Nanaimo Entertainment Centre
40 Nicol Street,
Nanaimo,
BC
V9R
40 Nicol Street,
Nanaimo,
BC
V9R
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Previously operated by: Caprice Showcase Theatres
Functions: Live Performances
Previous Names: Caprice Theatres, Criterion Cinesave
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Opened in November 8, 1979 as the twin-screen Caprice Theatres with “The Muppet Movie” and “Hot Stuff”. It closed on June 15, 2000, then reopened as the Criterion Cinesave, a discount cinema showing second-run movies, on November 24 that year.
It went dark again in 2002, then was acquired by new owners, renovated (with the theatre seats removed) and turned into a live venue as the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre, which reopened on October 24, 2012.
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This page, from the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre’s official website shows the floor plans of the two former theaters. Here is an interior photo of one of the auditoriums before the seats were removed and the floor leveled. There is a picture on this webpage of one of the auditoriums undergoing renovation.
This opened on November 8th, 1979. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Found on Newspapers.com