- Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
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Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Oakville Centre, OC4PA 
Location 130 Navy Street, Oakville, Ontario Coordinates 43°26′40″N 79°40′16″W / 43.44444°N 79.67111°W Type Performing arts centre Opened 1977 Owner Town of Oakville Seating type Reserved seating Capacity Auditorium - 470
Studio - 120Website www.oakvillecentre.ca The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts is a municipally run multi-use facility which opened in downtown Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves and the world around them through dance, music, storytelling and theatre.
The Oakville Centre contains two theatres, a 470 seat auditorium and a 120 seat intimate studio theatre. The Oakville Centre presents up to 260 performances a year which includes local, Canadian and international artists from around the world.
The Oakville Centre is home to several local-oriented performing arts groups:
Past professional performances have included:
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bill Cosby
- Arlo Guthrie
- Rita MacNeil
- Anne Murray
- Bob Newhart
- Don Rickles
- Lily Tomlin
- Tower of Power
- Roch Voisine
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