Voices For PACE
PACE has received numerous letters of support from regional arts and community organizations.
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I enthusiastically endorse the development of PACE as a new world-class venue for professional performing arts that will serve not just the Eastside but the entire region.
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Bellevue Civic Theatre believes PACE will be a huge benefit to the arts community. PACE makes sense for the arts community and the business community ... period!
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Bellevue Community College fully endorses this project, and welcomes the opportunity to work and collaborate with PACE.
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The Bellevue Philharmonic enthusiastically supports the development of the Performing Arts Center Eastside. After so many years of preparation, it is now time to bring this regional vision to reality.
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Bellevue is a vibrant city and its residents will gain immensely from the cultural and entertainment venues PACE will host.
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We wholeheartedly support PACE's efforts and look forward to seeing a high quality, choral friendly facility on the Eastside.
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This project has built bridges across the political landscape, bringing a number of diverse constituencies together as never before, building coalitions and community. It is something we can all get behind and work for together.
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Cultural facilities are truly our gathering places–the living rooms of our cities–and PACE will become an integral part of our region's cultural and community landscape.
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I'm writing now just to let you know of our interest in PACE since I'm certain that once we get closer to its completion in 2010, there will be great demand for use of the facility. We can hardly wait!
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With seating capacity 5 times greater than what currently exists on the Eastside, we look forward to employing the amenities of a top-ranked theatre: superior acoustics, excellent seating, efficient backstage spaces, and state-of-the-art technical controls.
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Performing Arts Center Eastside, in the works for nearly two decades, will add another important element to the landscape of arts and entertainment options for Eastside audiences.
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[We] offer our full support to this wonderful endeavor of building a first-class performance hall and regional cultural center which will be a landmark and legacy to the Puget Sound region.
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The new center for the performing arts will greatly enhance the quality of life on the Eastside and add to the growth and prosperity of the region.
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[PACE will] elevate the stature of the Eastside as a major player in building the quality of cultural life in the region.
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PONCHO'S goal of supporting great art and artists throughout the state of Washington will be advanced with the completion of Performing Arts Center Eastside.
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I am excited that PACE offers a new home for professional performing arts on the Eastside, broadening both audiences and repertoire, expanding education programs, and creating there a greater cultural presence.
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I am pleased to endorse the establishment of a world class facility that will attract professional performing arts to the Eastside.
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Performing Arts Center Eastside is poised to play a similar, significant role in the coming of age of downtown Bellevue and the entire Eastside, and I am pleased to offer my endorsement of PACE and its capital campaign.
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I view the Performing Arts Center Eastside as an outstanding opportunity for Seattle Theatre Group, an opportunity that will complement our activities.
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In providing a central Eastside home for arts education, PACE will play a vital role in expanding children's access to expert, caring instruction in the arts. The impact PACE will have on our community's future strength is virtually incalculable.
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PACE's very existence will create exciting opportunities for professional performing artists, and audiences, in our region—broadening repertoire, expanding education programs, and creating a greater cultural presence generally.
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With a well developed programming concept and business plan, PACE can attract audiences and serve its community with cultural opportunities which are currently unavailable on the Eastside.
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As community leaders, we recognize the significance of such a project ... and have vowed to work together to ensure it receives the full support of the Legislature in the upcoming legislative session.
Funding for the website design of Voices For PACE is provided by a grant from the City of Bellevue through the arts program advised by the Bellevue Arts Commission.