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WARD: Ward 3 / Councilmember Travis Lindley
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Approval of "The Secrets of Smyrna," a historical street theatre tour, hosted by the Smyrna Arts Council, showcasing some of Smyrna's citizen's of yesteryear and most interesting places. The tour is scripted and performed by Atlanta Theatre-To-Go and is proposed to take place on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The tour will consist of three 45-minute walking tours of various downtown locations and one street closure - Memorial Place between Church Street and Atlanta Road, adjacent to the Smyrna Cemetery.
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ISSUE / BACKGROUND: The Smyrna Arts Council is requesting permission for one street closing and approval for two days of street theatre on October 16 and 17, 2021 in the downtown, making use of Memorial Place, the Smyrna Cemetery, the pavilion across from City Hall as well as conduct three 45-minute guided walking tours each evening. This event was approved to take place in 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19/pandemic. The 2021 event is a first-time event in Smyrna, presented/managed by the Smyrna Arts Council, organized in conjunction with a professional theatre company (Atlanta Theatre-To-Go).
The Smyrna Arts Council has put considerable time into planning and proposing this first-time event, having consulted with the office of Community Relations and the City Administrator on dates and requirements/considerations relative to proposal and conduct of event. Each tour is proposed to have a maximum of 30 people (25 preferred) with tickets purchased in advance or on-site and plans to post as "sold-out" when maximum for each 45-minute tour is achieved. For more information on Atlanta Theatre-To-Go, visit their website at www.atlantatheatretogo.com. They are the creators of Alpharetta’s historic street theatre tour “Restless in Resthaven.” Additional event details follow.
Contacts: Smyrna Arts Council: Joan M. Stuart, President...
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