Wanted: an outdoor area with a lot parking to be a concert venue. Merry Noonan of Lou’s LaGrotto in Peru has been promoting the Concerts for a Cause series since 2005, but last summer might have been the last.
Noonan says due to new construction at Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru she needs a new venue or the concerts are over. She claims the new hangars are going where they normally park cars and have the main entrance.
Cedar Point Sportsmen’s Club and the street in front of her restaurant in Peru were also used as venues but lacked the parking space needed for some of the nationally known acts she was able to book.
Noonan says the loss of venue makes her sad. She says she is interested in suggestions but says a potential venue would have to offer a lot of parking and preferably water.
Noonan says she’ll continue to promote concerts out-of-state.