In Tuesday’s (7/26) Augusta Chronicle (Georgia), Lynn Davidson writes, “Two nonprofits have started working together to see progress in the renovation of The Miller Theater. Members of Symphony Orchestra Augusta and Augusta Landmarks have met on several occasions to work out the best possible solution. ‘The symphony is a key player in the arts community,’ said Mike Deas, the founder of Augusta Landmarks. ‘Their focus and our focus is to do what’s best for the Miller and what’s best for Augusta. A really big project like that takes a whole community’s involvement. And all arts groups will be needed to rent the building.’ … The symphony applied for and received approval to get special purpose local option sales tax funding to help with renovations and paid consultants to see whether the old theater’s stage could be modified to accommodate the orchestra. It hired consultants to create a five-year business plan and project how much money would be needed to keep the theater running after renovation, and it hired fundraising consultants to figure out whether the community would open its purse for the cause; results of that study are scheduled to be completed in August or September.”
Posted July 27, 2011
