A new era of the Door Community Auditorium is on the horizon. Earlier this week, the DCA announced the public phase of its ENCORE! Fundraising Campaign. The goal is to construct a new multi-purpose space across the street from the DCA, temporarily known as The Annex. In a past life, the site was the home to a restaurant before community funding allowed the DCA to tear down the building last year and use it for parking. Once built, The Annex will allow the DCA to expand its offerings to include indoor and outdoor performances, music practice rooms, a full catering kitchen, and more. It will also allow the DCA to host salon-style or cabaret concerts, chamber and jazz concerts, lectures, and more. DCA executive director Cari Lewis said, “We are so excited to enrich what DCA already offers and, most of all, to deepen the community connection that can happen in Fish Creek.”

Groundbreaking is set to occur later this year, with the building’s opening slated for 2025. You can donate to the DCA's efforts by clicking this link.