The Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium was opened April 1, 1968, and was designed by Kerr Cullingworth Riches Associates. Its first performance was a performance of Orff's Carmina Burana by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.
It was named in honour of Canada's recently completed centennial celebrations. It was part of a major redevelopment of Saskatoon's downtown following the closure of its CNR station; the project also saw the construction of the Midtown Plaza mall. In 2006 the centre underwent major renovation with funding from TCU Financial Group, giving it naming rights for 10 years as TCU Place Arts & Convention Centre.[3] In 2013, TCU renewed the naming rights until 2026.[4]
The Sid Buckwold Theatre, located within TCU Place is a 2,003 seat performing arts theatre. The theatre is home to the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and aside from hosting major arts performances and conventions, the venue alternates with Regina's Conexus Arts Centre as host of the Telemiracle telethons.
Future
A 2018 study recommended the construction of a new arena and convention centre in the downtown area to replace TCU Place and SaskTel Centre. Both venues were stated to be "quickly approaching their end-of-useful life" and not meeting standards in comparison to venues in equivalent markets, with TCU Place in particular "[falling] behind current industry standards for flexible/adaptable spaces, acoustics, exhibit spaces, kitchen service, and typical convention requirements".[5]
References
^"Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Media Announcement" (PDF). September 29, 2005. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
place, formerly, known, saskatoon, centennial, auditorium, square, foot, convention, arts, centre, saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada, situated, central, business, district, located, next, midtown, plaza, former, namessaskatoon, centennial, auditoriumlocation35, . TCU Place formerly known as the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium 1 is a 104 000 square foot 9 700 m2 convention and arts centre in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada Situated in the Central Business District it is located next to Midtown Plaza 2 TCU PlaceFormer namesSaskatoon Centennial AuditoriumLocation35 22nd Street EastSaskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaCoordinates52 07 43 N 106 40 04 W 52 12861 N 106 66778 W 52 12861 106 66778 Coordinates 52 07 43 N 106 40 04 W 52 12861 N 106 66778 W 52 12861 106 66778TypeConvention centrePerforming arts centerCapacity2 003 Main stage ConstructionOpenedApril 1 1968Expanded2006WebsiteTCU PlaceThe Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium was opened April 1 1968 and was designed by Kerr Cullingworth Riches Associates Its first performance was a performance of Orff s Carmina Burana by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra It was named in honour of Canada s recently completed centennial celebrations It was part of a major redevelopment of Saskatoon s downtown following the closure of its CNR station the project also saw the construction of the Midtown Plaza mall In 2006 the centre underwent major renovation with funding from TCU Financial Group giving it naming rights for 10 years as TCU Place Arts amp Convention Centre 3 In 2013 TCU renewed the naming rights until 2026 4 The Sid Buckwold Theatre located within TCU Place is a 2 003 seat performing arts theatre The theatre is home to the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and aside from hosting major arts performances and conventions the venue alternates with Regina s Conexus Arts Centre as host of the Telemiracle telethons Future EditA 2018 study recommended the construction of a new arena and convention centre in the downtown area to replace TCU Place and SaskTel Centre Both venues were stated to be quickly approaching their end of useful life and not meeting standards in comparison to venues in equivalent markets with TCU Place in particular falling behind current industry standards for flexible adaptable spaces acoustics exhibit spaces kitchen service and typical convention requirements 5 References Edit Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium Media Announcement PDF September 29 2005 Retrieved 2010 11 15 Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium The Canadian Encyclopedia The Historica Dominion Institute Retrieved 2010 11 15 About Us TCU Place 2007 Archived from the original on 2008 04 25 Retrieved 2008 05 11 French Janet 2013 05 24 TCU Place name lives on The StarPhoenix Postmedia Network Retrieved 2013 05 24 Deibert Dave 2018 03 19 New downtown joint use arena convention centre most practical profitable option report Saskatoon StarPhoenix Retrieved 2019 12 20 External links EditOfficial website This article about a Canadian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TCU Place amp oldid 1026709126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
