N.J.’s stages may be saved by $10 billion lifeline after months of devastation
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
The new stimulus bill has allotted $10 million for devastated performance venues. River City Extension plays The Stone Pony in Asbury Park in 2015. (Alex Remnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)SL
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New Jersey’s silent stages may be finally saved.
After nearly eight months spent lobbying Capitol Hill to support the country’s financially eviscerated arts industry, the National Independent Venues Association and its 3,000 members — including more than 50 New Jersey venues — celebrated a desperate victory Monday night, as Congress signed a $900 billion stimulus bill that includes $15 billion set aside for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions.