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Article: Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Delivers $1.3 Million to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre; Grant to Take World-Class Ballet into the 21st Century with Expanded And Renovated Practice Facilities.
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- October 7, 1999
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge today visited one of the world's foremost ballet companies to deliver $1.3 million in capital budget redevelopment assistance funds for the renovation and expansion of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
"Tonight, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre kicks off its 30th season with a thrilling performance of `Dracula,'" Gov. Ridge said. "That's more than a quarter-century of entertaining and enlightening thousands of performing arts fans here in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
"So today, I am proud to deliver $1.3 million in capital budget funds to help this world-class ballet company `dance' into the 21st ...