Krider Performing Arts Center (KPAC) is an auditorium located in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States. It is attached to Paris Elementary School, which frequently utilizes the facility.

Venue: Krider Performing Arts Center
Town: Paris, US

Krider Performing Arts Center (KPAC) is an auditorium located in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States. It is attached to Paris Elementary School, which frequently utilizes the facility. KPAC features a full stage with curtains, a backstage props room, a green room, a piano room, a sound booth, a catwalk, and a lobby with a ticket counter. The auditorium has a seating capacity of approximately 500 to 600 people. The Krider Center is available throughout the year for musical, dance, and theatrical performances, as well as conferences, seminars and church meetings. Aside from the frequent use by the elementary school, the city also uses KPAC. Professionals and other traveling groups have graced the auditorium, usually drawing more crowds than locally sponsored programs, though both types' audience turn-outs don't always depend on the performer(s). Paris city schools (grades pre-school through eighth) have free in-school music programs that use KPAC for general music, strings, and band concerts. It also hosts various both profit and non-profit groups throughout the year. Because the auditorium has the sound booth and stage, musical and promotional groups also book appearances. Recently, community churches have taken short residency on Sundays. Since the accommodations and services at KPAC are relatively convenient for the area, the auditorium is popular among the region. The Krider Center is used yearly for theatrical purposes, too. KPAC holds auditions for a program called Krider Idol, a semi-mock of the popular TV show American Idol. Only the most talented youngsters are chosen to perform. On the night of the competition the contestants are eliminated by the judges until there is only one left. They also have a summer theater workshop called Children's Theater and a winter one called Winter Workshop, founded winter 2007. For a small fee, the enrolled students spend several weeks during the summer and/or winter in which instructors both direct and teach the st