Music Center Rentals and Associated Fees

Equipment

  • 6’ Banquet Table (12): $2.50
  • 4’ Banquet Table (8): $2
  • 60” 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 (2 available): $35 each
  • Spotlights (APH only): $50 each
  • Video Screen/Projector: $250

Cleaning

  • Additional Cleaning as needed (over and above standard cleaning fee): $50/hour
  • Auer Hall Events: $300
  • Music Center Lobby Events: $100
  • Rhinehart Recital Hall Events: $100

Labor

  • Alcohol Liaison: $ 45/hour (4 hour minimum)
  • Audio/Lighting: $55/hour (4 hour minimum)
  • General Stage Hands: $25/hour
  • Box Office Staff: $ 25/hour
  • Overtime for all A/V, Alcohol Liaison, Audio/Lighting/Stage Hands, and Box Office Staff: after 8 hours is time and a half per hour ($ Rate x 1.5)
  • House Staff (House Manager, Ushers and Tickets Takers): Auer Performance Hall $ 225.00; Rhinehart Recital Hall $ 100.00
  • Security: $60 per hour as needed with a 4 hour minimum, as required by PFW policies. NOTE: All non-Department/Company-In-Residence events must have a minimum of one (1) security officer for every 500 persons in attendance.
  • Holiday Surcharge on Labor: +50%
  • Box Office: $200 one time setup fee.  Plus $1 per ticket surcharge.

Miscellaneous 

  • Merchandise Vendors: 15% of gross sales paid to Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • Damage Repairs: $ 50/hour + actual cost of materials
  • Holiday Surcharge on Labor: + 50%
  • Holiday Surcharge on Room Rental:  1/2 Day: $ 250.00; Full Day: $ 500.00
  • Removal of Equipment/Debris: TBD