One year into pandemic, optimism meets uncertainty for arts, entertainment community
After a year of closings, cancellations, postponements and pivots, we reflect on how quickly everyday life changed. And as vaccines bring a dose of optimism, we look to the future for the arts and entertainment community in St. Louis.
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It remains to be seen how and when COVID-19 vaccines will affect concert-going.
Book lovers seek library cards, online materials, but St. Louis sellers see revenue drop in pandemic
Libraries and booksellers began shutting their doors last March. Like others, they first expected to reopen, perhaps, in weeks.
Since it takes months to plan a festival, and vaccine news changes daily, plans for summer festivals remain uncertain.
It is easy to imagine the combination of quarantine burnout, pent-up demand and, as the vaccination rate increases, greater comfort with outdoor dining leading to a summer dining surge.
The St. Louis attractionsÌýnow set modest budgets and know to plan a few months, not a year, in advance.
2021 might just provide the vibrant spring we’ve been waiting for.
Artists were able to keep working, but shutdowns also meant many exhibitions were put on hold.Ìý
With the rollout of vaccinations, theater and dance artists are optimistic that in-person performances can resume before the end of the year.
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The findings place Missouri’s level of vaccine resistance above the national average of 21%, and near the middle of the pack, compared to other states.
More than 3.68 million COVID vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois, with 10.25% of the state’s population now fully vaccinated.
Her family has shunned interviews, but the college student has not been shy on social media.Ìý
Failure of vaccine rollout continues to send city dwellers to rural Missouri, where appointments are plentiful.Ìý