Cross-posted at Chicago Metblogs:
The Event Promoters ordinance will go before the city council at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 14th. I received an e-mail from Brad Maier letting me know about a campaign to flood city hall with opponents of this ordinance. The campaign is being organized through The Point, and the goal is for 100 people to commit to attending the council meeting tomorrow. Save Chicago Culture will present a petition opposing the ordinance at the meeting.
Because the proposal was fast-tracked through committee, the Chicago arts community has had very little time to respond. I, for one, will be attending the council meeting tomorrow. If you care about preserving Chicago’s theatre, music and comedy I expect to see you there too. If you can’t make it, please e-mail your alderman and express your opinion.
Otherwise, I suppose you could just pay a hundred bucks a pop and go see Wicked again.
I read through about that ordinance. It seems like a pretty short sighted grab for more revenue by basically taxing newcomers to Chicago’s entertainment industry. I hope you shoot it down.