Politics & Government
Kickoff Announced for New Amphitheater for Performing Arts at Marion's Lowe Park
Officials are holding a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Klopfenstein Amphitheater for the Performing Arts at Lowe Park, 4500 10th St., on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m.
A project to build a new performing arts amphitheater in Marion will kick off with a ceremony this week.
Officials are holding a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Klopfenstein Amphitheater for the Performing Arts at Lowe Park, 4500 10th St., on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m.
The $1.7 million project is being built with fundraising and support at the local, county and state level.
The project should be complete by the end of this year with first performances in spring 2014.
The amphitheater will be situated north of Lowe Park’s Arts and Environment Center.
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The amphitheater and sculpture trail project grew out of the Marion Chamber’s Imagine8 community visioning process initiated in 2008. When complete, the amphitheater will feature a 50-foot wide stage that has an oak leaf-like sculptured canopy and an art sculpture trail. A scale model of the stage is currently on display in the lobby at Marion City Hall.
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