Park Theater cleared to book Sons of Del McCurry under $10,000 guarantee; advisory-board seats addressed

Joe Harvey, speaking as a Park Theater representative, asked the Parks & Recreation committee to approve a contract guaranteeing $10,000 for the touring bluegrass act Sons of Del McCurry, with an opportunity to earn an additional $2,500 if ticket sales exceed 450. Harvey said the theater has the money in its budget, plans a presale the following Thursday and a public onsale on Friday, and requested committee approval to announce the dates.

A motion to approve the contract was made, seconded and passed by voice vote. Harvey also updated the committee on facility improvements, saying concrete pillars had been poured for a new lift outside the loading dock to ease equipment handling, and reviewed a busy upcoming season that includes Tennessee Songwriters Week and tribute concerts.

The committee also considered advisory-board seats. Harvey said Christy Ross was prepared to serve another term while Jonathan Jones wished to roll off at his term’s end. The committee voted to appoint the new tourism director (referred to in the meeting as Miss Hooples) to the seat tied to the dissolved Tourism Development Board and to accept Christy Ross’s reassignment into Jonathan Jones’s former seat if the board confirms it.

Harvey closed with event and facility notes and thanked the committee for its support.