Website summary: Located along the number seven train in Western Queens , The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC)presents vital high-quality programming intended to give a booming voice to the most diverse community in the world. Already a destination for internationally acclaimed music, dance, and theater acts; LPAC is quick developing into a scene for hot area talent. The innovative space grant program supports artists and companies from all five boroughs of NYC by providing them with space, technical assistance and administrative support. With multiple performance spaces and technical features that rival those of many theaters in Manhattan , The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City has found its niche within the city?s rich array of cultural resources. LPAC also serves the community by offering its facilities for rental to the public. The Mainstage Theatre was designed as a proscenium theater with a level of finish appropriate for formal, public presentations of the performing arts. The Little Theatre features a raised, thrust stage surrounded on three sides by 220 seats. Both theatres are served by a lobby, and box office facilities. 1 163