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Kirby Center
F.M Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is located at 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, on a site which was previously home of Comerford Movie Theater which was the flagship gem of the Michael E.

Comerford 45-theater chain located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and New York, built on August 18, 1938 replacing a bus terminal, a printing company, a stonecutter and a drug store.

The theater had the seating capacity of 2,000 patrons but in 1949, due to an anti-trust lawsuit, ownership of the Comerford Theater was transferred to the Penn Paramount Company and the building was renamed the Paramount Theater.

The economical breakdown forced Paramount to close its doors in late 1977 and it transferred to a new owner. In 1985 with the sheer luck of the town Albert Boscov, along with August L. Simms, and with the invaluable assistance of Fred M. Kirby II and the Kirby Foundation, put together a drive to raise the necessary $3.3 million for the acquisition and restoration of the theater.

With these vigorous efforts and the donations Paramount Civic Center was reopened on December 21, 1985. This project was launched, designed, and completed in nine months.

It was renamed the F. M. Kirby Center in honor of Fred M. Kirby I, the co-founder of the Woolworth's chain and a native of the Wilkes-Barre area.

Doors to the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts opened on Friday, September 19, 1986, to a gala performance of the American Ballet Theatre's premiere of its "Celebration Tour".

Kirby Center for the Performing Arts stands still with the mission; "strive to achieve this through a focus on PEOPLE, PERFORMANCE and PRESERVATION."

To accomplish its mission it has fostered the development of an appreciation of the arts in the community by promoting, producing and causing to be produced, theatrical productions, exhibits and other entertainment events that considered of having a beneficial impact upon the community.

The artist who has performed at Kirby Center are 98 Degrees, Connie Francis, Meat Loaf, Bryan Adams, Air Supply, Goo Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs, Clay Aiken, Paul Anka, The Backstreet Boys, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Chuck Berry, Michael Bolton, David Copperfield, John Denver, Tommy Dorsey, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Hall and Oates, Hanson, Faith Hill, Gregory Hines, Hal Holbrook, Bob Hope, Bruce Hornsby, Tom Jones, Kenny G, B.B. King, Debbie Reynolds, Joan Rivers, Victor Borge, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Mark Russell, David Sanborn, Santana, Jerry Seinfeld, Connie Stevens, Sesame Street Live, Jon Stewart, Styx, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Paul Taylor Dance Company Teatro Lirico, Moscow Ballet Company, Doc Severinson, D'Europa, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Steven Wright and many more.

The events occurring in this arena holds a broad spectrum ranging from grand opera to a cattle auction, from Broadway musicals to 18th Century dramas, from musicians to comedians, from ballet to acrobats and from magicians to ice skaters.

Beyond entertainment, the Kirby Center has hosted countless meetings, major political figures, religious ceremonies, graduations and numerous parties and weddings. The center is decorated in Art Deco style.

There is an ample space of parking available at several garages within walking distance of the center, and at meters along North Main & South Main Streets & Washington Street. Meters are free after 6:00PM.

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