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Webster Groves arts commission backs $1,000 sponsorship for touring Shakespeare show, flags public‑art accounting issues
Summary
The Webster Groves Arts Commission agreed to sponsor the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s touring production at Blackburn Park with a $1,000 contribution and a city‑services sponsorship; members also pressed the city finance office to reconcile public‑art donations and to encumber funds before the fiscal year ends.
The Webster Groves Arts Commission voted to sponsor the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s touring show, Torco, with a $1,000 contribution and one city‑services sponsorship, a move approved by voice vote.
Erin Velocity, representing the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, told the commission the touring program will visit Blackburn Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, and asked for local sponsorship and promotional help. "We are coming to Webster Groves at Blackburn Park on Saturday, August 8," Velocity said, describing Torco as a 90‑minute, six‑actor touring production that typically needs a roughly 20‑by‑20 performance space and access to power.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the event could draw families and help raise money for the commission’s public‑art fund, but members also emphasized unfinished accounting and an…
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