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279: 129: 306: 370:, which upon its opening immediately transferred its concert site there from Darke Hall at the original Regina College site of the university; it immediately provided a replacement for downtown cinema buildings which were also theatres for stage plays, such as the Regina Theatre (which had burned to the ground in 1939), Regina Grand Theatre (which closed in 1957) and the Capitol Theatre (demolished in 1992). Regina's 25: 290:
in 1967, its construction was interrupted by a substantial increase in cost and after the steel frame was put up the project did not proceed further for some years. A substantial reduction in the nature of many intended building materials permitted the project to resume and after the long delay the
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project but construction ceased after the steel frame was up and was not opened until August 24, 1970 at a cost of $ 7.7 million, with considerable reduction in the quality and cost of the material for building. Rising construction costs and a lack of additional finances left the unfinished steel
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among many others in its first years — who might have been thought unlikely to visit a small city far from metropolises. As well as serving as theatre and concert hall for both local and travelling performers and graduation ceremonies of the immediately adjacent
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Hall and Jubilee Theatre; and various conference rooms and lobby display areas. Main Theatre, with three balconies, has a large stage whose front lowers hydraulically to form an orchestra pit for 100 musicians. The centre is the home of the
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Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts winter 1980-81 from University of Regina Laboratory Building before original plans for exterior could be followed; showing Wascana Centre setting, Legislative Building and downtown Regina
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on August 24, 1970 to serve southern Saskatchewan as a centre for performing arts and exhibitions as well as university functions including graduation ceremonies of by the adjacent
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performed in the Centre of the Arts from its opening, but in 1981 acquired permanent space on the second and third floors of the old post office (now renamed the
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structure which houses the Main Theatre (seating 2031), Convention Hall (seating 1400, 1000 for banquets), previously known as Doris Knight Hall,
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From the time it first opened the Centre of the Arts accommodated world-renowned travelling performers — as diverse as
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of the University of Saskatchewan (which became a separate university in 1974) dubbed it the "world's largest
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on the original campus of Regina College, also in Wascana Centre but north of Wascana Lake.
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structure stalled for almost two years. Engineering students at the nearby
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was erected in Saskatoon also commemorating Canada's centennial.
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The building, designed by Izumi, Arnott, and Sugiyama, is an
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Regina, Saskatchewan
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