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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: September 4, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Splatter 2018 Event Preview
Prepared by: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a report on planned activities for the Splatter festival, to be
held Saturday, September 15 at Emerald Glen Park.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funding is available. Funding for Splatter was included in the Fiscal Year
2018-2019 Budget.
DESCRIPTION:
The City of Dublin will hold its seventh annual Splatter festival Saturday, September 15,
Noon-8:30 p.m. at Emerald Glen Park. Event admission and parking are free.
Splatter will include a full day of free entertainment. The Valley Cats band will close out
the festival with a giant community dance party on the Main Stage on the lawn starting
at 7:00 p.m. Earlier Main Stage entertainment includes the Party Monsters, Aki Kumar
and Private Label Band, featuring Dublin resident John Hernan on guitar.
The Sideyard stage, located by the fountain, features indie singer songwriters
throughout the day, while the Emerald Glen Amphitheater stage hosts as assortment of
local ethnic dance and music groups and the City of Pleasanton’s award -winning teen
improv comedy troupe, Creatures of Impulse.
The portable Culinary Stage will offer cooking demonstrations throughout the day, and
other performers and artists will be stationed throughout the event. Arts and crafts
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vendors will sell handmade items, and a wide variety of foods will be available from
traditional fair vendors and gourmet food trucks parked in two locations.
Families and local artists of all ages are invited to participa te in a variety of arts
activities. Most are free. There is a $5 entry fee for the Chalkwalk Art Contest, which will
be held near the new public art sculpture. This year’s theme is “Multicultural Dublin.”
The City will provide vibrant chalk pastels for teams and individuals wishing to
participate. Artists must complete their chalk drawings by 5:30 p.m. to be entered in a
contest for best design by a family or team, by an individual artist 12 and under, by an
individual artist 13-17, by an individual artist 18 and over. A panel of judges will award
prizes donated by local businesses for the best drawings. A “People’s Choic e” award
will also be presented.
The Dublin Rotary Club will operate a single extra-large beverage booth selling local
wines and beers on the field. This is a change from the last couple years, when Rotary
operated two booths. In 2017, a second beverage booth was located near the snack
shack restroom building. In 2018, a second beverage booth was located near the
amphitheater. In both instances, the second booth did not sell enough wine and beer to
warrant the expense and volunteer resources. After discussion with Rotary, it was
mutually agreed that a single, larger booth at the field location would be easier to staff
and still provide customers with quick service.
The Wave waterpark will be closed during the event. The indoor portion of the facility
will be open normal Saturday hours, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. In addition to free onsite
parking in all Emerald Glen Park parking lots , the City will continue its practice of
providing free shuttle rides from designated offsite parking lots to minimize traffic
congestion and neighborhood parking concerns.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
None.