AUDIENCE POLICIES • • • •
Every person, regardless of age, must hold a valid ticket. Unauthorized photography or any recordings of sound or video are prohibited. Please remember to turn off cellphones and digital devices. Fragrance-Free Zone – Please help us accommodate those who are chemically sensitive to fragrances and other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave or any scented hand/hair/body products. • The Algoma Central Lobby and bar open one hour before show time. Arrive early to get the best parking spots, avoid lineups and enjoy a pre-show beverage in the lobby. At most performances, beverages are permitted inside the theatre. Drink transfer stations (disposable cups) are set up outside the theatre entrance. We do not allow glass into the theatres.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES • Drop-off points are available in front of the Box Office Entrance on St. Paul Street as well as the front doors closest to Partridge Hall along Carlisle Street. • We recommend the multi-level covered Garden Park / Carlisle Street Garage with 595 spaces and 26 accessible spaces. • All theatres are accessible for seating – please notify the Box Office when you book your tickets. We will have the seats removed to make room for your wheelchair. • All washrooms are accessible and located near each of the four theatres. • We have two elevators with access to all levels of the building. Handrails in the theatres are there to assist patrons with navigating the aisles and steps. • We have a wheelchair on site and Front of House Staff are available to assist our guests. Booster seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The new Listen Technologies hearing-assistance system is available in all theatres. Please reserve any of these in advance via the Box Office or ask the Front of House Staff when you arrive.
LISTENING ASSISTING DEVICES
Are available upon request
ART GIVING OF
THE
CAPITAL DONORS FirstOntario Credit Union
Peter and Janet Partridge
The Cairns Family
Joe and Anita Robertson
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Partridge Hall
Cairns Recital Hall
Robertson Theatre
Algoma Central Corporation Algoma Central Lobby
John and Harriet Lehnen
Joy Williams
Steinway Piano
Joy Wiliams Lobby
RBC Foundation
Christopher J. Slater
RBC Innovation Studio
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Slater Lobby Elevator
Linda and Tom Goldspink Donor Wall
John and June Mann Mann Raceway Plaza
Marian Gordon-Kendall Marian Gordon-Kendall Recital Lobby
COGECO COGECO Lobby
John Muratori Family John Muratori Family Box Office
Virgina Atkin and Keith Ambachtsheer
Ineke Brinkman
Art and Val Fleming
Wynne Nicholson
Virgina Atkin and Keith Ambachtsheer Green Room
The Brinkman Boardroam
Art and Val Fleming Staircase
Nicholson Dressing Room
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is very grateful to our COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN DONORS for making us a philanthropic priority with gifts of $10,000 and above. We would like to acknowledge The City of St. Catharines Mayor, City Council and staff (past and present); Brock University President, faculty and staff; Infrastructure Canada and the Province of Ontario for project funding support; The Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Arts Presentation Fund); the Ontario Arts Council (Ontario Dances Program & Theatre Connects Program); Niagara Region (Niagara Investment in Culture) for their support of our season programming; the Niagara Centre for the Arts Task Force, PAC User Group and the citizens of St. Catharines-Niagara.