1144 TTribune/Sentinelribune/Sentinel EEntertainmentntertainment FFriday,riday, SSeptembereptember 25,25, 20202020 ART IN ACTION Riviera, local offi cials advocate for safe reopening of live music venues The Riviera Theatre held a to believe that when phase four of smile and laugh for a few hours. press conference last Thursday reopening arrives and the curve For the people who work in the afternoon with New York State has been fl attened, there will be a live entertainment industry, it Sen. Robert Ortt and other local plan in place. Needless to say … is also a matter of survival. We elected offi cials to urge Gov. An- we’re still in the dark. musicians and technicians in the drew Cuomo to reopen live music “I’ve reached out to Gov. Cuo- Chicago Authority band are very venues. mo and his team twice in hope of fortunate, because we don’t have Ortt said, “The Riviera Theater receiving funding for the arts or to rely solely on income from has worked extensively with the some insight for reopening proce- performing. We all live and work Niagara County Health Depart- dures. As I stand here in front of right here in Western New York. ment and has developed a plan to you, there still is no response. But for hundreds of thousands of ensure a safe way to reopen the “Today we are here to an- musicians, technicians, and oth- theater for shows and concerts. nounce that the Riviera Theatre ers in the live event industry in The governor has no problem has developed a safety plan and New York state – including thou- reopening NBC studios in New are joined in support from the Ni- sands in Western New York – that York City – a COVID hotspot, yet, agara County Health Department is not the case. Almost all of these he continues to crush small com- and area elected offi cials, includ- people have been out of work munity cultural centers like the ing State Sen. Robert Ortt. This since March, and many have not Riviera Theatre with his broad safety plan to reopen has been had any income at all since the executive orders. Unfortunately, modifi ed and approved based end of July. Democrats in the State Legisla- on recommendations from the “Music venues are open and op- ture refuse to stand up for small Niagara County Department of erating according to safety guide- theaters’ best interests in the Health. We will implement this lines in Delaware, Maryland, communities they represent. The plan on Sept. 25-26 when local Massachusetts and other states. executive orders keeping live mu- favorites, The Chicago Authority, We believe that it is now time to The Lewiston Council on the Arts was busy Friday afternoon touching up sic venues closed should be lifted, will perform live on our stage at reopen live music venues in New “Tango,” the sculpture that dances in front of the Lewiston Senior Center on and local municipalities should 25% capacity. York state – properly supported River Road. Volunteers painted a metal preservative on the artwork. work with local businesses to re- “We can no longer be ignored. by advertising and ticket sales open safely.” We need answers on reopening – so all of the people who make Riviera Theatre Executive Di- or funding for the entertainment their livings in the live event in- rector David Fillenwarth said, industry. It’s time to turn on the dustry can get back to what they “We represent an entertainment lights.” love to do, and to again enable industry which accounts for the The Chicago Authority mem- them to provide for their families. loss of 12 million jobs nationwide ber Rick Johnston said, “Live We are looking forward to helping to the COVID-19 virus. There is music is not incidental. Live en- the Riviera Theatre prove that live the real possibility that 90% of all tertainment is vital to a healthy entertainment can be presented independent venues may close society. Live performances allow safely, and within the guidelines permanently. people to escape, to forget about established and approved by the “In New York state, we were led their troubles, and hopefully Department of Health.”

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