The Machine Shop
Arts, Music and Events Venue
Booking now for 2015
With fantastically rich sound and sight-lines featuring sandstone walls, timbered ceilings and turn-of-the-century ironworks, the Machine Shop, originally built by Industrialist Francis H. Clergue to develop and maintain machinery for the fledgling Lake Superior Pulp and Paper Company, will open its doors June 1st 2015 as one of Canada’s most unique performance venues hosting the best in the arts, music and events.
• Concerts
• Conferences
• Lectures
• Exhibitions
• Banquets
• Weddings
• Office Space
• Studio Space
The
Venue
(705) 257-9658
Contact:
Alison Lynes
Programme Director
"The acoustics in the Machine Shop at Mill Square are phenomenal!"
Jan Vayne
World renowned pianist
Assembly Space
10,000 sqft.
Office & Studio Space
19,000 sqft.
Total Space
35,000 sqft.
“We’ve been to a lot of venues, but this place has vibe!”
Donnell Leahy
Canadian folk music legend
The Restoration
Between 2012 and 2013, the City of Sault Ste. Marie generously issued temporary permits to host a series of concerts and events. This enabled the Machine Shop to be tested as a venue from both a functional and economic standpoint and secured development opportunities required to fully restore and renovate the 1899 building as a leading Canadian performance venue.
The venue boasts over 10,000 square feet of assembly space, and is suited for a variety of functions inclusive of a commercial kitchen, instruction area, rehearsal and meeting spaces. The building will also be developed with over 19,000 square feet of creative office and studio space making it one of the most vibrant places in Northern Ontario to locate.
This is the second historically significant building set for restoration on the site, with the first being the new home of the Algoma Conservatory of Music, located in Francis H. Clergue’s historical 1895 North American Headquarters.
Gino Vannelli
Jan Vayne &
Martin Mans
Chef Lynn Crawford
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
Natralia Gala Dinner
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Past Events
The Opportunity
The Machine Shop Restoration will begin August 2014 with an opening date of June 1st, 2015.
The building is over 35,000 square feet with approximately 10,000 square feet allocated as the performance and event venue, and approximately 19,000 square feet being developed as creative office and studio space.
If you're interested in booking the venue or leasing office or studio space please contact us.
Alison Lynes
Programme Director
(705) 257-9658
Mill Square
+1 (705) 251-6776 ext.222 [email protected]
75 Huron St.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 5P4 CANADA
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