NEWPORT BEACH : City Awards $40,000 in Grants to Support Arts
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The city has given $40,000 in grants to arts and cultural organizations that provide programs for the public and in school settings.
Money approved this week includes $12,000 to the Newport Harbor Art Museum, $2,000 to the Baroque Music Festival and $3,000 to the Newport Theater Arts Center for the current run of “Tom Sawyer.”
The city gave $4,000 each to Opera Pacific and the Orange County Philharmonic Society; $3,000 each to the Pacific Symphony, Ballet Pacifica and South Coast Repertory Theatre; and $2,000 each to the Orange County Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale and Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation.
Most of the grants support performances at schools and senior centers. Some support instructional programs as well.
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