Maine music venues, theaters say stimulus funding will keep them from closing
Arts presenters are feeling optimistic about the bill passed by Congress.
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Music and arts presenters in Maine say the COVID-19 stimulus bill passed by Congress – and still awaiting a wavering president’s signature – would guarantee the return of music and theater, but many say it will be late 2021 or early 2022 before their business is back to normal.
The good news is, they expect a return to normal, whatever that means in a post-pandemic world.
“There is a good chance the landscape will look the same on the other side of this. If you had asked me that two months ago, I would have said a resounding no. But I am cautiously optimistic that things are finally going in the right direction,” said Scott Mohler, a Portland-based agent and promoter and president of the Maine Music Alliance, which formed this summer to advocate for independent music venues in Maine.