Muscatine Communication Manager Kevin Jenison says the goal is to design something for Riverside Park that'll have room for up to 60 musicians, and seating on the lawn for 4,500.
"It's an open-air facility, it does have a roof, it will be facing the river, and it's being designed so that all the major components will be above any potential flooding."
Since last summer, a committee of city staff, residents, arts groups, and elected officials have worked with an architect to come up with a design.
"It is a public-private venture, but it's going to be mostly funded by private sources and grants. So the hard work as far as funding is yet to come, and really yet to begin."
Jenison says there'll be more public meetings about the riverfront amphitheater, and local residents will have plenty of chances to comment on the project.
Wednesday's open house runs from 4 until 6 pm in the Riverview Center.