Seward Obtains $300,000
To Update Glimmerglass
![State Sen. Jim Seward announces the $300,000 special appropriation for Glimmerglass Festival renovations on the steps of the Alice Busch Opera Theater this morning, accompanied by Francesca Zambello, the festival's general & artistic director. (Ian Austin/allotsego.com)](https://www.allotsego.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/glimmerglass-announcement.jpg)
COOPERSTOWN – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, this morning announced that, “at his insistence,” $300,000 is included in 2015-16 state budget to help The Glimmerglass Festival in a “significant multi-year renovation project.”
Plans include restoring interior walls at the Alice Busch Opera Theater, opening up the lobby to make it more inviting, moving the box office out toward the pond, adding canopies in front and on the sides to shelter patrons from the elements, and adding a marketplace that includes shops and concessions.
Seward called Glimmerglass “a prime component” to the local economy, adding, “By further enhancing the visitor experience at The Glimmerglass Festival we will see an increase in return trips and positive word of mouth, which will help attract more tourists to the region.
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