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What is in a name?

Community May 29, 2013 0Likes 3Comments

If you made it to the all female “Jesus Christ Superstar,” you know BLT is considering changing its name.  So, what is in a name?BLT-Logo-Ticket

BLT arose out of Workshop Theatre and another small theater.  These theaters started in Burien in 1955.  In 1980 the Highline School District surplussed a school, Chelsea Park Elementary.  King County took over the ownership of the building and offered part of it to the local theaters provided they joined forces and became just one theater.  (There was no City of Burien at the time, so King County was the landlord.)

King County was a great landlord.  It did upgrades and kept the buildings in good shape all at no cost to BLT.  King County brought in power.  Two separate 200 amp lines to run lights and other equipment.  Even today BLT and Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services runs off of just one of those lines.  In 1993, when Burien became a City, King County gave the building to the City and Burien Parks.  Burien Parks is BLT’s current landlord.

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The arts economy

Help BAT May 9, 2013 0Likes 0Comments

Looking at a recent study about how much income arts brings to a community.  Two findings stood out.
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“When governments reduce their support for the arts, they are not cutting frills. Rather, they are undercutting an industry that is a cornerstone of tourism, economic development, and the revitalization of many downtowns. When governments increase their support for the arts, they are generating tax revenues, jobs, and a creativity-based economy.”

And “Data collected from 151,802 attendees at a range of arts events revealed that nonprofit arts and culture audiences generated an estimated $24.60 per person, per event, beyond the cost of admission (an estimated total of $74.1 billion in 2010).

So what does BLT do for Burien?  Using the figures from both Seattle and Tacoma, after all Burien is in between these two cities, BLT’s current audience brings over $100,000.00 to Burien.  BLT has internal information that shows that over 82 percent of BLT’s audience eats or drinks at a restaurant or bar before or after coming to a performance at BLT.

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