— Riverview Theater (@Riverviewtheatr) January 5, 2021
Riverview Theater celebrates the Save Our Stages bill passed with the new federal COVID relief package, thanking Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar for her support of movie theaters and many other types of cultural venues. Senator Klobuchar co-authored the bill authorizing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to eligible live venue operators, producers, promoters, or talent representatives to address the economic effects of the COVID-19. Along with Klobuchar’s work in Congress, First Avenue owner and showrunner Dayna Frank rallied thousands of music venues and their fans to support the #SaveOurStages movement as board president of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA).
Minnesota is lucky and should be proud of their work helping us move on through these hard times. See the following news coverage for more.
Reported by: David Skarjune
(Rolling Stone) ‘We Saved the Music’: Amy Klobuchar on Getting $15 Billion for Venues Into Stimulus Bill
( Minnesota Connected) Minnesota’s Majestic Theatres Survived the Polio Epidemic — Can They Outlast COVID?
(ABC 6 NEWS) Senator Amy Klobuchar went in-depth, with Betsy Singer, on the new COVID relief package.