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Trustees discuss future of Concerts in the Park; lean to fund modest community grant this year and revisit program design next year
Summary
Staff reported Concerts in the Park have relied on small local donations and volunteer time; trustees discussed budgeting and marketing challenges and signaled support for providing remaining community grant funds to local organizers this year while redesigning the event model for 2026.
Staff told trustees that Concerts in the Park historically have been organized by volunteers and local promoters with town community-grant support rather than being town-run events. Staff noted promoters struggled to pay bands competitive rates, lacked dedicated marketing capacity, and had difficulty retaining acts who received higher-paying offers elsewhere.
Lauren said other resort towns report per-concert costs of $20,000–$35,000 and that Carbondale’s volunteer-run series operates on a substantially smaller budget. The memo attached to…
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