CPAC was built on the site of the Ritz Theatre, which opened in 1927 with actor
George Sidney in
Lost at the Front and four acts of live
vaudeville. The theater closed in 1965 and was used as a clothing factory and, in later years, as a bakery. Vacant by 2014, the theater was demolished in August 2017 after it was determined a new building would be required rather than restoration. The newly built, "state-of-the-art" venue opened in December 2021. ==Programming==