News From Britt Hill – October 2022

It’s official: Britt has wrapped its 2022 season! What a season it was. We hosted 34 main stage concerts and 10 BrittKids Koncerts. Over 60,000 people were served through our live events. 16 Britt Presents performances were sold out—an all-time record!

It takes hundreds of people to make this happen each summer, and I’m so grateful to each of them for their time and talent. From load-in in late May to load-out in mid-September, their tireless work, good humor, and collegiality make this festival happen. There are far too many people to list here, but our team includes a year-round administrative and artistic staff, our fabulous grounds team, the scores of production staffers who join us in the summer, and the hundreds of Britt Society volunteers who are the real face of Britt. The team is led by our dedicated Board of Directors, whose service to this community is inspirational.

Beyond the Britt team, the 2,800 residents of Jacksonville deserve massive credit and applause for your role in making this community event possible. Whether you’ve hosted BFO musicians, volunteered as ushers or event staff, attended a Britt event, or simply granted us grace during sound checks, we could not do it without you. This organization is all about community and discovery, after all, and the core of our community is Jacksonville.

As we look ahead, I hope to deepen Britt’s relationship with you. I want to know how we can serve you better, what dreams you have for Britt, and your hopes for our organization and the land we steward. I’m currently working on plans and will share more information in a future column.

All of this will play a role in drawing our roadmap for the next few years. While I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of this project, I can say with certainty that Britt will continue embracing its role as a special gathering place for our community. We steward the beautiful Britt park for 365 days a year, and I’m so excited to imagine all that we can cultivate together on this scenic hillside. I can’t wait to dream it up with you.

Until then, a happy post-season to all. Thank you for being a part of Britt.

Abby