Independent music and arts organizers applaud national Save Our Stages Act
The legislation will offer grants of 45% of 2019 s gross revenue to venues and organizations like Treefort Music Festival, Neurolux, and the Idaho Botanical Garden.
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Scenes from the Treefort Music Fest. The festival in downtown Boise started on Wednesday and runs through Sunday, March 24, 2019. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 11:48 AM MST December 23, 2020
BOISE, Idaho Music and arts organizers in the Treasure Valley are celebrating funding legislation passed by Congress Monday night as part of the $900 billion COVID-19 Relief Bill.
The Save Our Stages Act will provide money to local businesses and groups like the Neurolux, The Olympic, Visual Arts Collective, Boise Contemporary Theatre, and the Treefort Music Festival, keeping them afloat at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has drastically slashed income.