10/16/2024 - Meeting Materials (2) Performing Arts Program 2024
Living Traditions Presents
Busker Fest/Acoustic Music Stroll
Twilight Concert Series
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• 116 total artists served, 13 groups
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Goals for 2025
Festival:
Increase artist pay
• Improve on language accessibility
Build upon repeat volunteer base
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Mondays in the Park:
. Adjust planning timeline
'� . improve marketing
Busker Fest
Acoustic Music Stroll
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0 7500 in 2023
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113 total artists served, 5o acts
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Increases awareness of busker
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Acoustic usicStroll
• Approx. 125o attendees in 2024 (2 strolls)
0 1900 in 2023 (4 shows)
0 80o in 2022 (2 shows)
• 36 artists served, 20 acts
• Activates programming in Westside
neighborhood
• 25/ of artists were from the West Si I
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FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES MORE INFO AT BUSKERFESTSLUOM
Goals for 2025
0 Increase artist pay
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Restroom availability
Twilight Concert Series
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..' Sold out 3 of the 6 shows
• 18 total bands across 6 shows
0 12 female-fronted
o 9 represented people of color
0 3 acts featured front-persons
who identify as LGBTQ+
0 Improved accessibility info and
practices
0 Relationships with local businesses
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Tickets sold 7,158 6,594 4,565 7,658 10,223 7,580 43,778
Validated 6,609 4,313 2,790 5,974 8,155 5,739 33,580
Percentage 92% 65% 61% 78% 80% 76% 77%
'rwilight Concert Series
0 What we learned about Library Square:
o Better visibility for audience
- = o Larger capacity and ability for revenue
o Heaat was an issue. In 2025 we would
focus on beginning or end of the season
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Goals for 2025
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• ImUrove VIP section at Library Square
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