Inside the hall on Lake Drive today: a long open room with wood walls and a lit window at the far end

The Space

A hall with room for everything.

This is the space today.

The hall today

Picture it

How it could look.

Early concept renderings to help picture the room in use: a film night, a concert, an art class, a holiday party. They are sketches, not final plans.

Concept renderings. The final design will change.

One room, two modes

A theater at the push of a button. An open floor at the next.

Telescoping seats fold the whole room in or out. Rows rise up for a film or a show, with a full screen and sound system. Then they slide back and stack against the wall, and the floor is clear for a market, a dance or a dinner.

Telescoping seats extended in tiers — The kind of telescoping seating we're planning. It goes from seated venue to open floor in about 30 minutes.

Rows of retractable theater seats — The kind of telescoping seating we're planning. It goes from seated venue to open floor in about 30 minutes.

Theater modeRoom for about 140 seats, plus couches up front. For movies on the big screen with full sound, plays, concerts and talks.Open floor modeThe seats fold away against the back wall. For standing concerts, festivals, the winter farmers market and big dance classes.

Tap the button or the drawing to switch modes. It takes about 30 minutes in real life.

Inside the building

Walk through the floor plan.

Switch floors, tap a room to see what it's for, and try a few setups in the main hall, from movie night to the winter farmers market.

Try it

Rearrange the main hallTap a setup to see how the same room changes.

Open floor. Seats folded away and the whole floor clear for dances, fairs, big classes and anything that needs room.

Swipe sideways to see the whole building →

Tap or hover any room

Two floors, one flexible building

The lobby gallery, kitchen and main hall on the ground floor, with the rooftop patio, lounge, upstairs rooms and balcony overlook above.

Main hall & balconyLobby, lounge & hallsFlex & workshop roomsKitchen, storage & restroomsOutdoor

Concept layout for planning, drawn to approximate scale. Final room uses are still being decided.

Built for lasting experiences.

Film

A micro movie theater, reimagined.

New releases, classic double features, film festivals and local premieres in a small, comfortable cinema, with real popcorn and a nod to this building's movie-house past. And it's a phone-free room: no texting, no filming, just the movie. It's a rule we'll hold onto kindly and firmly.

On stage

A stage for everything.

Dance, theater, stand-up, live podcasts, panels and talks. If it needs a stage and an audience, it has a home here.

Music

Live music, up close.

Concerts, candlelit quartets, singer-songwriters, DJ nights and dance parties.

Immersive art

Art you can step into.

Hands-on, interactive experiences like paint-throw parties, glowing light installations and pop-up art nights. Come ready to make a mess, and make a scene. Out front, the lobby doubles as a rotating gallery for local artists, with opening-night parties where you can meet them and take a piece home.

Move or tap to splash paint

Food and drink

Good food, good company.

Chef dinners, cooking classes, wine and beer tastings, cocktail parties and casual community suppers. From laid-back to dressed-up.

Markets and fairs

Shop local, all year.

A warm, dry winter home for the farmers market when the outdoor season ends, plus holiday markets, craft and makers' fairs, artist markets, vintage and flea markets, night markets and plant swaps, where local makers and growers can sell their work.