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The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that
the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec’s Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700

is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that

the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700

is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that

the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700
is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and

performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader

community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that
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the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700

is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and pian that indicate that

the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of $00-700

is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City ana its consultants have produced a report and olan that indicate that
the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700

is the right it far the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that

the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700

is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that

the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700
is the right fit for the region.

The City of Nashua has brought together architects, performing arts center experts, community leaders, arts and
performance organizations, private performance oriented businesses, elected officials, and the broader
community to the conversation. The City and its consultants have produced a report and plan that indicate that
the 201 Main Street Building (formerly Alec's Shoes) would be the best site, and that an audience size of 500-700
is the right fit for the region.

September 12, 2017
Aldermen Brian McCarthy re: R-17-116
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The recently released report by Americans for the Arts provides significant insight
in the value of a vibrant arts and cultural presence in a community. !n fact, the four
New Hampshire communities studied benefited from a combined $120 MILLION
positive economic impact from audience-goers in 2015 alone. Of that, local
government revenues from taxes, fees and licenses totaled $6,536,000.