Photo by Elliot J. Sutherland/The Ottawa Herald

Sabrina Meador, owner of Ottawa Performing Arts, helps Brooklynn Soman, 4, Ottawa, Tuesday night during a dance class for pre-school aged children in the basement of Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory St., Ottawa. The OMA has booked only one major show this year. Still, organizers have found other ways of generating revenue by renting space to businesses and community groups, including Ottawa High School and Grace Gospel Church.