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		<title>Senate Rejects Effort to Restore MCC Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 23, 2012, Boston, MA-The Massachusetts Senate today rejected an amendment to restore funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The amendment would have increased the total state appropriation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Governor&#8217;s Association Recognizes Creative Economy of Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent—and persistent—position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly finding innovative ways to support economic growth, according to a new report out today from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Approves Amendment to Reverse Proposed Budget Cut to MCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, the House Ways and Means Committee recommended a budget of $8.0 million for the Massachusetts Cultural Council in FY13. Last night the House of Representatives approved an amendment to increase that amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From iberkshires: Pittsfield Solons Talk Art, Culture and Politics At Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joe Durwin PITTSFIELD, Mass.� While local politicians have slightly different perspectives about the cultural scene, they all support the city&#8217;s creative economy. Mayor Daniel Bianchi, state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, and Ward 6 City Councilor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February Tricks of the Trade: Integration of Art and Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FEBRUARY: Integration of Art and Community How can you effectively reach out and collaborate with the community through art? In these open-forum workshops, participants will discuss how to establish the connection between artist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the MCC: Governor&#8217;s Budget Calls for $9.2 Million for MCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Boston, MA) Governor Deval Patrick today released a proposed state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $9.2 million for arts and cultural funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The Governor&#8217;s fiscal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Arts Advocacy Day</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/2012-arts-advocacy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arts Advocacy Day April 16 &#8211; 17, 2012 The 25th annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From NEA Arts: Community’s the Thing-The Importance of the Summer Theater Festivals to the Berkshires</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the summer of 1850, David Dudley Field, Jr., an attorney and homeowner in Western Massachusetts&#8217; Berkshire County, arranged a picnic for notable authors and a handful of Berkshire citizens atop Monument Mountain near Great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Deval Patrick Announces $7.4 Mil in Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LZink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Boylston, MA)—Governor Deval Patrick today announced $7.4 million in grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) to support building projects for nonprofit arts, heritage, and science organizations across the Commonwealth. The new CFF investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adams Creative Economy Grants Restored</title>
		<link>http://berkshirecreative.org/adams-creative-economy-grants-restored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rweinman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yesterday Governor Deval Patrick signed a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year that restores $750,000 to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for its Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy. The Governor&#8217;s decision followed vigorous [...]]]></description>
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