Local entertainment venues struggle to survive as pandemic shutdowns continue

Kristi Gross reports

DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL BEABLE TO SURVIVE WITHOUT ANYHELP.

FOX FORTY'S KRISTI GROSSREPORTS.THE FRONT YARD AMPHITHEATERIN MODESTO OPENED UP JUST 2YEARS AGO, BUT NOW THE 4,000SEAT AMPHITHEATER SITS EMPTYWELL INITIALLY WE'VE HAD TOPOSTPONE ABOUT HALF OF THESHOWS THAT WE HAD BOOKEDMANAGER DON BEING SAYS THECANCELLATIONS HAVE ALREADYCOST HIM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDSOF DOLLARS IN REVENUE AND SAYSTHE REMAINING EVENTS ARE STILLUP IN THE YEAR TO CROSS OURFINGERS THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHAT WE CAN DO, BUT WE JUSTDON'T HAVE THAT DIRECTION GETTHROUGH YOUR JUST ONE OFHUNDREDS OF SMALL CONCERT INLIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES ACROSSTHE STATE THAT HAVE BEEN HITHARD BY THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC THOUSANDS OF STATECHANCE ACROSS.IT STATES THAT MAY YOUKNOW.

TRUMP CHIPS GAINED 50BUCKS AN HOUR HAVE NOW BEENOUT OF WORK.CHORE.OUT TO BE 4, 5, MONTHSOTHER SMALL LIVE PERFORMANCEVENUES LIKE THE STOCKTON CIVICTHEATER WHICH PUTS ON PLAYSAND MUSICALS ARE ALSO FEELINGTHE FINANCIAL STRAIN OF THESHUTDOWN WE'VE LOST ABOUT 90%OF OUR INCOME ARTISTICDIRECTOR DENNIS BEASLEY SAYSTHEY CAN'T ON ONE PLAY AND HADTO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLEPRODUCTION OF ANOTHER IT'SVERY DISAPPOINTING.

OBVIOUSLYALL OF OUR ACTORS AREVOLUNTEER, SO THEY'RE DOING ITFOR THE LOVE OF THE ART ANDTHE LOVE OF PERFORMING EASYSAYS THE CITY THEATERS GOINGTO NEED THE PUBLIC'S SUPPORTTO SURVIVE SINCE THEYTYPICALLY DEPEND ON TICKETSALES AND DONATIONS TO OPERATEWANT EVERYTHING GETS BACKGOING WE NEED PEOPLE TO BUYTICKETS AGAIN A SURVEY DONE BYTHE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUEASSOCIATION FOUND THAT 90% OFSMALL COUNTRY LOCALE SAY THEYMAY HAVE TO CLOSE FOR GOOD IFTHEY DON'T GET FEDERALFUNDING, YOU KNOW A LOT OFIT'S GOING TO DO WITH IS ANACT WILLING TO COME IN ANDPLAY FOR 1000 SEATS WEREORIGINALLY THEY WERE BOOKED TO