Save Our Stages could mean relief for arts venues | The Daily Gazette
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Relief may be in sight for Capital Region theaters and other cultural institutions.
The $900 billion federal COVID relief bill recently approved by Congress includes the Save Our Stages Act, which provides $15 billion in grant programs for music venues, performing arts centers and others.
“First, the entire bill of support is a welcome relief for the country and the community,” said Proctors Collaborative CEO Philip Morris in a statement.
“Proctors will only survive in a vibrant economy once the fear of COVID has passed. The bill supports our entire economy. Second, the section aimed at live entertainment is an acknowledgment of the disastrous impact COVID and its related closures has meant for artists, actors, designers, stagehands and facilities like Proctors, Capital Repertory Theatre and Universal Preservation Hall. This may be the lift we need to get to a reopening.”