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Commission discusses expanding March Arts Festival with evening performances; city awarded Art-in-Parks grant
Summary
Commissioners discussed adding performing arts and evening programming to the March Arts Festival, noted a $5,000 sub-budget for performance was previously set, and staff said the city received an Art-in-Parks grant to fund four park-based arts events, including a community mural in Esperanza Park.
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission discussed expanding the March Arts Festival to include more performing-arts programming and evening events, and staff reported the city was awarded a state Art-in-Parks grant to support four art events in city parks, including activities at Esperanza Park.
Staff briefed the commission that when the budget was set the commission allocated a sub-budget for performing arts and that amount — referenced during the meeting as $5,000 — would be used to underwrite some performance opportunities during the festival. Staff said event logistics, including permit fees for the amphitheater and capacity issues, will factor into whether…
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