About SHOWPLACE
Mission Statement
Showplace Performance Centre is a not-for-profit organization that owns and manages a professional performing arts facility. We endeavor to improve access to a wide variety of cultural events for Peterborough and area residents, which enhances the quality of life for the community.
History
1992: Eighteen people meet to discuss the need for a professional centre for performing arts in Peterborough; Showplace Performance Centre is incorporated.
1994: Showplace is assigned $1.75 million in Canada / Ontario Infrastructure Funding; a capital campaign is launched.
1995: Showplace Performance Centre finds a home in downtown Peterborough, in the old Odeon theatre building.
1996: Showplace opens to rave reviews; the City supplies an interest-free loan for bridge financing.
1997: Showplace completes its first year of operation with a small surplus.
1998: A study shows that the economic impact of Showplace on the Peterborough area is $3 million annually.
1999: Showplace pays back the City loan.
2000: The campaign goal is exceeded by more than $20,000.
2001: Showplace Performance Centre is award a $179,000 dollar grant from the Federal Government for improvements and technical upgrades.
2002: Showplace Performance Centre expands to be known as Showplace Performance Centre, other expansions include a joint box office with the city, full service bar and lounge area and building front improvements.
Showplace Contributors
| Alfa Laval Agri | AON Inc | B.E.L. Rotary Club |
| Bank of Montreal | Bell Canada | Bernard Cahill Furs Inc. |
| Best Western Otonabee Inn | Bio Ped Foot Care Centre | Brant Office Supply |
| Bridgenorth Pharmacy | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Canadian Tire Corporation |
| Century Airline/Coach Lines | Consumers Gas | D.N.S. Real Estate Ltd. |
| Eaton Foundation | Endicott Fuels Ltd. | Fiddle Concert Association |
| Fisher Gauge Ltd. | Gallery On The Lake | Gardiner Foundation |
| General Electric Canada Inc. | George Lunan Foundation | Grand Gable Holdings |
| Holiday Inn | Howell, Fleming Barristers, Solicitor & Notaries | Hunter Charitable Foundation |
| J.P. Bickell Foundation | Jackman Foundation | Johnson & Johnson Medical Products |
| Kawartha Rotary Club | L.H.A. Pilkington Trust | Lakeview Bowl Ltd. |
| Lett, Smith Architects | Lombard General Insurance Company Of Canada | Matthews & Associates |
| McColl Turner, Chartered Accountants | McWilliams Moving & Storage | Milltronics Ltd. |
| Molson Companies | National Trust | Northland Bitulithic Ltd. |
| Peterborough Arts Centre | Peterborough Downtown BIA | Peterborough Foundation |
| Peterborough Suzuki School of Music | Peterborough Theatre Guild | Peterborough Volkswagen Ltd. |
| Purity Packaging | Quaker Oats Company of Canada | Raycroft Financial |
| Robertson Financial | Rotary Club Of Peterborough | Royal Bank of Canada |
| Royal Insurance | St. James Players | St. Peter's Social & Athletic Assoc. |
| Stern Ontario Theatres | Storey Pontiac | Sun Life of Canada |
| Swish Maintenance Ltd. | The Examiner | The McLean Foundation |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | Uptown Silk Shoppe Ltd. | Wellington Insurance |