Meet the woman working to bring concerts to Salem’s new amphitheater

Kathleen Swarm, amphitheater manager for the city of Salem, outside the Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

Shortly after Kathleen Swarm moved back to Salem in early 2021, she was driving over the bridge across the Willamette River when she noticed construction underway in Riverfront Park.

“I saw an amphitheater was being built in the same park I raised my daughter in,” said Swarm, 35, who grew…