Shuttered venues grants bring $50M in relief to Kansas City

Shuttered venues grants bring $50M in relief to Kansas City

THEY'VE SINCE GONE TOFULL CAPACITY.BRINGING CROWDS BACKTO VENUES IS A GOODSIGN FOR AN INDUSTRYWHICH TOOK SUCA H HARDHIT LAST YEAR.AND NOW -- BIG HELP FORSOME LIVEENTERTAINMENT ANDMUSEUMS ACROSS THEMETRO -- IN THE FORM OFMONEY.K-S-H-B 41 NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICK WENTTO ONE MUSEUM TO SEEHOW THEYE 'RPUTTING ITTO USE.BRYANT MADDRICK / REPOING RT"This fossil is just oneexample of what you find hereat the Museum of Prairierefi.This venue just like manyacross the country is receivg insome federal money to makesure their doors can stayopen."SISTERS MALLORY ANDHARPER COPPAGERE AHAVING FUN ANDLEARNING AT THE SAMETIME.NINE YEAR OLD MALLY ORLOVES ART AND SAYSSOME OF THE REAL LE IFINSECTS AND ANIMALSINSIDE THE MUSEUM GIVEHER IDS.EAMALLORY COPPAGE / MUSEUMVISITOR"Like the hard shell on thecockroaches for example,ou ycould make that into glovesbecause they're hard andgloves are hard.

So you'rehands don't freeze in thewinter."TERRI THOMPSON / MUSEUM ATPRAIRIEFIRE"We are just packed withhands on science, technology,engineering, arts, and mat" h.THAT'S TERRI THOMPSON,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFMUSEUM AT PRAIRIEFIRE.SHE SAYS THE MUSEUMEDATUCES KIDS OUTSIDETHEIR BUILDING WITHCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS.BUT IT ALL STOPPED EARLYIN THE PANDEMIC.TERRI THOMPSON / MUSEUM ATPRAIRIEFE IR"It was alrely scary because allof our revenue hadimmediately stopped.

A lot ofthe donations, donors, privateand corporate had pulledback, but we met ourmission."NOW SOMEED FERALMONEY IS HELPING THISNON-PROFIT CONTINUE ITSMISSION.THE MUSEUM IS GETTG INNEARLY 110 THOUSANDDOLLARS FROMHE TSHUTTERED VENUEOPERATORS GRANT.OVER 12 LLMIION DOLLARSIS GOING TO PERFORMINGARTS AND LIVEENTERTAINMENT VEESNUAS WELL AS MUSEUMSHURT DURING THEPANDEMIC.AFTER TEMPORARILYCLOSING EARLY STLAYEAR, THE MUSEUM HASBEEN OPEN SINCE LASTJUNE.THE FEDERAL DOLLARSMEAN ONE LESS THING TOWORRY ABOUT.TERRI THOMPSON / MUSEUM ATPRAIRIEFIRE"It means we c kaneep thelights on through the end ofthe ye."arBRYANT MADDRICK / REPORTING"Thompson says money fm rothe grant is important, butthere's still a big need formore money and that's whythere's a fundraising effortthatwill continue to make sure thedoors here stay open and thattheir mission to educate youngpeleop continues.

In OverlandPark, I'm Bryant Maddrick,KSHB 41 News."A TTLILE LESS THANONE-HUNDRED GROUPS INTHE KANSAS CITY REGIONRECEIVED FUNDING FROMTHE "SHUTTERED V