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But one area of the economy often overlooked during months of reporting on the stimulus package is arts and culture. Thirteen arts organizations in Montana are getting a boost from the federal government and one economist says funding the arts could be more of a stimulus than fixing roads.
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But one area of the economy often overlooked during months of reporting on the stimulus package is arts and culture. Thirteen arts organizations in Montana are getting a boost from the federal government and one economist says funding the arts could be more of a stimulus than fixing roads.
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Aired on Montana Public Radio September 9, 2009
Transcript
INTRO:
SCHOOLS, ROADS AND BRIDGES ARE STARTING TO GET A FACE LIFT THANKS TO FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY.
BUT ONE AREA OF THE ECONOMY OFTEN OVERLOOKED DURING MONTHS OF REPORTING ON THE STIMULUS PACKAGE IS ARTS AND CULTURE.
CAPITOL REPORTER EMILIE RITTER HAS MORE FROM BUTTE …
SCRIPT:
THE MOTHER LODE AND ORPHAN GIRL THEATERS MAKE UP WHAT’S CALLED THE ‘BUTTE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’.
LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF PARK AND WASHINGTON IN UPTOWN BUTTE, THE THEATER WAS BUILT BY SHRINERS IN 1923 AND TODAY IT’S HOME TO THE LOCAL SYMPHONY AND TRAVELING THEATER ACTS.
ON A WEEKDAY AFTERNOON THE 1200 SEAT THEATER IS EMPTY, YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP…BUT BUSINESS MANAGER ROBIN BUSH SAYS ON SHOW NIGHTS, THE PLACE IS PACKED…
BUSH: “Oh, it will be people laughing and having a good time the lobby is packed until the auditorium opens….We have everybody from little children to 95 year olds that come,...
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