"Banned for being bold" is this season s theme at Alley Repertory Theater. For its second production in the series — the first was "The Normal Heart," set in 1980s New
Alley Repertory Theater’s artistic director Buffie Main knew that reemerging from 20 months of going dark due to the pandemic, she had to do something special.
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Music and performing arts venues were some of the first things to shut down last spring during the pandemic and have largely remained closed even as restaurants, bars, malls and other businesses reopened. Even after the COVID-19 vaccine is available in Idaho, indoor concerts and performances are likely not to bounce back immediately.
In Garden City, the Visual Arts Collective has been the focus of a community fundraising effort. VAC owner Sam Stimpert says he initially resisted the support, saying he thought other small businesses or organizations were more worthy. Stimpert says the financial and emotional support he s received has kept him going through the hardest year of his small buiness.