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Peoria
Arizona, United States · North America
About Peoria
Peoria sits on the route: 5 minutes from Sun City.
Peoria is in Arizona, United States, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sun City, about 4 km away.
The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts is a community theater and event space located in the historic Old Town district of Peoria, Arizona. The building houses two theaters. The venue was completed and a dedication ceremony was held on December 15, 2006, as a joint venture with the City of Peoria and the theaterRead more
company, Theater Works, who operates the building. The center would not officially open until February 2007 after Theater Works had moved in.
Received Best New Playhouse in 2008 by Phoenix New Times.
Best New Playhouse.
The facility was designed by Westlake Reed Leskosky and cost $13 million. Architectural Record
Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. The building's “dirty penny” colored roof is pure copper. When originally constructed the metal reflected too much sunlight that could be seen up to a mile away. The City opted to chemically accelerate the weathering process fix the issues it cause, particularly along Grand Avenue.
Events such as live theater, dance performances, concerts, comedy acts, kids events, puppet shows and much more. The building also houses a city art gallery in the lobby and hosts the Second Saturdays music series for the city, also using neighboring Osuna Park.
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Peoria is in Arizona, United States, about 4 km from Sun City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 190,985
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Arizona
- Timezone
- America/Phoenix
- Coordinates
- 33.5806, -112.2374
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