Instead of planning all of the concerts for the summer at one time like she usually would, Freeman is only planning two weeks at a time. The venue is currently on a rolling two-week cycle. Freeman then got to work applying this method to the Freeman Stage. A park in Brooklyn, N.Y., had drawn circles on the ground to allow people to gather within a pod while socially distancing from other groups. Freeman Companies president and CEO, said she got the idea while reading a New York Times article. However, masks are not required while inside a pod. All pods are at least six feet apart from each other.Ĭoncert-goers must wear masks while entering, leaving and walking around the venue. The venue is laid out so that 97 groups of four people, called “pods,” can enjoy the show while being safely spread out on the field. Hundreds of people showed up to the venue’s opening night July 7 to see alternative rock group The Stims perform. “Just to be a part of this has always been an incredible thrill for us.”įreeman said that in addition to actively seeking corporate and individual sponsors, the foundation is also recruiting both volunteers to help at events.įor the full concert lineup, visit Anyone interested in volunteering can get in touch with the foundation through its website as well.The Freeman Stage in Selbyville has started its lineup of summer concerts, with a focus on social distancing and safety in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s time for to be together,” Williams said. “But now we know it’s about the experience.”īoth she and Lucinda Williams, executive director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, talked about how the Freeman Stage provided an outlet for families to spend time doing less technologically oriented things separately and experiencing performances together.
“When we started we thought it was all about the building,” she said. “We know that for every public dollar invested in the arts there is at least a $7 return in local and public revenue.”Īccording to Freeman, the project has continued to grow beyond her’s or anyone’s initial expectations. “It’s no news that the arts are an economic driver,” he said. More than 50,000 people attended shows at the Freeman Stage at Bayside last season and according to Paul Weagraff, director of the Delaware Division of the Arts, the money spent on the arts demonstrates that money is invested in the arts, not dnated to it.
People are looking for a place where they can raise their children and where their family have access to the arts.” “Having exposure to the arts is a big part of that. “The arts are an essential part of the quality of life,” she said. “We’re very grateful for our partners at the Freeman Foundation.”įrom Smith’s perspective, the creative energy needed to develop entrepreneurs is heightened when the opportunity to see professional ballet and operatic performances is part of a student’s regular regimen.Īdditionally, she said, a thriving arts community is a main indicator of an area’s quality of life.
“It excites young minds where programs fail,” Bunting said of arts education programs. Susan Bunting, superintendent of the Indian River School district spoke about how students at all levels are inspired as much by the access to art as the practice of it. Ileana Smith, campus director and vice president of Delaware Technical and Community College, Owens Campus and Dr. To that end, she and the other members of the foundation have been out educating the public about the value of the arts, such as are presented at the Freeman Stage, as well as about the need to help support them.Įxperts in education Dr.
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