HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-10-2016 - City Arts Commission - 04 Staff Report Performing Arts for Summer 2016RECOMMENDATION:
Staff submits the performers recommended by the Performing Arts Ad Hoc Subcommittee for the 2016
Concerts on the Green series, for City Arts Commission Approval.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Performance fees and sound engineering for 3 concerts totals approximately $19,000.00, to be
expensed from the City Arts Commission programming budget.
DISCUSSION:
The City Arts Commission presents live music on the Civic Green during the summer months. The
Performing Arts Ad Hoc Subcommittee recommends artists and genres to staff. Cultural Arts staff
identifies local performers who satisfy these recommendations. Staff evaluates live video and audio,
negotiates a fee with the performers, coordinates the use of the Green, and hires a sound engineering
contractor for the performances.
The performers for summer 2016 are:
• Hollywood Stones: This Rolling Stones tribute act has a large following in Southern California
and is scheduled to perform on the Green on Sunday, July 31.
• Rumors: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute is a Fleetwood Mac tribute band based in Los
Angeles who recreates the band’s 1974 to 1979 era. The date of their performance is Sunday,
August 21.
• Springsteen Experience: The Premier Tribute to the Boss is scheduled to play the Civic Green on
Sunday, September 11. Led by singer/guitarist Josh Schreiber, the group provides an uncanny
recreation of Bruce Springsteen’s varied career.
Pending City Council approval, the Performing Arts Ad Hoc Subcommittee is making tentative plans to
stage a concert by the Pacific Symphony in the Civic Green on Sunday, August 14. This matter will be
brought back with full details to the City Arts Commission for approval at a later date.
NOTICING:
This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at
which the City Arts Commission considers the item).
TO: Newport Beach City Arts Commission
FROM: Library Services Department
Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
949-717-3810, thetherton@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton
TITLE: Performing Arts for Summer 2016