Uncertain economic times shake Central Florida cultural community

OrlandoSentinel.com: "'This year took a lot of people by surprise,' says Margot Knight, United Arts' president and CEO. (diamond) Yet most local arts groups have risen to the challenge -- slashing items from their budgets, finding new ways to bring in needed revenue. (diamond) 'I'm hearing a very clear-eyed pragmatism about what they need to do to hang on for the next few years,' she says. 'We are small- and medium-sized businesses, and we act like any company.'"