Music Center
special events
About the Music Center.
Designed to serve the university and the community, this visually exciting building was created with glass-prismed piano studios, a conference room, and lobbies. The center is filled with teaching studios, rehearsal spaces, and practice rooms that are acoustically isolated and calibrated, meaning that multiple programs can occur at the same time without interfering with each other.
Auer Performance Hall
The Auer Performance Hall is an acoustic masterpiece that can accommodate productions both large and small.
Stage
51 feet wide by 39 feet deep
Capacity
1,500 people
Rental Rates
- Half Day (three–six hours): $1,450
- Full Day (6–12 hours): $1,850
- Additional Hours: $150
Rhinehart Recital Hall
The recital hall is an excellent venue for events with smaller production requirements.
Stage
30 feet wide by 24 feet deep
Capacity
240 people
Rental Rates
- Half Day (three–six hours): $600
- Full Day (6–12 hours): $850
- Additional Hours: $125 each
Auer Lobby
Ideal for receptions, gatherings, and galas, the Auer Lobby can be transformed for your event.
Capacity
- 150 people (seated dinner)
- 200 people (social mixer without seating)
Rental Rates
- Five Hours: $525
- Additional Hours: $100 each
Conference Room
This space offers a bird’s-eye view of the beautiful Purdue Fort Wayne campus. Floor-to-ceiling windows on the southwest side of the room allow natural light to bathe the conference room, but window shades are also available.
Available Technology
- 85 inch LED TV with computer
- Two large whiteboards (markers not supplied)
- Wireless network access (guest user account required)
- Credenza for displaying literature or refreshments
Rental Rates
- Half Day (three–six hours): $50
- Full Day (6–12 hours): $100
Note: The room may be reserved, at no charge, by Purdue Fort Wayne faculty and staff for department-related use.
Choral Rehearsal Room
Capacity
80 people
Rental Rates
- Half Day (three–six hours): $175
- Full Day (6–12 hours): $300
- Additional Hours: $50
Instrumental Rehearsal Room
Capacity
75 people
Rental Rates
- Half Day (three–six hours): $175
- Full Day (6–12 hours): $300
- Additional Hours: $50
Rental Items and Fees
- Six-Foot Banquet Table (12): $2.50
- Four-Foot Banquet Table (8): $2
- 60-Inch Round Banquet Table (8): $3.50
- Cocktail Table (adjustable height) (12): $3.50
- Chairs (Black, Wooden, Folding) (60): $1.75 each
- Easels: $7.50
- Podium: $15
- Grand Piano: $135
- Piano Tuning: $115
- Stanchions (set of two posts and one velvet rope): $4
- Catering Kitchen Access: $75
- Star Dressing Rooms (two available): $35 each
- Spotlights (APH only): $50 each
- Video Screen and Projector: $250
Cleaning
- Auer Hall: $300
- Auer Lobby: $100
- Rhinehart Recital Hall: $100
- Additional Cleaning (exceeds standard cleaning efforts): $50 per hour
Labor
- Alcohol Liaison: $45 per hour (four hour minimum)
- Audio/Lighting: $55/hour (4 hour minimum)
- General Stage Hands: $25 perhour
- Box Office Staff: $25 per hour
- Overtime (after initial eight hours): Standard rate at time and a half (for all staff)
- House Staff (house manager, ushers, and tickets takers)
- Auer Performance Hall $225
- Rhinehart Recital Hall $100
- Security: $60 per hour (four hour minimum)*
*All non-PFW or company-in-residence events must have a minimum of one security officer for every 500 persons in attendance.
- Merchandise Vendors: 15% of gross sales paid to Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Damage Repairs: $50 per hour plus actual cost of materials
- Holiday Surcharge on Labor: Additional 50 percent
- Holiday Surcharge on Room Rental: $250 (half day), $500 (full day)
- Removal of Equipment/Debris: TBD
Policies and Guidelines
Policies and Guidelines
See the rental policies and guidelines for all the details.