PoughkeepsieJournal.com - Music venues have economic tune: "Chance co-owner Frank Pallett said his club can attract more than 3,000 people to Poughkeepsie weekly and the economic impact only starts with the $5 parking fee charged for a city lot that sits between the club and Mill Street.
'People come here and ask for hotels, restaurants, ask for some place to eat, where do I park? What is there to do in the area?' said Pallett, who has hosted fans from Canada for the band Our Lady Peace and fans from across the country for Bowie.
"The impact that the arts can have on an economy can be staggering.
"In 1995, the most recent year for which data is available, the arts statewide generated $13.4 billion, said Richard J. Schwartz, chairman of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and a big fan of the Bardavon. That economic impact took the form of employment, ticket sales and new construction, among other areas."
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