Hartford Stage has launched a new phase of its Raise the Curtain fundraising campaign, for which it has confirmed $1,000,000 in matching funds from some of the theater's board members and other patrons.
Updated: 6:30 PM EST February 4, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut The Hartford Stage announced on Thursday a $1 million Match Challenger for its ongoing Raise the Curtain fundraising campaign.
The Raise the Curtain fundraising campaign was created with the intention to sustain the theatre through the pandemic, as well as rehire staff and artists to return to live productions in the fall of 2021. The campaign has raised as the time of this writing, $3.5 million with a goal to raise $6 million.
The Hartford Stage says thanks to a coalition of donors, every contribution made to the company between February 4 and June 30, will be matched up to $1 million.
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The city of Hartford and the Hartford Foundation are funding a program to provide around 300 Hartford Public Schools students in kindergarten through third grade with free childcare at Learning Hubs around the city.
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez and Hartford Foundation for Public Giving President Jay Williams held a news conference Thursday to announce more details about the program, which Bronin said will start at the end of this month and it will continue for six months.
A news release said the learning hubs are safe, in-person environments for students to participate in remote learning and they will be operated by community organizations, including the Boys and Girls Clubs, Catholic Charities, Community Renewal Team, the YMCA of Greater Hartford, and the YWCA Hartford Region.
The new Artists of Color Unite! program of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded $400,000 to three local arts organization and will work with them to fund dozens of projects by local artists of color.