<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Signs of calamity were everywhere Monday in Houston's downtown Theater District as pumps noisily sucked brackish water from the lower levels of Jones Hall, the Wortham Theater Center and the Alley Theatre<P>Most of the city's key performing-arts organizations sustained massive damage in weekend flooding that will affect upcoming programs and long-term operations<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/938098" TARGET=_blank>More</A><P><BR>[Edited by Azlan to fix coding]<BR><p>[This message has been edited by Azlan (edited June 12, 2001).]

From the Houston Chronicle:<P><B>On, off or in limbo? <BR>Weekend flood affects arts, entertainment<BR>events </B><P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>ARTS EVENTS<BR>Giselle -- No decision. <P>Houston Ballet's proposed Friday-Sunday performances at the Wortham Theater Center are still in limbo as the company awaits word from city officials about when the building will re-open.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><A HREF="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/ae/dance/939301" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><P>

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NEA to the rescue:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on The Arts Announce Emergency Funding for Houston Arts Organizations Suffering Flood Damage</B><P>WASHINGTON and AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) today announced a relief effort for arts organizations suffering flood damage in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison. The NEA has awarded TCA $30,000, the maximum amount allowed through a Chairman's special action grant, to be distributed through relief grants in southeast Texas. In addition, TCA will match the amount and will cover the administrative costs of the effort. Non- profit arts organizations in the relief area can apply to TCA for up to $10,000, to be used for technical assistance, to replace damaged equipment or to address other flood-related needs.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010626/datu028.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Tourism in Houston Alive and Well After Tropical Storm Allison</B><P>HOUSTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/<P>...<P>The city's other area attractions have continued to be open to the public and had minimal damage due to the flooding. The Theater District, which includes resident companies in opera, theater, symphony and ballet all sustained flood damage, and although several performances were cancelled immediately following the storm, all performances are back on schedule. Some performances have temporarily relocated to other theaters, but are maintaining regular schedules.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010627/daw038.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A><p>[This message has been edited by Azlan (edited June 27, 2001).]

The gutsiness of the arts:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Flood Damages Texas Theatres</B><P>Michael King, Backstage.com<P>HOUSTON-"You can ruin our costumes, knock down our sets, but you can't destroy our play." That was the message Houston's Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd delivered to the company in the wake of the flood caused by tropical storm Allison during the weekend of June 9-10. Water entered the Alley through the downtown pedestrian tunnel system, submerging two basement-level floors. The flood caused extensive damage to the 296-seat Neuhaus Arena Stage, the costume, scene, and props departments, and rehearsal hall.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/bpibs/20010628/en/_b_h1_flood_damages_texas_theatres_h1_b__1.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>