Lincoln Symphony Orchestra won't play background music for the fireworks at Lincoln's annual Uncle Sam Jam at Oak Lake this year. They cite money problems as the cause. That isn't surprising. It's a tough time to try to raise money, and LSO has other priorities they have to think about.
I have to wonder how badly they really wanted the gig, though. Their participation costs about $60,000. It seems like one sappy Cindy Lange-Kubick article could have gotten them to that level. I'm not sure how much money an average CSK article pulls in, but this is America we're talking about here. Surely a patriotic soul or two would have come forward.
Then again I shouldn't suggest that LSO didn't try hard enough. They may be even farther behind on their fundraising than just that $60,000. In that case a column by Cindy might still be a good idea. Or you could just take the initiative to send them some cash on your own.
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I think they said no because they visited Oak Lake and almost pasted out from the horrific bad smelling water.
We were out there a couple weeks ago and stayed all of 5 minutes due to the smell. It was bad :( And the sludge surrounding the little island looked like poo.
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