The Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts is a performance hall and sports museum in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is the primary performance venue for the annual Festival of the Sound summer classical music festival. The centre is named for Charles W. Stockey, an early and enthusiastic supporter and board member of the Festival of the Sound. Construction of the CAD$12.4-million centre was started in the spring of 2002 and the official opening took place in . Facilities The centre sits on a 1.5-hectare (3.5-acre) site on a peninsula where the Seguin River flows into Parry Sound on Georgian Bay and adjacent to the town's harbour area. The building has 2,500 square metres (27,000 square feet) of floor space. It includes a 480-seat music hall with acoustics by Artec Consultants and the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, celebrating the Parry Sound native and ice hockey legend Bobby Orr. The centre was designed to look and feel like a Georgian Bay cottage; wood is used extensively for structural and decorative purposes. References External links Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Parry Sound, Ontario Concert halls in Canada Ice hockey museums and halls of fame Event venues established in 2003 Museums established in 2003 Museums in Parry Sound District Sports museums in Canada Buildings and structures in Parry Sound District Tourist attractions in Parry Sound District 2003 establishments in Ontario