The Astoria Event Center opened 12/1/07. In a building that survived the Astoria fire of 1922, it has been restored with a motif that blends historic local charm with (built in) state of the art audio and visual systems.
The building also is home to The Shipyard Bar & Grill.
The AEC is a multipurpose room with great versatility. There is a balcony with theater seating for 60. There is a full bar with stools & plasma TV. The kitchen can feed up to 200 at a seating, 175 of those at tables. The floor can be arranged with any combination of cocktail tables, booths, banquet tables - round or rectangular. The dance floor & stage has computer controlled club style lighting. The audio/video system is fully built in with flying JBL arrays and QSC amp racks. Mixer inputs are built into the floor of the stage. The 10' video screen & audio system has full control either from the control booth in the rear (32 channel Mackie) or the stage in the front (16 channel Mackie). The room has hosted pro wrestling, both concert & club style live music, DJ music, themed parties, formal & informal dinner parties, poetry readings, fund raisers, weddings, receptions & reunions.