Up Here festival scaled down after provincial funds cut entirely

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The Up Here urban art and music festival will still take place in August, only now in a scaled-down version since their provincial funding was cut from $66K to zero

The organizers behind the Up Here urban art and emerging music festival had anticipated receiving less funding from the provincial government this year, but did not expect to see it cut entirely.

“It’s just really disheartening to see the cuts continue to happen to a sector that really does humanize and bring people together and build community.” The non-profit We Live Up Here organization estimates the festivities have carried an overall economic impact of more than $5 million since their inaugural event in 2015.

Rather than dueling stages, they’ve moved acts down to a single stage, cancelled a Friday show at Place des Arts, cut some art installations and made the “crushing” decision to cancel a performance by Latvian musician Elizabete Balčuz.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

 

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