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Parks staff proposes combining concert series with Saturdays in the Park to boost attendance
Summary
Parks staff floated a "Pack the Park" idea to pair the summer concert series with the successful Saturdays in the Park events and explore alternate days, music themes and timing to improve attendance; committee gave staff direction to research further.
Parks staff proposed combining the summer concert series with the popular Saturdays in the Park events into a coordinated "Pack the Park" program aimed at increasing attendance and making the events more family-friendly. Eric, speaking for Parks and Recreation, told the committee that Saturdays in the Park currently draw "about 700 to a thousand people every Saturday," while summer concerts have been subject to weather and competing events in St. Louis.…
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