Rehm Performing Arts
2007 Summer Concert Schedule
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June 14, 2007, 7 pm |
Clinton Community Band -- Band Music |
| June 21, 2007, 7 pm | Tailor Made Classics -- Doo Wop |
| June 28, 2007, 7 pm | Phil Dirt and The Dozers -- 50's and 60's |
| July 1, 2007, 2
pm SUNDAY MATINEE |
Celebration Singers -- Patriotic Music |
| July 5, 2007, 7 pm | Special Request -- Variety |
| July 12, 2007, 7 pm | Terry Lee Goffee -- Train of Love, A Tribute to Johnny Cash |
| July 19, 2007, 7 pm | Macaw -- Island Music |
| July 26, 2007, 7 pm | Tina Bergmann & Bryan Thomas -- Neo-Traditional Music on Hammered Dulcimer and Base |
| August 2, 007, 7 pm | 13th Annual Community Coffeehouse Jam -- Variety of Amateur Performers |
The Rehm Gazebo bears the name of Leonard and Dorothy Neff Rehm, whom graciously made a bequest to the park to be used at the City's discretion. At that time, it was felt by Mayor Howard Wade and Safety-Service Director Peter Guster that a performing arts pavilion was needed in the community. A planning committee was formed, and they researched several outdoor amphitheater type constructions already in existence. The total cost of the pavilion was $147,000 with funds coming from the initial donation of $35,000 from the Rehms and the remaining funds paid for by the City through its capital fund.
The Rehm Performing Arts Gazebo was officially dedicated on July 3, 1987. It has served as a location for many summer weddings, as a theater stage, a podium for speeches, and every summer it serves as the location for free concerts in the park on Thursday evenings. Originally, concerts at the park were paid for with 40% of the funds obtained through Music Performance Trust Funds, and the remaining 60% of the fees coming from donations. The initial concert fees for the summer of 1987 totaled approximately $2,000 in comparison to the estimated cost of $10,000 in 2007. However over the last several years, the summer concerts have been entirely funded through donations from businesses, industries, organizations, and individuals.