Good news for chamber music (and more) in Rockport

Most of you would have missed the story, which only appeared in the Globe's North regional section yesterday. But for classical music fans, summer visitors and anyone interested in the area's performance venues, check out Rockport Breathes Sigh of Relief for Performance Center, by David Rattigan. With a legal challenge settled - those pesky abutters - the Rockport Chamber Music Festival is free to begin work on the new $17.5 million Shalin Lui Performance Center overlooking Sandy Bay. They expect the 325-seat venue to be open in time for the 2010 festival, and to be available to other performing arts groups. Previous projects by the designers include Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. In other words, this is a very good thing for the North Shore and all of Boston.