While organizers say Six Fest is still on, the location for the outdoor music festival remains uncertain.
Last year it was this giant extravaganza
(but) we want to rework it to be more of an organized concert said Dominic Petrozzi fest founder. It's a completely different approach this year.
Previously, the fests have been held at the Big Red Barn, located off Stage Coach Road.
We outgrew the space they have out there Petrozzi said. It could accommodate a lot of people
but there's no parking. (Last year) we had 3
000 cars in an area that should hold 300 cars.
Petrozzi said that he is looking at venues for Six Fest that are within five miles of Ohio University's campus. Organizers need to obtain permits to hold the event, but this is proving to be more difficult as the fest gets bigger each year - 15,000 people bought tickets to Five Fest in 2008.
We catch a lot of heat for this
said Petrozzi, who says numerous people have sued him unsuccessfully. We're young guys
we're young businessmen
but we kinda know that doing things like this will get negatives.
The festival is associated with heavy drinking. Last year was also marked by riots around the shuttle service.
To help reshape disapproving
opinions of Six Fest, Petrozzi has joined forces with good friend and fellow OU alumnus Marvin Warner. Warner started Don't Break the Bond, a nonprofit organization that provides after-school activities, scholarships and other resources for children whose parents are incarcerated. A majority of Six Fest's proceeds will be donated to the cause.
I thought it was a great opportunity
especially for him to have his party
make some profit and also donate to a good cause
Warner said.
Petrozzi also thinks the collaboration will give Six Fest the added boost it needs to garner support from the community.
We're trying to change the perception
