ALPHARETTA, Ga. — At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Alpharetta Cultural Arts Commission approved a revised application and guidelines for temporary public performances in downtown pocket parks.
Previously, the city permitted temporary performances at four locations throughout downtown Alpharetta. The new application allows performances in the alley between Smokejack and the Berkshire Hathway building on South Main Street, as well as within 15 feet of the Oliver-Waters-McCollum Warehouses marker on Milton Avenue and Old Roswell Street.
With the revisions, applicants will pay $60 for a permit, a $10 increase from the previous price. Half of the cost goes toward the nonrefundable application fee, and the remaining $30 covers the performer’s badge if the application is approved.
Previously, performers would wear their permits on a lanyard. Under the new guidelines, the permit will be attached to a tip box. Alpharetta Cultural Services Manager Kim Manning said the new permit style contributed to the cost increase.
The updated guidelines also allow sound amplification at the park on Milton Avenue because of its proximity to the street, Manning said.
The revisions allow up to two performers at one location if each person has their own permit.
“And that was part of the safety aspect,” she said. “We had a husband-wife team that wanted to perform. We had to turn them down, and so we just thought that two wouldn’t really increase the footprint that much, and a lot of people like to play an instrument, and another likes to sing.”
Manning said the permit requires annual renewal, but if performers apply at the end of the year the permit will roll over into the following year.
Also at the meeting, arts commissioners voted for staff to determine the viability of adding the sculpture Liquid Sunshine to the city’s permanent…
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