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New Governor Christie on Arts, History & Tourism

Posted on November 6, 2009 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









Just in case you missed it from our numerous pre Election Day postings and alerts, here is candidate Christie’s position paper on the arts. If you go to the Art Pride web site, you can also find the podcast from WBGO-FM’s guberatorial debate and listen in!

Chris Christie Supports the Arts

Chris Christie believes in the important contribution that [ … ] Read more

NJ budget passed – YOU helped cultural funding get partial restoration

Posted on June 24, 2008 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









The NJ State Budget is nearing completion. After much debate it was passed yesterday and is awaiting Governor Corzine’s signature.

Due to your extraordinary advocacy efforts, (like those of arts advocate extraordinaire, Maris Smith, of the NJ Theatre Alliance, pictured in the photo. Maris carried the message to countless theatre audience members of ALL ages), the FY09 budget contains the [ … ] Read more

Over 12,000 emails–WHO supports the arts?

Posted on May 20, 2008 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy










Can you believe it? Over 12,000 emails and letters sent since Feb. 28 to NJ district legislators in support of restoring arts, history and tourism State dollars! Every time I open my mailbox, 100, 200, 300 emails come flooding in. I get copies of them all and scan them for the great stories told by people who really love what [ … ] Read more

New Jersey Must Rekindle Its Love of the Arts

Posted on May 30, 2007 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy










By THOMAS H. KEAN
Item: The Paper Mill Playhouse, one of the leading regional theaters in the country, $3 million in debt, threatens to close its doors unless it receives an 11th-hour transfusion of funds. Crisis temporarily averted.
Item: The New Jersey Symphony, one of the best orchestras in the nation, also experiencing financial difficulties, considers selling rare and valuable [ … ] Read more

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