By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights Community Marching Band is hosting an upcoming fundraiser in an effort to raise money for the construction of a memorial amphitheater in honor of the band’s late founder, Kathy Cook.
The Kathy Cook Memorial Amphitheater has been in the works since 2022, and community band leaders continue to be in discussion with Sunrise Recreation and Park District regarding constructing an outdoor band shell at Rusch Community Park.
The fundraising event, to be held Saturday, April 5, is labeled “All in for the Amphitheater” and will feature a lunch followed by a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament.
Tickets are $100 in advance and $120 at the door and include a lunch and buy-in at the tournament, according to the band’s event page. Players will have unlimited $60 repeat buy-ins for up to eight rounds in the tournament. Table sponsorships for businesses are available, and the event will also feature raffle prizes.
The proposed amphitheater will reside on the west end of Rusch Park near the Rusch Home and Garden, between the two baseball fields, close to bathrooms and the Lion Park, according to the community band’s website. The cost estimate for construction is between $300,000 and $500,000, and all funding will be 100 percent from donations from the community. Once fully approved the construction is estimated to take four to eight weeks, the band said, adding that construction plans do include resurfacing and restriping the existing parking lot on the West end of Rusch Park.
“Kathy was an amazing woman who loved everyone around her,” the band said on its website, noting that she convinced her husband Bill in 2005 to start a marching band. “Along the way, she touched the lives of so many and left a legacy we are proud to continue.”
The Texas Hold ‘em tournament will be held at the Bill and Kathy Cook Performing Arts Center located at 8436 Jewel Way. Donations for the amphitheater are also being accepted through PayPal and Venmo. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the band’s event page.
The Citrus Heights Community Marching Band is hosting a fundraising event April 5 in an effort to raise money for the construction of a memorial amphitheater....
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