Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis announced t the university will soon build a nearly $60 million Performing Arts Center and home for the Department of Music. More than $16 million in gifts and commitments have been received to date for the project. Located at the corner of University Avenue and Hester Street on the south side of the Stillwater campus, the building will feature an 1,100-seat performance hall, 222-seat recital hall, technology-rich rehearsal spaces and practice rooms, and an outdoor amphitheater. In addition, a new parking garage will be located on the southwest corner of the Performing Arts Center property.