The District of Lake Country is hiring.
Lake Country council recently approved the addition of a cultural development coordinator position in the district. The new position will be responsible for the coordination of the community theatre, open air performances, public art supervision, cultural and heritage events, and working with various community organizations.
In a release, the district stated that the time is right to hire someone with the contracted Creekside Theatre manager, Horst Jassmann, retiring at the end of the year and with a burgeoning music scene including concerts held by the Lake Country Open Air Performance Society which could eventually become a municipal function.
In the revent 2015 community survey, seventy-five percent of respondents felt Lake Country should consider organizing destination events in the community and Mayor James Baker said it has become evident that a cultural development coordinator position would be a valuable one in Lake Country.
“We really appreciate the success that Creekside Theatre manager Horst Jassmann has made of the venue in coordinating performances and events at our local community theatre during his 16-year tenure,” said Baker. “Lake Country was a forerunner in community space sharing and efficiently using available resources when we made the arrangement to collaborate with the School District on that shared-used facility.”
The new position will be the first point of contact for arts and culture organizations in Lake Country and will work cooperatively with the Recreation and Customer Services Supervisor on the integration of arts and culture programs and events in the community.
Lake Country Open Air Performance Society co-founder Grant Lawrence said the society has had a great run of organizing free concerts in Lake Country parks, but volunteers are happy to hand over responsibility to the municipality.
“We’ve seen all aspects of support in the community grow over the past eight years for free open air concerts every summer, including performers, volunteers, sponsors, concession stands, community organization and people attending,” said Lawrence. “The volunteer board members are happy to turn over the responsibility for coordinating the summer Saturday evening performances in the parks to the municipality. We had a very dedicated group that worked hard to get this off the ground – a big thanks goes out to them. Having it overseen by a staff member will ensure that volunteers don’t get burned out and that the events continue for years to come.”
More details on the job posting are available at the district web site here.
