Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the David Lynch Foundation are presenting a Beach Boys concert Sept. 7.
By VICKI TILLIS Ledger news editor Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:49 PM CDT The Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors approved the use of the Fairfield Middle School grounds for a Beach Boys concert Sept. 7. According to superintendent Don Achelpohl, the two-hour concert will be presented on the fields west of the middle school the afternoon of Labor Day. "The grass is very solid there ... it used to be a dairy farm," he said. Achelpohl said concert organizers Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the David Lynch Foundation are paying a $500 fee. The organizers also plan to use the district's school buses and drivers to shuttle people from off-site parking to the concert. Achelpohl said the organizers will pay for the fuel and the overtime salaries of the drivers. Concert goers will not have access to the tennis courts or the middle school building. The promoters will have portable toilets available. The promoters also are providing security and guaranteeing no smoking and no drinking, said Achelpohl. They also will take care of all the clean up. The district's support groups, as well as the convention center and convention and visitors bureau, will have an opportunity to earn revenue by selling refreshments during the concert.
