"There will be live entertainment at the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater as well as downtown this year."

This is good news from City Hall.

Other than Billy's fave (Confederate Railroad), among the acts not set to return to the amphitheater this summer is the Celts on the River concert, which was poached by Jeffersonville after the Celts committee organizer did not provide the city of New Albany with notice that a bidding war was underway. But New Albany's loss will be Jeffersonville's, too, once the carpetbaggers flee to Otisco or New Amsterdam at some point in the future, given that there seems to be no sentiment for them in Louisville.

There'll be much, much more to say about Celts, so for now, a few positives.

New Albany ‘in the process of deciding’ riverfront schedule, by Daniel Suddeath (News and Tribune)

NEW ALBANY — A schedule of events has not been confirmed, but Mayor Jeff Gahan vowed there will be live entertainment at the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater as well as downtown this year.

“We’re in the process of deciding what the schedule is going to look like this year, how it’s going to be managed and who’s going to be involved,” Gahan said.

Former Mayor Doug England’s wife, Shelle England, managed the riverfront plan last year and led the fundraising charge. Gahan said she informed him recently that she had decided to step down from the post ...

... Gahan said he hopes to include more entities, organizations and people in the process this year, as he added there likely won’t be a two or three member committee overseeing riverfront entertainment.

Several parties have expressed interest in helping with planning events and Gahan said “I want to encourage” an inclusive group to manage the program. He added his administration wants to press for more shows at the downtown farmers’ market stage off Market Street as well.