]

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.

Naming sponsor

In an effort to decrease the facility's burden on taxpayers, the Community Auditorium issued an expression of interest for an organization or individual to become a naming sponsor in February 2008.^[2] Two potential sponsors — Shaw Communications and TBayTel — initially expressed interest,^[4] but did not follow up on it by the March 27, 2008 deadline, and the name will remain the same.^[5] The facility receives $475,000 annually from the City of Thunder Bay.^[6]