Muni Band Schedule Shrinks to 18 Concerts This Year; Here's Info From City Mgm't Memo
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(June 15, 2012) -- LB's Municipal Band 2012 concert schedule is now reduced to 18 performances, basically three and half week's worth of performances stretched to encompass five weeks starting July 5th and ending August 3rd (schedule below)
In 2011, there were 20 concerts. In 2010, there were 27. In 2009, there were 28. In 2008, there were 31 (and the concert schedule ran from June 24 to Aug. 15). The 103 year-old municipally (City Hall) funded band -- which includes a paid conductor and paid professional musicians -- receives less municipal funding than in prior years as Councilmembers confront cutting core services including police, fire and libraries. A May 21 memo from Parks & Rec Dir. George Chapjian to City Manager Pat West, which Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske received on June 12 and swiftly made public on her The management memo indicates that two of the band's usual four-per-week concerts (one in Whaley Park, the other in Los Cerritos Park) have been eliminated, citing the fact that July 4th this year falls on a Wednesday. That reduces this year's series from 20 to 18 concerts and brings the cost down to $295,600 to be covered as follows:
[text in memo footnote] * "Using historical data from the past several years, "Pass the Bucket" generated in excess of $2,700 per concert in 2011 and will be presented at each 2012 concert as "Keep 5 Alive" in reference to the need to raise enough funds to keep a 5 week series for the Band. Staff is confident that at least $48,000 can be raised during the 18 concerts, and supports using this toward the Port match as funds raised during the match period." Mr. Chapjian's memo indicates that in addition to any funds on hand at the end of the concert series, the Friends of the Municipal Band plans to conduct a fall series of concerts, begin a Membership Program and seek weekly sponsors for the 2013 Concert Series "to alleviate the need for sponsorships or City funding support." Below is this year's concert schedule. They all start at 6:30 p.m.
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