Supporters rally for outdoor music venue as city board mulls lease

By Deborah Sengupta Stith, American-Statesman Staff, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, for the Austin American Statesman at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/supporters-rally-for-outdoor-music-venue-as-city-b/ngM35/

Surrounded by dozens of supporters, Harold McMillan was given a three-month lease extension for his East 11th Street outdoor venue, Kenny Dorham’s Backyard, at a meeting of Austin’s Urban Renewal Board on Monday night.

McMillan is the director of DiverseArts Culture Works, a nonprofit agency that has leased the property since 2005.

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