A city-owned event venue inside MacArthur Park, Nan Couts Cottage seats 80 banquet-style or 100 theater-style on Memorial Drive in La Mesa. The cottage anchors a three-facility municipal complex that includes the Arbor View Room and a Performing Arts Room, giving event coordinators like Ivy Weddings and Events the ability to scale from intimate showers to 300-guest receptions within a single park. Interior features include a cathedral-style ceiling, a decorative stone fireplace, and a full catering kitchen equipped for contracted food-service operations, while the adjoining West Terrace adds a fig-covered brick arch for outdoor ceremonies. That indoor-outdoor pairing allows same-day ceremony-and-reception workflows without site transfers, a logistical advantage that simplifies floral staging for vendors like The Floral Craft. The City of La Mesa issues rental contracts up to one year in advance through its Community Services division, with tables, chairs, and adjacent overflow parking at Kuhlken Field included in each booking. Climate-controlled air conditioning maintains consistent interior temperature across summer events, and the patio's concrete pad supports tent-frame anchoring for expanded outdoor coverage during peak-season receptions.