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| Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer | ||
| Saturday, 09 March 2013 09:01 | ||
“It breaks our heart to bring it to a close,” said Corinne Amico, PAAC’s president. A recent message on the group’s official website stated that the PAAC “has disbanded as of January 2013. We sincerely appreciate the support we have received from the Perrysburg community over the past 23 years. Please continue to support your local arts organizations.” The group, headquartered on West South Boundary Street, came to an end due to a variety of issues. “The decision to close came about because we just couldn’t continue it anymore,” said Amico. “There were four of us, and our board had dwindled to four. Everyone has a full-time job and a family, and it makes it very difficult to volunteer. And our support kept drying up. The economy has made it such that businesses are not opening up their wallets to people like us, non-profit organizations. And without money we can’t function, naturally. It goes basically down to economics, like a lot of people are complaining about.” “I’m saddened, I’m very saddened,” she said later. “My husband and I have been volunteers for years.” A message of farewell, posted to the PAAC’s Facebook page at the end of last month, noted that the organization was founded in 1989 by Judy Beck, “as a simple directory for local artists” which later became “a non-profit organization responsible for many of the annual events we have all come to anticipate.” The PAAC sponsored events including Music in the Park, the Brown Bag Concerts, Music at the Market, Art in Public Places, Green Art Camp, the Fiber Arts Show at the 577 Foundation, Youth Summer Theatre, and was perhaps best-known as the co-sponsor of the annual Harrison Rally Day and coordinator of Rally for the Arts at the event. “Fortunately, Harrison Rally Day will continue as it always has,” the message stated. “PAAC is pleased to announce that the Perrysburg Area Chamber of Commerce has graciously agreed to take over the organization and coordination of Rally for the Arts at Harrison Rally Day this September, and we know that the Chamber will do a great job. We have also taken strides to transition (the) Youth Summer Theatre Musical, and expect that registration information for this great program will be made available soon.” The Chamber has additionally taken over the Music at the Market, a slate of 12 concerts held at the Farmers Market each Thursday downtown during the summer, and Amico said the city will continue the Music in the Park events. The Fiber Art Show will also still be held, taking place this year at the 577 Foundation on June 8 and 9. Additionally, “we have money that we are going to distribute as scholarships this spring” at the high school, said Amico, so “(the PAAC is) not just going away in the matter of a minute.” |
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Comments
Explain how the economic collapse of 2008, from which the economy has--by all statistical measures--been steadily recovering--is the "Obama economy."
You are just repeating talking points of the RW. HS level economics classes do not lead to the conclusions that you are drawing. The clear majority of the American public, even on economic matters, is as far removed as could be from the attitudes of rwers in NW Ohio.
You can't complain about the "Obama economy" when almost every negative indicator in the economy is contradicted by the actual record. The collapse happened in 2008, the trends have been positive since then.
You are inside a very thick bubble, Hilary. Corporations are enjoying record profits, the "job creators" are not creating jobs despite 1% holding 40% of the nation's wealth (incontrovertib le fact), because they are holding out for yet more tax cuts and the smashing of the unions.
And since when did HS economics classes ever teach macroeconomics in any degree of sophistication?
What is YOUR source of information?
The right wing wants all non-profit efforts to be volunteer, and they oppose all government support of non-profits for the same reasons. Why? Because non-profit is thought to be non-value. It's very simple.
Also, the CBO reported that cutting taxes on the wealthy had no net effect on job creation. That report was suppressed under the Bush administration, but the problem has been going on for the past 10 years. You can worship your rich masters, Hilary, all you want, but it doesn't make it better.
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