Raclin Murphy Encore Center

The 20,000-square-foot addition to the Morris Performing Arts Center includes additional lobby space, elevators and a “monumental” staircase. It also features a sensory room, a bar and lounge area, and the new Equity in the Arts space, which contains an office area and space for programming.

The South Bend Board of Public Works will meet to consider several major city projects, including the Raclin Murphy Encore Center and the demolition of the Rabbi Shulman Apartments.

The Morris Performing Arts Center is expanding, but extra parking spaces are not part of the expansion.

Mayor James Mueller says almost all of the planned Raclin Murphy Encore Center's projected $16 million cost will be paid for with private money