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Bing Arts Center in Springfield feels impact of COVID-19 as pandemic nears 11th month
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
The Bing Arts Center, 716 Sumner Ave., Springfield, doesn t foresee returning to normal programing with an audience until fall 2021. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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SPRINGFIELD Springfield’s Bing Arts Center is exploring its options for the future as COVID-19 and related restrictions on performances and gatherings strangle entertainment venues.
“We haven’t presented a performance since the first shutdown in March,” Bing Executive Director Brian F. Hale wrote in an email this week responding to questions from The Republican. “We had a very limited artists’ reception in September for the art we had on the walls when we initially shut down. Bills have continued, revenue has not. We’re a volunteer organization and project, but real costs remain.”