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CAPITAL REGION – The Palace Theater in Albany recently became one of 10 arts venues across New York state to receive financial assistance from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grants.
The $16 billion program, run by the Small Business Administration, is meant to help small independent venues, promoters, movie theaters and other entertainment venues that have been financially impacted by the pandemic.
During the last year, the Palace, like many arts organizations, has certainly been hit hard. After closing its doors at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the venue lost more than 90% of its income in the ensuing months.
May 28, 2021
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SARATOGA SPRINGS The admission gates will be as busy as the horses starting gate at Saratoga Race Course once again.
The New York Racing Association announced Thursday that the track will re-open to fans at near full capacity for the 2021 meet, which opens on Thursday, July 15.
With only a small portion of the grounds designated for people who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Saratoga will be open at near full capacity, which was established at 50,000 a few years ago for a few select racing days.
Season and weekly ticket plans will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, at NYRA.com.