SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The City of South Bend will be celebrating the grand opening of the Raclin Murphy Encore Center with grand opening events starting on Jan. 10 through Feb. 7.

The events are as follows:

• Jan. 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center: Black ash-community basketweaving experience led by Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Nation members. This event is free to the public, but limited spots are available.
• Jan. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Joseph County Public Library Auditorium and Ballroom: Guest speaker Gary Edwin Robinson presentation and reception. Admission is free to the public.
• Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. in the Raclin Murphy Encore Center lobby: High school and college student open forum and presentation with Gary Edwin Robinson.
• Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Equity in the Arts Center: Gary Edwin Robinson and art leaders to host symposium focusing on the topic “Representation in the Arts… Is What you See What You Get.” Admission is free to the public.
• Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center: The Morris will host a concert with Grammy Award winner and local resident, October London, and international artist and local resident Micki Miller.

The City of South Bend will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Raclin Murphy Encore Center’s grand opening on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. A Community Open House will take place later that afternoon beginning at 5 p.m. at the Morris’s Equity in the Arts Center, which will feature live music, a cash bar, concessions, and an open gallery of art exhibitions presented by local fashion designer Brittany Richey, founder of B. Rich Customs.

You can find more information and register for events here.

For tickets to the October London and Micki Miller concert at the Morris Performing Arts Center, please visit morriscenter.com/event or visit the Morris box office.