[Winona Online Democracy] Janice,
Does Theatre Du Mississippi support your contentions? I believe GRSF can be a win win for those who want to be in the game. Yes, the game has changed, but then, doesn't it always? -Leslie Hittner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "c.e.w." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Winona] Wilkie/Shakespeare > > > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > > Quoting "c.e.w." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/hoo.com>: > > > > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > > > > Finally people are starting to get it! Shakespeare is just > like Walmart, it > > has become a small town killer. Other arts events that the > City does not deem > > important has suffered tremendously since Shakespeare came to > town. Every year > > this group expects to come into our town and raise well over > $600,000 (the > > first year the goal was over a million dollars). I understand > they raised about > > $800,000. How much of that was left in Winona or brought in > from other sources? > > Very Very little. How many hotels rooms need to get > occupied, meals bought > > and suveniers purchased to bring well over $600,000 back to > this community each > > year? It's a no brainer. > > > > Over $600,000 (and I believe this is a very low figure from > what I hear) goes > > out on goods, producers, directors, costumes, actors and is > removed from our > > town. The City gives GRSF taxpayer money and supports no other > arts. Other > > events and arts in this area have suffered emencely since > Shakespeare came to > > town. Sponsorships and donations for other art events has > declined, I know this > > first hand. The City has become the promoters and producers > of the Shakespeare > > Festival, all on taxpayer money. When did the City get into > the business of > > theatre, because they have. The unfortunate part of this, is > this city and > > businesses in it are not supporting their own. Instead, they > have been > > bulldozed into believing a non-self sustaining very high buck > business deserves > > more than all the other arts in this community put together. I > believe it is > > called the "Music Man Phenominon" (sp) > > > > The media has done a great job in bulldozing people as well. > > > > Now we have gone to the level of spending State tax money on > this. I highly > > support the arts in this town as anyone who knows me will tell > you. Because I > > support them, I see Shakespeare not a contributor to this town > but as a taker. > > Out the money goes. Will this be the saving grace of Winona > as some of our > > City leaders have said - oh come on!! I wish people would > speak up more on > > this. I hear rumblings in the community all the time. I see > arts activities > > drop out. > > Do the numbers. Even if Shakespeare sold every single ticket, > every > > single night, they would still only raise about a third of the > money they need > > to do their productions. That means every year, HUNDREDS of > thousands of > > dollars > > of handouts are needed to sustain Shakespeare. I don't care > how much money is > > in this town, there is only so much to go around and > unfortunately their is > > very > > little left for others, We are not Minneapolis and this type > of money is a lot > > of money in Winona (or anywhere for that matter). > > > > The Wilke is an example of this. Money is being poured into > an event that lasts > > 5 weeks, devours resource money, and uses very few businesses > or people in our > > town for support. Do you know the first year they did not > even print the > > programs in Winona? Not sure where that stands now, but it > would not surprise > > me if they are still taking this service (and therefore the > money) out of this > > town as well. Janice Turek > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy > > All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. > > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. > > To manage your subscription or view the message archives, > please visit > > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to > the Contact page at > > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org > > > _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
