The Ordway's new, state-of-the-art Concert Hall was opened to the public on Sunday, March 1, 2015. The festivities began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, speeches and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman declaring March 2015 to be Rock the Ordway Month. Remarks were given by Gov. Mark Dayton, Rep. Alice Hausman, Target spokesperson Angie Jenks, John G. Ordway III and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.