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SpU TH 8F <br /> 4 � <br /> , <br /> R R <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> September 7, 2012 <br /> Contact:Debra Johnson,Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-235-5853 <br /> THE MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RECEIVES <br /> PRIME SITE FACILITIES AWARD <br /> SOUTH BEND The Morris Performing Arts Center received the Prime Site Facilities <br /> Award for 2012. The award is given to North American convention facilities selected by <br /> meeting industry executives directly involved in site selection, i.e. association executives, <br /> meeting planners and tradeshow managers. This is the seventh consecutive year the <br /> Morris Center has received the award. <br /> "Morris staff are pleased to receive this national award of serving event clientele," said <br /> Dennis Andres,Director of Morris Performing Arts Center. <br /> The inscription on the award reads: <br /> "Your staff does an exceptional job of serving its events clientele, and your city and <br /> community should be proud of its accomplishments.Congratulations." <br /> Awarded by Pollstar,a national publication,has consistently ranked The Morris Center in <br /> the top 100 in the entertainment and facilities venue. Originally built in 1921,The Morris <br /> is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and completed a restoration and <br /> renovation process in 2000 with a state-of-the-art stage house and interior restored to its <br /> original vaudeville splendor. The theater hosts a wide variety of concerts,national <br /> Broadway touring musicals, symphony, dance, comedians,and is home to the South <br /> Bend Symphony Orchestra and Broadway Theatre League. Visit the Morris website at <br /> www.MorrisCenter.org for a full calendar of events and services. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING- 227 W.IEFFERSON BOULEVARD-SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261 FAx 574/235-9892 <br />