The COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc on the performing arts throughout Maine. We’ll learn how artists and venues have found creative ways to continue to reach audiences, and hear about plans for 2021. We’ll also discuss what long-term effects the pandemic will have on arts and culture in Maine.
Guests
Chris Grannis, executive director, Eastport Arts Center
Kelsey Halliday Johnson, executive director, Space Gallery
Brian Hinrichs, executive director, Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Bradford T. Kenney, executive artistic director, Oqunquit Playhouse
Kaylin Kerina, board president, Portland Youth Dance
Resources
- Central Maine entertainment venues look to 2021 with caution, optimism
- Janet Mills Continues Early Closing Time Requirements
- Save our stages: Maine theaters, performing arts venues plea for help
- In the time of COVID, the ‘struggling musician’ is no longer just a cliché
- A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers
