BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City will be opening a new Performing Arts Pavilion in Gary Keith Park in the next year. The newest improvement to the ever growing city will be located between Mohave High School and the existing Event Center where The Cornfest and many other annual events are hosted, just north of Civic Walkway off Marina.
Plans for the Pavilion began in earnest over a year ago and construction is expected to be completed by February of next year according to Olivia McCormick of Community Pride Advocates, the group behind the project and many others who have been improving the city since 2001 and who’s mission according to McCormick is to enhance the community through beautification projects.
The group has been integral in the development of Gary Keith Park including the massive flagpole, Civic Walkway, the Event Center area just north of that and now the Performing Arts Pavilion, and is host to the annual White Night in the Park fundraising event that has become a favorite annual event here in Bullhead.
Community Pride Advocates are also the folks behind the flags seen along Hwy 95, and throughout the city.
The group and city plan to host concerts, Shakespeare in the Park, and other performances at the new site, thus adding to Bullhead City’s already ample parks and recreation profile.
Gary Keith Park is already the site for many local favorite annual events such as the Kiwanis Cornfest, the Halloween Haunted House, Octoberfest, the groups signature event White Night in the Park in October, and the coming Pavilion will add to the annual lineup of events for all Bullhead City residents.
The new amphitheater was funded in part through donations from the city and tireless fundraising by Community Pride Advocates and many donors as well who have helped supply the materials necessary for the improvements as well as volunteering labor.
The group continue to seek funding for the completion of the Pavilion and McCormick stated that they will have a new website up soon for that purpose as well as future efforts.
The Pavilion is an open air design and will have both seating on the grounds in front as well as 2 side ramadas integrated into the stage with additional seating under the main ramada. The eventual plan is to be able to host performances on three separate stages at once such as the Bluegrass Festival, concerts and plays when completed.
Aside from the coming website and the annual fundraiser events, citizens businesses and groups are encouraged to make donations to Community Pride Advocates via direct contact with McCormick at ((928) 716-4143 and her Construction Committee Chairperson Catherine Rajaneimi at 928-715-3260).
Kane Wickham