I am certain there are creative people in the city but there is no connective organization. A lot of the art galleries on Franklin Street died out just before COVID and things haven't gotten easier for them. I have personally tried stimulating some arts scene but in my experience the only interested parties are corporate and want to monetize it. For example, a business may off a space for a monthly event but you have to pay a $300 event fee. This may not be a lot if you're a real business, but if you're a rag-tag group of artists — that's prohibitively expensive to stimulate some community.

I'm interested to see how the comedy club at the mall works out. I haven't kept up with Third Place's live events either. There's also been a secret show in the basement of Lorca a handful of times this past month. There could be some developments.