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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, IL provides a space for the arts, offering a variety of exciting, personal, and interactive music experiences to enrich the local community. The center hosts a range of events including the Chandler Starr Miller Scholarship Competition and a diverse 2024-2025 Concert Season. For those interested in music education, Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center offers programs for both youth and adults. From the Art Song Project for vocalists to the Piano Performance Group for piano enthusiasts, there are opportunities to connect with peers, perform repertoire, and develop musical skills. Supporting Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, ensures the continuation of quality musical experiences. Donations are tax-deductible and help sustain the center's programs, educational outreach, and community initiatives. Joining as a volunteer, making a contribution, or attending fundraisers are ways to contribute and be part of this vibrant arts community. Generated from the website content

About The Rockford Theatre has its own entrance, box office and lobby facilities and is fully equipped with house lights, strip lights, a Steinway piano and a professional sound system. Acoustically, the Theatre is superb and provides an excellent location for piano concerts and acoustic guitar as well as many other types of shows. The history of the Rockford Theatre includes such notables as Ethel Barrymore, Will Durant, Ogden Nash, Hal Holbrook, Amelia Earhart, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Martha Stewart. More current usage includes Rodney Carrington, The Pink Floyd Lazer Show, Leo Kotke and Leon Redbone, live Theatre, lecturers, as well as beauty pageants, dance recitals, and classical musicians. For special events, the Theatre lobby can be expanded to accommodate larger receptions and rental of the Theatre can easily be expanded to include the onsite banquet facilities. The facilities can be used for dinners, receptions, fundraisers, artist events as well as other types of functions. It is easy to incorporate the balance of the facility to meet the needs of each type of show.