July: New Season; New Fiscal Year

We ended FY ’09 with balanced books, but now need to worry about surviving through FY ’10.  The economic downturn has adversely affected many arts organizations.  Both Granite State and Connecticut Operas have announced the closing of their doors, but Commonwealth Opera has decided to attempt to become a professional company.  Many new non-profits do not survive their 1st 3 years; we have passed that crucial mark, although the website has only been live for 2 years; it will enter its 3rd on 1 August.  How long we survive into this FY will depend heavily on reader contributions.

As last year, we are not attempting to offer extensive coverage of summer festivals.  There are too many; each has its own website.  We have tried to provide the links to those under “Performers and Presenters” in our “Links” tab; we don’t claim omniscience, so don’t hesitate to let us know if we missed something.  To attempt to post all festival concerts on our calendar would render it a confused mess; use the links to find the calendar(s)  for the one(s) that interest you.  We will cover a selected few concerts as writer and funds availability permit.

We have received much positive feedback about the quality and value of what we offer.  Many would like to see further expansion.  That cannot happen without reader donations.  Please use the Paypal "Donate" button to the right or the “Support Us” tab to see where to mail a check and make a fully tax-deductible contribution according to your means.  We would also like to expand our Board of Directors.  If you are interested is serving, please use the “Contact Us” tab to send a note to our President.  Thank you in advance.

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