Coronavirus Relief Bill Set to Help Performance Venues

Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a press conference in Rochester at The Bug Jar on Monroe Ave. Sen. Schumer stated that the new coronavirus relief bill funds will be spread across schools, the airport, and live and independent entertainment venues under a new grant called Save Our Stages. Applications for this bill will begin on April 8th. According to Sen. Schumer, $556 million will be given towards the Finger Lakes Region.

A statement given by Sen. Schumer: “A six-month grant so Mr. Gebalski and all the other arts venues in the Rochester area can survive and, God willing, by September when these grants expire, some of them expire in January, we will have beaten COVID and The Bug Jar will be back in business,”

Source: WHEC