Marilyn Brewer Community Space General Information Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 Harbourfront Centre is an innovative, non- profit cultural organization creating events and activities of excellence that enliven, educate and entertain a diverse public. When our programming schedule permits, Harbourfront Centre also offers its facilities to corporations, non-profit groups, associations and professional performing arts groups for a multitude of events and activities. Our Mission: To nurture the growth of new cultural expression, stimulate Canadian and international interchange and provide a dynamic, accessible environment for the public to experience the marvels of the creative imagination. Venue Rental Rates: Venue available only after 4pm on weekdays- The Marilyn Brewer Community some exceptions can be arranged. Space is a bright, spacious, open-concept Venue Rental Rates consist of a daily rental venue located at the north end of York Quay fee plus charges for all required staff. Centre. The north wall is lined with large picture The Marilyn Brewer Community Space Rental windows looking onto Queens Quay West rate includes basic venue set up and strike. boulevard. The south walls are glass with a Rate includes the services of an Assistant view to Info Desk and the main entrance corridor Production Coordinator to a maximum of 6 to the Centre. hours. There is a charge for all other staff services. The Marilyn Brewer Community Space is suitable for wall and/or floor-mounted Rental rates and staff fees are available upon exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and trade request. fair-style exhibitions. Several festivals have Rates for non-profit, performing arts, cultural used the venue for quiet, intimate performances and community organizations are available such as puppetry and storytelling sessions, craft with the approval of the Harbourfront Centre activities, a marketplace, cooking Planning Director and CEO. demonstrations and café service. The venue is also used as a pre- and post-reception area for General Information: performances in the Brigantine Room and Studio Theatre. The space is not suitable for Venue Capacity: music or theatre performances with its close Standing: 200 proximity to the Info Desk and the main Concert-style: 175 lectures/demonstrations entranceways to the building. The use of audio- Cabaret-style: 100 to 150 visual equipment is difficult since the venue Wheelchair accessible. cannot be blacked out. Room Dimensions: Total Area: 2,120 sq. ft. (or) 236 m2. All rental requests are considered upon receipt Main (south) Area: 1,045 sq. ft. (or) 173 m2. of the completed Venue Rental Inquiry Form. Window-side (north) Area: 900 sq. ft. (or) The form is available for download on our 83 m2. website at www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Landing at Stairs: 175 sq. ft. (or) 16 m2. Completed inquiries should be faxed to the Portable Walls: 8 rolling wall units - 2’ x 4’ x Planning Department at 416-973-4859 or 9’ can be used independently or together as emailed to [email protected]. wall sections, dividers or exhibition space. Rental Inquiries: 416-973-4956 Harbourfront Centre [email protected] 235 Queens Quay West www.harbourfrontcentre.com Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8 1 of 3 Marilyn Brewer Community Space General Information Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 General Information (continued): Kitchenette: Includes prep counter, sink, fridge, convection oven and portable service/demo counter. There is no oven. Please see Additional Charges section. Exhibitions: All gallery-type exhibitions must be approved by the Visual Arts Coordinator and installed by our Gallery Technicians. The east wall is the exhibit wall. It is not wood- backed. Large wall-mounts are not possible, however, most standard paintings and photographs are fine. A variety of floor- standing display cases are available for Additional Services and Conditions: rental. Box Office Services: Harbourfront Centre operates its own in-house Required Venue Personnel: Box Office, which provides a computerized Harbourfront Centre will designate a ticketing system (Tessitura® Arts Enterprise Technical Director and Production Software) and full ticketing services through on- Coordinator to provide advance event site ticket outlets and telephone sales. All coordination. events requiring paid access are considered ticketed events, and must be ticketed The minimum staff requirement for most through the Harbourfront Centre Box Office. events is an Assistant Production Coordinator (APC) Events with Bar Meal Breaks: Services may require Front of House and/or As per Harbourfront Centre policy, should an Security Staff. Gallery-type exhibitions employee be required to work more than the require a Gallery Technician. Basic gallery minimum 4 hour call, the Harbourfront Centre talks, storytelling sessions or employee shall be paid by the Rental Group for demonstrations can be done without a an additional hour (above the numbers of hours Technician by using a portable Carry Voice worked) for or in lieu of a meal break. (based on availability). For more elaborate Split Shifts: events, i.e. using slide projectors or multi- Should a Harbourfront Centre employee work a channel sound, a Technician is required. split shift, defined as two (2) subsequent four (4) hour minimum shifts in one day with at least two Harbourfront Centre technicians are and a half (2.5) hours between shifts, the responsible for all in-house technical duties employee shall be paid by the Rental Group for including, but not limited to, sound system an additional hour (above the number of hours set up and operation, hang and focus of all worked) for, or in lieu of, a meal break. lighting instruments, and all rigging operations. Employment Standards: As per the Employment Standards Act, the The Assistant Production Coordinator is the following rules apply to all rentals: "Stage Management" contact for the venue. All employees must receive at least 11 The APC will facilitate artists' needs, food consecutive hours off between work days. and beverage requirements, the venue set Employees can only work more than 48 up, and supervise the Technical, Front of hours per week* by prior written House and Security staff at the event. agreement. All ticketed events must be ticketed Under no circumstance can any employee through the Harbourfront Centre Box work in excess of 60 hours per week*. Office. All employees must receive 1 day off per All staff calls are a minimum four (4) hour week*. shift. *a "week" is defined as Monday to Sunday. Rental Inquiries: 416-973-4956 Harbourfront Centre [email protected] 235 Queens Quay West www.harbourfrontcentre.com Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8 2 of 3 Marilyn Brewer Community Space General Information Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 Additional Services and Conditions Marketing and Media Relations: continued: Harbourfront Centre may be able to offer limited Staff Taxis: marketing and publicity support to performing Should a Harbourfront Centre employee be arts rentals. For most rentals, however, all required to work outside of the operating hours advertising and publicity are the sole of public transit, the Rental Group shall be billed responsibility of the Rental Group. All marketing by Harbourfront Centre for the cab fare to and publicity materials for the event are subject ensure the safe and timely arrival/departure of to approval of Harbourfront Centre (not to be the employee. unreasonably withheld). Equipment Rentals: Insurance: Harbourfront Centre maintains an excellent Harbourfront Centre requires that all Rental inventory of modern audio visual, sound and Groups have commercial general public liability lighting equipment in each of its venues. All insurance and third party liability insurance technical equipment and property inventory is against claims for property loss or damage, subject to change based on availability and/or bodily injury or death, in the amount of not less unavoidable breakdown. The Rental Group will than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00 CDN), be responsible for the cost of rental of all for the duration of their occupancy of the additional technical, audio-visual and additional facilities. A certificate of insurance, with equipment not in Harbourfront Centres Harbourfront Corporation (1990) named as an inventory or based on availability. additional insured, will be required. Exclusive Sponsors: Filming and Recording Harbourfront Centre’s programming is heavily Harbourfront Centre allows videotaping, filming dependent upon the generous support of or recording at any performance for the sponsors, some of which have exclusive on-site purposes of news reports, advertising or privileges. The Rental Group will not promote promotional broadcast no longer than two any sponsor which is in direct or substantially minutes in length with the permission and/or at direct competition with a Harbourfront Centre the request of the Rental Group. All other sponsor including, but not limited to: Enwave instances of filming and recording will be subject Energy Corporation, Pepsi Cola Bottling Group, to a separate permit to be negotiated and issued Good Humor Breyer’s, Natrel Dairy Products, by the Harbourfront Centre Filming Coordinator and Starbucks Coffee. The Rental Group will on behalf of the venue and Harbourfront Centre. provide Harbourfront Centre with a complete list of confirmed and potential sponsors for the event to ensure no conflicts exist. Current sponsors are as of June 2007, and