NIVA /news/tags/niva NIVA en-US Copyright Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:12 GMT As Live Music Returns, Local Venues Still Face Challenges Post-Pandemic /news/shuffle/2021-07-01/as-live-music-returns-local-venues-still-face-challenges-post-pandemic Two Northeast Ohio independent music venue owners, The Happy Dog's Sean Watterson and The Kent Stage's Tom Simpson, explain why they've waited to reopen, and about the long, frustrating wait for promised federal funding. Also, Shuffle contributor Annie Nickoloff shares how reopening plans have been going at other venues in the region, detailed in her Cleveland.com series: "Concerts during COVID." Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:12 GMT /news/shuffle/2021-07-01/as-live-music-returns-local-venues-still-face-challenges-post-pandemic Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader As Live Music Returns, Local Venues Still Face Challenges Post-Pandemic /news/arts-culture/2021-07-08/as-live-music-returns-local-venues-still-face-challenges-post-pandemic Two Northeast Ohio independent music venue owners explain why they've waited to reopen, and about the long, frustrating wait for promised federal funding. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:31:46 GMT /news/arts-culture/2021-07-08/as-live-music-returns-local-venues-still-face-challenges-post-pandemic Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader As Music Venues Sit Silent, Workers are Forced to Forge a New Path /news/arts-culture/2021-03-25/as-music-venues-sit-silent-workers-are-forced-to-forge-a-new-path Since concert clubs shut their doors because of the pandemic, owners have been fighting to get enough funding to keep their businesses open, while their employees look for ways to make ends meet. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:37:36 GMT /news/arts-culture/2021-03-25/as-music-venues-sit-silent-workers-are-forced-to-forge-a-new-path Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader, Jay Shah Shuffle: Pandemic Creates Uncertainty for Music Venues ‘First to Close, Last to Reopen’ /news/arts-culture/2020-06-04/shuffle-pandemic-creates-uncertainty-for-music-venues-first-to-close-last-to-reopen Across the state of Ohio, local music venues are struggling as the coronavirus pandemic has forced these entertainment hotspots to keep operations at a… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 08:59:32 GMT /news/arts-culture/2020-06-04/shuffle-pandemic-creates-uncertainty-for-music-venues-first-to-close-last-to-reopen Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader