It’s a bit like winning the lottery: 30 venues across Canada chosen at random from applications submitted to the Canadian Live Music Association and SOCAN will receive a financial boost of $1,000. initiative For the love of the stage aims to support their post-pandemic recovery.
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Le Verre Bouteille and Ausgang Plaza in Montreal, Le Pantoum in Quebec, La Petite Boîte Noire in Sherbooke and Coopérative Paradis in Rimouski are among the three dozen lucky winners.
“These venues are at the heart of our communities and their importance to our industry cannot be overstated,” said Erin Benjamin, President and CEO of The Canadian Live Music Association, which featured on set up this program with the financial collaboration of SOCAN.
initiative For the love of music aims to give a boost to the owners and operators of independent venues with a maximum capacity of 500 people.
The selection – which was made at random – follows a call for applications launched earlier this year. Independent cinemas were able to submit their application between June 13 and July 13.