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Lesher Center lays out strategic plan gains, marks 35th anniversary year with expanded festivals and partnerships
Summary
Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association reported growth in audience, new productions and partnerships, a unified brand and a marketing team, and plans for a busy 35th anniversary season including SF Jazz, Improv and Diwali festivals, and capital upgrades.
The Lesher Center for the Arts reported audience growth, expanded programming and new partnerships at the Walnut Creek City Council meeting May 20, 2025, and invited the public to a year of anniversary events.
Carolyn Jackson, Lesher Center general manager and interim arts and recreation director, told council the center implemented recommendations from a strategic plan adopted in 2022. Jackson said the center shifted from being primarily a rental venue to presenting national and international artists, launched the Lesher Center in Your Neighborhood outreach program, established a marketing department and unified branding across the Lesher Center and its nonprofit partner, the Diablo…
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