Lesher Center for the Arts
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Lesher Center for the Arts is a major performing arts complex in downtown Walnut Creek, California, featuring multiple theaters that host theater, music, dance, and visual arts events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lesher Center for the Arts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2795930 — 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: Lesher Center for the Arts Context triple: [Walnut Creek, California, hasCulturalInstitution, Lesher Center for the Arts]
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A.
Purnell Center for the Arts
Purnell Center for the Arts is a performing and visual arts complex at Carnegie Mellon University that houses theaters, studios, and classrooms for the School of Drama and related arts programs.
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B.
Collins Center for the Arts
The Collins Center for the Arts is a major performing arts venue on the University of Maine campus that hosts concerts, theater, and cultural events.
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C.
Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Shea’s Performing Arts Center is a historic theater and major performing arts venue in downtown Buffalo, New York, known for hosting Broadway productions, concerts, and other live events.
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D.
State Theatre Center for the Arts
The State Theatre Center for the Arts is a historic performing arts venue in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
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E.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Carpenter Performing Arts Center is a professional performing arts venue on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, hosting theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
- 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: Lesher Center for the Arts Target entity description: Lesher Center for the Arts is a major performing arts complex in downtown Walnut Creek, California, featuring multiple theaters that host theater, music, dance, and visual arts events.
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A.
Purnell Center for the Arts
Purnell Center for the Arts is a performing and visual arts complex at Carnegie Mellon University that houses theaters, studios, and classrooms for the School of Drama and related arts programs.
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B.
Collins Center for the Arts
The Collins Center for the Arts is a major performing arts venue on the University of Maine campus that hosts concerts, theater, and cultural events.
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C.
Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Shea’s Performing Arts Center is a historic theater and major performing arts venue in downtown Buffalo, New York, known for hosting Broadway productions, concerts, and other live events.
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D.
State Theatre Center for the Arts
The State Theatre Center for the Arts is a historic performing arts venue in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
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E.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Carpenter Performing Arts Center is a professional performing arts venue on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, hosting theater, music, dance, and other cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts center
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theatre complex ⓘ |
| architecturalType | modern performing arts complex ⓘ |
| category |
Theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Tourist attraction in Contra Costa County, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName | Walnut Creek Civic Arts Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ theatre ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasBoxOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
art gallery
ⓘ
community arts center ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
George & Sonja Vukasin Theatre
ⓘ
Hofmann Theatre ⓘ Margaret Lesher Theatre ⓘ Ruth Bancroft Garden Room ⓘ lobby gallery spaces ⓘ |
| hosts |
art exhibitions
ⓘ
classical music concerts ⓘ comedy shows ⓘ dance performances ⓘ jazz concerts ⓘ regional theatre productions ⓘ touring performances ⓘ youth theatre productions ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Contra Costa County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek, California ⓘ downtown Walnut Creek ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lesher family ⓘ |
| numberOfTheatres | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
City of Walnut Creek
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linked to:
Walnut Creek, California
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| ownedBy |
City of Walnut Creek
ⓘ
linked to:
Walnut Creek, California
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| primaryTheatreSeatingCapacity | approximately 785 ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Walnut Creek BART station ⓘ |
| serves |
East Bay communities
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lesherartscenter.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lesher Center for the Arts Description of subject: Lesher Center for the Arts is a major performing arts complex in downtown Walnut Creek, California, featuring multiple theaters that host theater, music, dance, and visual arts events.
Referenced by (1)
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