Parks Board Approves Proposal For Possible Return Of West Side Venue

Proposals will be accepted to lease the Mesker Amphitheater.

The Evansville Parks Board approved it on Wednesday.

Once issued, the Request for Proposals will remain open for a 60-day period.

Those proposals will then be evaluated to see if there is a viable path to return Mesker Amphitheater to an entertainment venue.

Originally opened in 1951, Mesker Amphitheater was once one of the largest open-air venues in the region.