The Beachland Ballroom

The Beachland Ballroom & Tavern is an independent live music venue on Waterloo Road in Collinwood. Cindy Barber and Mark Leddy opened it on March 2, 2000, converting the old Croatian Liberty Hall and keeping its vintage details. It has two stages under one roof, the 500-capacity Ballroom and the intimate 148-capacity Tavern, plus a full kitchen, a patio, Sunday brunch and a vintage shop called This Way Out in the basement. The Black Keys, The Cramps, Guided by Voices and The White Stripes have all played there.

Barber was one of the founders of the Lakeshore Neighbors effort of the late 1980s that led to the Waterloo Arts District, and the Beachland still takes part in the district's flea markets and the Waterloo Arts Festival.