One of the many highlights of this busy past weekend was the Carlsbad Community Concert Association’s “String Revolution.” While the event went very well, we received official notification afterwards from Association director Becka Cannon that she was going to have to leave the organization. Cannon said she will soon be leaving to move to Houston with the rest of her family. 

Becka’s husband, Rick, has been the production manager for XTO in Carlsbad. Rick played a very important role to Carlsbad in 2020 – when energy prices dipped due to the pandemic, he was one of the voices from the oil and gas industry who made it clear that XTO and other companies would not be leaving Carlsbad. This declaration helped reassure our community that this vital industry is here to stay. 

Becka was also very involved in Carlsbad MainStreet. In fact, when you talk about wanting to draw active families to your community, the Cannons are a great example. We appreciate all of their hard work during their time in Carlsbad, and we wish them the very best.

Karey Jeffress will be the Concert Association’s new Executive Director.  We look forward to working with Karey toward bringing more musical acts to Carlsbad. 

From the office of Mayor Dale Janway