We’ve seen this show before in Brighton: They don’t like an old performance venue, so they tear it down and build a new one. And then they jack up the rental fees so that all the groups that used to perform at the old venue can’t afford to perform at the new one. The moral of the story: Don’t build a new place if nobody can afford to use it! That’s what happened 24 years ago with the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts. And that’s what’s happening today with the new Brighton Mill Pond Amphitheater. Back in 1994, the … Continue reading The Mill Pond Amphitheater debacle: Once again, Brighton builds a new venue that nobody can afford