Articles tagged with: grand opening

• GRAND OPENING: The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts at 15 Artists’ Common, Downtown St. Catharines

  Monday, September 21, 2015 | By Brock University

  The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of Dramatic Arts celebrated the grand opening of the new facility on Friday, September 18th, 2015.  Hundreds of people from the community were on hand to share the milestone. Below, we’ve collected some videos and news items from that event:

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  Read the article in the Brock News, complete with short video tours.

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  See this short report by TVCOGECO Niagara on the occasion of the Grand Opening Ceremony:

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  See the report “Brock celebrates new school in heart of the city” in the St. Catharines Standard, featuring two short videos about the school and Marilyn I. Walker:

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  Listen to the report about the new MIWSFPA facility’s grand opening from the The Brock News podcast Episode 1, one in a series of podcasts being produced at the University, showcasing interesting people, research and news. The segment on the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts can be found at cue 1:40 – 3:54. We’ve provided a clip here.

  

  Brock University ambassadors provided a tour of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts following the grand opening proceedings.

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  Categories: In the Media, News

• Downtown parking for MIWSFPA opening ceremony

  Thursday, September 17, 2015 | By Nikki Prudden

  

  (Source: The Brock News, Thursday, September 17, 2015 | by Kevin Cavanagh. Photo: A parking map for the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts grand opening.)

  Guests attending the opening of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts — which starts at 3 pm on Friday, Sept. 18 — should allow a minimum 15 minutes to find parking in downtown St. Catharines and walk to the school.

  Please note there is no parking at the Walker School campus, due to the temporary structure installed for the opening ceremony.

  However, there are numerous downtown sites that have hourly parking and are a short walk from the MIWSFPA.

  Use this legend for the accompanying map:

  1. Garden Park / Carlisle Street Garage — 71 Carlisle Street
  2. Garden Park Lot — 11 Garden Park
  3. St. Paul Street parking lot
  4. Ontario Street Parking Garage — 8 Ontario Street
  5. Market Square Lot — 50 Church Street, accessible from King or James Streets
  6. Central Library Lot — accessible from King or Carlisle Streets

  On the map, pedestrian access from St. Paul Street to the Walker School is designated by blue lines.

  Tags: 15 artists' common, downtown St. Catharines, grand opening, Kevin Cavanagh, map, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, parking, The Brock News
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