July 27, 2012
Provincial Government Invests in Grand Bank Theatre Festival
Lighthouse Productions, organizer of the Grand Bank Theatre Festival, has received $40,000 in operational funding through the Provincial Government’s Cultural Economic Development Program.
“Each year the Grand Bank Theatre Festival features a wide variety of performances enjoyed by both visitors and residents of the Burin Peninsula region,” said the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. “This season’s line up features many genres including comedy and music. There will also be a special showing of Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador’s award-winning, Tempting Providence, the Nurse Myra Bennett story.”
The festival is held in the Grand Bank Theatre and runs from July 16 through to August 25.
“The Grand Bank Theatre is a great anchor attraction for the Burin Peninsula that provides many economic and cultural benefits,” said the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and MHA for Grand Bank. “Today’s announcement continues to demonstrate our government’s commitment to the arts community, as well as economic development in rural Newfoundland and Labrador.”
For more information about the Grand Bank Theatre Festival, visit grandbanktheatre.com/index.html 
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“Funding through the Cultural Economic Development Program is the cornerstone of our theatre organization,” said Berni Stapleton, Artistic Director, Grand Bank Theatre Festival. “The confidence and investment this represents has been and continues to be crucial to our cultural, professional, and economic development. We are always excited about the possibilities ahead for us and our region when we know we have this ongoing relationship.”
Budget 2012: People and Prosperity provides $2.9 million through its Cultural Economic Development Program to support arts, cultural, and heritage initiatives in the province. Projects are selected based on the strength of the business plan, vision, and potential development within the sector.
For more information on the Cultural Economic Development Program and application guidelines, visit www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/artsculture/cedp/index.html.
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Media contacts:
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Diana Quinton Director of Communications Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation 709-729-0928, 631-8155 dianaquinton@gov.nl.ca |
Corey T. Parsons, Constituency Assistant to the Honourable Darin King MHA for Grand Bank 709-832-2531 coreyparsons@gov.nl.ca |
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Deanne Hickman Operations Manager Lighthouse Productions Inc. 709-832-2284/709-832-2382 Lighthouse Productions Inc. theatrefestival@townofgrandbank.net |
2012 07 27 3:55 p.m.