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Building on progress is key to arts

Local funding has long been a staple in developing cultural ties. Let's partner with Obama White House

December 16, 2008 By LESLEY FRIEDMAN ROSENTHAL Lesley Friedman Rosenthal is vice president and general counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. She is a Roslyn Heights native and an alumna of the Usdan Center for the Creative and

President-elect Barack Obama has called for a more prominent role in the White House for the arts and culture. But the economic climate makes it unlikely that governmental funding of the arts will increase anytime soon. And mixing art and government can spell political trouble, especially at the federal level.

Long Island has a thriving arts and cultural scene, with dozens of concert venues...

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