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“Provincetown takes care of its own” is a phrase Scott Martino and Jennifer White have heard for years when people are in trouble and neighbors step up to help.
That has held true through 11 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as residents of this small, remote town, which is heavily dependent on the devastated entertainment and service industries, have tried to pay their bills.
The Soup Kitchen in Provincetown continues to help, as it has for nearly 30 off-seasons, but in expanded, drive-thru form. It now feeds 165 people six hot lunches each week up from 100 daily in the months before COVID-19 shutdowns.
With no idea when people will be able to gather in groups again, local cultural leaders are scrutinizing Congress’ pandemic relief package for a financial life preserver.
But three weeks after the $15 billion Save Our Stages act was signed into law, details about how much federal money struggling arts and entertainment organizations are eligible for and when that aid might arrive are still murky.
Vince Longo, CEO/executive producer of the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset both summer music venues that never opened in 2020 is hoping for federal help.
“All venues will need to fill out applications that have not been drafted,” he said. “The Melody Tent does meet the eligibility requirements . but I have no idea as to how much help it will mean to us until the applications are circulated. At this time, any help will make a difference.”