The Stoltz Pavilion: a New Venue in Easton Like every music venue across the world, the Avalon Foundation has struggled to find ways to present live music during the COVID pandemic. Since news broke in March, the Avalon Foundation has been committed to the safety and well-being of the community that it serves. Even today, when it could have audiences of up to 100 people indoors, so far, the Foundation has restricted indoor programming to audiences of no more than 20, or 5 percent of its normal capacity. Studies show that there is a 20 fold relative risk increase of transmission between being indoors verses being outdoors, so developing a covered outdoor venue would
be a real game changer both for the Avalon Foundation and the many other organizations whose programming used to occur in the Theatre. Today the Avalon Foundation announces a new, socially distanced venue that will help fill this vital social and economic need. Named “The Avalon Foundation’s Stoltz Pavilion,” this stateof-the-art tent structure will safely bring the fun of a night out back to Easton while supporting the downtown area in these challenging times. “By creating this space we are giving the public an entertainment option that is specifically designed to significantly reduce infection
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