Special Event DetailsSenate Listening Session on State’s Reopening: Tourism, Arts, Culture & Small Businesses

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

This session is hosted by Senators Kennedy, DiZoglio, and Hinds, and shall focus on the state’s reopening and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic relative to tourism, arts, culture, and small businesses, while offering insight into local perspectives. The following speakers have been invited to testify before the Senate:

11:00AM-11:30AM: Arts and Culture

• David Slatery, Acting Executive Director

• Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) - Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director

• Farhin Zaman, Senior Associate at Nonprofit Finance Fund

• MassCreative - Emily Ruddock, Executive Director

11:30AM-12:00PM: Local Perspectives I

• MASS MoCA - Joseph Thompson, Director

• Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts - Troy Siebels, President & CEO

• New England Aquarium - Vikki Spruill, President & CEO

12:00PM-12:20PM: Travel and Tourism

• Mark Fuller, Undersecretary of Business Growth at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

12:20PM-12:40PM: Local Perspectives II

• Regional Tourism Council - Lea Filson, Executive Director, Plymouth County Convention & Visitors Bureau

• 8 Dyer Hotel in Provincetown - Steve Katsurinis, Owner

12:40PM-1:00PM: Small Businesses

• Local restaurant/bar owners

• Jason Petrou, Krueger’s in Haverhill

• Laura Wolfe, Brick and Ash in Newburyport

• Matt Gaiero, G’s in Haverhill

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Senate Listening Session of 07/15/2020	7/15/2020 11:00 AM	02:09:04

Special Event DetailsSenate Listening Session on State’s Reopening: Tourism, Arts, Culture & Small Businesses

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