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Fox TheatreThe marquee at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta reminded the world on March 13, 2021 that it had been one full year since the venue was able to host a live show. Independent venues and other businesses throughout the industry were able to submit applications for Shuttered Venue Operators Grants from the Small Business Administration on April 26 after a failed first attempt at opening the process on April 8.
After a first attempt marred by technical errors, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s second opening of the applications portal for its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program on April 26 was met with a much more widely positive response.
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Save Our Stages Act makes COVID-19 relief package; will help music venues, theaters stay afloat
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Live music and entertainment venues like the Backyard Bar Stage and Grill have endured multiple shutdowns and lost at least tens of thousands of dollars since the pandemic started.
âThe pandemic made 2020 worthless to us. Pretty hard to overcome a loss of almost 5 months of salary and income,â said owner Chris Cox.
Cox says the shutdowns began right when concert season typically does. He says theyâve missed out on more than 25 concerts.
âWe were able to stay open as a restaurant, but when we lost the music side, it hurt us tremendously. They canât be reproduced. Thereâs not a fairy that can show up with gold dust and get us through,â said Cox.