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TDC backs $3 million partnership for Sarah Studios theater conservatory and convention-center AV support
Summary
The Tourist Development Council unanimously recommended that the Board of County Commissioners support a $3 million partnership to complete Sarah Studios (a theater conservatory connected to the Manatee Performing Arts Center), plus a $500,000 marketing/partnership allocation for audiovisual support at the convention center.
The Manatee County Tourist Development Council on Aug. 18 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve a $3 million package to support Sarah Studios, a planned theater conservatory that will link to the Manatee Performing Arts Center, and an additional $500,000 for a marketing and partnership arrangement tied to audiovisual capacity at the convention center.
The request to the county reflects two linked purposes: capital support for a new four‑story conservatory that organizers say will expand rehearsal and performance space for youth and adult orchestras, opera and ballet partners; and an upfront purchase of audiovisual equipment to be owned by the nonprofit operator…
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