Kelly visits local venues, hopes federal funding will open them soon
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz) visited the Rialto Theatre this week to highlight federal funding designed to get local music venues open again. The federal government allocated more than $16.2 billion to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and talent representatives. But when the Small Business Administration opened the portal for the first-come, first-serve program on Apri...