Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

The space is absolutely gorgeous!! I love being able to see the water from the lobby.

What an absolutely stunning space. Statebof the art equipment, acoustics and lighting. Right by the water. Perfect to catch a show, reverse or even host an event!

Great space for events. Nice space to study for students as well

Gorgeous building for the Arts. Right by the lake with a nice cafe inside. Very peaceful and quiet.

Unfortunately there are tradeoffs for the incredible views of lake Ontario, a wonderfully designed interior space and a some truly delicious food. (You won't be disappointed with the beef or the cheesecake)

I was there for a wedding with about 60 people and the night was beautiful weather-wise and we truly had a wonderful time despite the reasons listed below.

Apparently university students today are treated like they are petulant children so a number of degrading policies were put in place for the space even if it is not for students.

First off, the bar would not serve an actual shot of liquor, we were told they must be diluted with water or put on ice. Obviously asking for a double shot was off the table.

Just think about that concept for a second, you're at a wedding looking to do some shots with your cousins and you get told about this asinine policy.

Secondly standing by a table talking with your own family with a drink in your hand and your mask off was not allowed.

Thirdly the staff were incredibly rude about enforcing these policies, at one point a threat was made to call security on a group of people who had the audacity to speak to their family members while standing up.

We found out after the fact that apparently one of their supervisors was in attendance, which makes sense the workers had to do what they were told.

In my opinion that reflects poorly on the quality of supervision at this place. Threatening to call security on a wedding is simply an astounding thing to do.

We did our best to ignore these glaring flaws for an event space and still had an incredible evening.

The all glass wall design gives you unique waterfront view for Kingston and you certainly won't go wrong booking this place for your event

I just want the people to be aware that there are surprise drawbacks to an otherwise beautiful venue.