Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs
Come and Save It Rally at City Hall on Nov. 19 (Photo by Jana Birchum) Following rallying by music advocates, city music offices say they're on track to begin rolling out venue relief by the new year. Although applications haven't opened for grants totaling $10 million under the SAVES Resolution, Music & Entertainment Division Manager Erica Shamaly said Monday at the Music Commission meeting that their staff is connecting with third parties to deliver the first round of Live Music Venue Preservation funds. "We should be making an announcement in the next few days," she s...
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