F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts

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concert hall cultural venue historic building performing arts center theater

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is a historic theater and cultural venue in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, hosting concerts, theater productions, films, and community events.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts canonical	3
F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts	1
F.M. Kirby Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T905094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Context triple: [Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, hasCulturalVenue, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts]

A. Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts
The Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts is a historic cultural venue and theater complex that hosts concerts, plays, films, and community events in downtown Muskegon, Michigan.
B. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a major performing arts complex in Philadelphia that hosts concerts, theater, and other cultural events, and serves as the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
C. Marcus Performing Arts Center
The Marcus Performing Arts Center is a major performing arts venue in downtown Milwaukee that hosts theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
D. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is a major historic performing arts venue and cultural hub in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
E. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a landmark performing arts venue in Kansas City known for its striking modern architecture and hosting major music, theater, and dance performances.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Target entity description: The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is a historic theater and cultural venue in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, hosting concerts, theater productions, films, and community events.

A. Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts
The Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts is a historic cultural venue and theater complex that hosts concerts, plays, films, and community events in downtown Muskegon, Michigan.
B. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a major performing arts complex in Philadelphia that hosts concerts, theater, and other cultural events, and serves as the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
C. Marcus Performing Arts Center
The Marcus Performing Arts Center is a major performing arts venue in downtown Milwaukee that hosts theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
D. Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is a major historic performing arts venue and cultural hub in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, known for hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and community events.
E. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a landmark performing arts venue in Kansas City known for its striking modern architecture and hosting major music, theater, and dance performances.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert hall ⓘ cultural venue ⓘ historic building ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ theater ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Performing arts centers in Pennsylvania ⓘ Theatres in Pennsylvania ⓘ Tourist attractions in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
city	Wilkes-Barre ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	hosts community events ⓘ hosts concerts ⓘ hosts films ⓘ hosts theater productions ⓘ
hasAudience	local community ⓘ regional visitors ⓘ
hasType	indoor venue ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic theater ⓘ
locatedIn	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Luzerne County Pennsylvania ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ⓘ linked to: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States downtown Wilkes-Barre ⓘ linked to: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
name	F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ
shortName	F.M. Kirby Center ⓘ linked to: F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
usedFor	community cultural events ⓘ film screenings ⓘ live performance ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania → hasCulturalVenue → F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ

subject linked to: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts → name → F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ

F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts → shortName → F.M. Kirby Center ⓘ

linked to: F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts

City of Wilkes-Barre → hasCulturalAmenity → F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ

Wilkes-Barre → hasCulturalVenue → F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ