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Grand Hall: The Place for Senior Activities in Ocala, Florida

SummerGlen's Grand Hall is the place for fun, exciting senior activities of just about every description. Enjoy a community-wide dinner/dance, try your luck at bingo, or take in a special show. This state-of-the-art facility, which features some of the best senior events in Ocala, is the crowning jewel of SummerGlen Town Center.

This 8,000 square foot, beautiful new facility features full flexible meeting space (ideal for SummerGlen dances and other senior events), a stage with sound system and projection video system, a catering kitchen, multi-purpose conference room, and offices for the SummerGlen Homeowners' Association.

From groundbreaking in early April 2009, the Grand Hall was completed in just five months and is ready to host a variety of SummerGlen's senior events and activities, from formal dances to live shows and theatrical productions.

The SummerGlen Grand Hall features the following facilities & senior events:

• Seating for large groups in a variety of formats
• Large stage for speakers or special productions
• Backstage and storage areas
• Catering kitchen area with access to Residents Club kitchen for additional facilities
• Auxiliary meeting room
• Homeowner Association offices

View an enlarged floorplan of the SummerGlen Grand Hall.

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE NEW GRAND HALL

Maximum seating for senior social activities in the Grand Hall is approximately 550 people in theater style, or about 250 for dinner or other table seating events.

The Grand Hall is the "greenest" building ever constructed at SummerGlen with all fluorescent lighting, sealed and insulated attic for maximum energy efficiency, solar tubes to provide ambient daytime lighting, and many other features designed to save energy.

The Grand Hall's air conditioning system will utilize CO₂ sensors to control the amount of outside air needed to properly ventilate building, thereby saving on air conditioning when the building is less than fully occupied.

The Grand Hall will feature a 14' x 14' automated drop down projection screen and a state-of-the-art video projection system. This will allow for showing of movies and other presentations, plus will serve as a giant screen digital bingo projection board during various senior social activities. Learn more about SummerGlen's extensive list of fun senior activities - the best of its kind in Ocala, Florida!