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Council reviews $20,000 artist agreement for Peace, Love and Unity festival
Summary
Council discussed Resolution 34 to authorize an agreement with Dre Shaw Entertainment Group to secure an artist (identified as Keke Wyatt) as the festival headliner for an amount not to exceed $20,000; members asked for details about the performer and funding source but no final vote was recorded.
At the March 10 City of Chester deliberative meeting, council discussed Resolution 34, which would authorize an agreement with Dre Shaw Entertainment Group to provide a headliner artist for the City’s Peace, Love and Unity Festival in an amount not to exceed $20,000.
A council member asked who Dre Shaw Entertainment Group is and what the $20,000 would cover. A staff member said the group is the booking agent and management company for artist Keke Wyatt and that the $20,000 figure is “all in” for the artist, including flights, hotel and travel; the city would provide ground transportation and food on the day of the event. The staff member said the $20,000 would be paid from the festival budget, which the city set at $25,000 during the prior budget season.
Council members compared the price to other artists discussed during planning; the staff member said offers from other acts were significantly higher and that Keke Wyatt was secured at a lower all-inclusive fee. The staff member added the event is planned for downtown at City Hall in September and will include local Chester artists and vendors in addition to the headliner.
Council did not take a recorded vote on the resolution at the March 10 meeting; the item was placed on the agenda for final passage but no formal action is documented in the transcript.
