POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL: COVID costing local concert venues millions, jobs; how they’re fighting to survive – By John Barry

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The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre located in the village of Port Chester, Westchester County, New York.

EXCERPT: Peter Shapiro, who owns The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, recently put in an offer to the band Chicago for a performance in November 2021.

And concerts scheduled for next year at the Westchester County venue include The Beach Boys on April 3 and Hot Tuna on July 10.

“We’re in the water and we’re swimming to the other side,” said Shapiro, who also operates the Brooklyn Bowl music venues in Brooklyn, Nashville and Las Vegas.

“We’re going to make it to the other side. However, it ended up being a big ocean.”

And, Shapiro conceded, “I’m going to have bruises and scrapes when I get out of the water.”

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