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Art/Culture/Theaters
South Bend/Mishawaka embraces the visual and performing arts with a variety of arts and entertainment opportunities throughout the year.
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Battell Community Center
904 North Main Street
Mishawaka, IN 46545
574.258.1667
Web site: www.MishawakaCity.com/BattellCenter.asp
Whether you are looking to enhance your mind, body or spirit, Battell Community Center has something for you. Yoga, Tai Chi, Exercise Classes, Art, Music, Entertainment and more! Check the Web site for a full listing of classes and activities.
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Broadway Theatre League
102 West LaSalle Avenue, Suite 101
South Bend, IN 46601
574.234.4044
Web site: www.broadwaytheatreleague.com
National touring Broadway shows! The season typically runs from September through June. Visit the Website for upcoming performances.
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Morris Performing Arts Center
211 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9190
Web site: www.morriscenter.org
Experience this historic landmark, originally built in 1922 as a vaudeville house. Through the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, guest artists such as Amos and Andy, Houdini, Imogene Coco and even Frank Sinatra performed at the Morris. The Morris even hosted the world premier movie “Knute Rockne: All American” starring Ronald Regan, Rudy Vallee, Bob Hope and Kate Smith in 1940. The theatre underwent a complete restoration and renovation in the late 1990’s and open in 2000 with a brand-new, state-of-the-art stage house and interiors restored to their original splendor.
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Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574.284.4625
Web site: www.saintmarys.edu
The Moreau Center for the Arts, located on the Saint Mary’s College campus, is home to two theatres and three art galleries, all open to the public. The biggest musical and theatrical acts perform in O’Laughlin Auditorium, with continental seating for 1,300 people. At the time of its construction in 1956, O'Laughlin was considered one of the finest and most modern college theatres in the country. It remains one of the city's finest cultural venues.
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The Snite Museum of Art
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574.631.5466
Web site: www.nd.edu
The Snite Museum of Art features collections that place it among the finest university art museums in the nation. Containing more than 21,000 works, The Snite’s collection represents many of the principal cultures and periods of world art history.
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South Bend Civic Theatre
701 Portage Avenue
South Bend, IN 46616
574.234.1112
Web site: www.sbct.org
South Bend Civic Theatre is the oldest, continuously- operating community theatre company in the South Bend-Mishawaka area. Founded in 1957, it has staged most of its productions since 1968 at The Firehouse, a local historic landmark located at 701 Portage Avenue, in the city's historic Park Avenue neighborhood. The South Bend Civic Theatre each year places a special emphasis on presenting a balance of production genre: small-set, intimate comedies, dramas, mysteries, musicals, generally contemporary, and at least one revival of an American theatre classic. Programming each year includes six Mainstage Season productions, seven Studio Season productions, three Children's Season productions, a program of Children's Classes in the fall, spring, and summer, and at least two productions each year with a minority-oriented theme and cast.
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South Bend Regional Museum of Art
120 South St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9102
Web site: www.sbrma.org
Exhibitions at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art focus on contemporary and historical American art, especially from the Midwestern region.
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South Bend Symphony Orchestra
127 North Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.232.6343
Web site: www.southbendsymphony.org
Music lovers can enjoy concerts by the region's finest Symphony, led by Maestro Tsung Yeh. The 2006-2007 season promises to be filled with powerful music and inspiring guest artists. Let the Music Take You to a performace of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Copland’s Lincoln Portraitinhonor of Veteran’s Day which will feature former Governor Joe Kernan. Special performances by world renowned guest soloists include Nathan Gunn, Arturo Sandoval and Craig Schulman!!!
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Southold Dance Theater
914 Lincolnway West
South Bend, IN 46616
574.233.9841
Web site: www.southolddance.org
Southold Dance Theater is the regional training company dedicated to dance excellence and the only dance organization in the region to offer a pre-professional track of study for the serious dance student. As the resident dance company at the Morris Performing Arts Center, Southold enriches its audience with high standards of performance. The community's showplace for the arts is home to Southold's concert season of dance performances. From the classics of the ballet repertoire to provocative works in modern dance, Southold Dance Theater is committed to presenting high quality performances that inspire and awe its audiences.
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