It was not easy for me to focus on
this issue of the magazine. There’s
simply too much going on in the
world right now, even though few
events are actually going on. As
you can tell by flipping through
the pages of this issue, many of
the venues who advertise with us
each month are not running ads
because they have nothing to pro-
mote. There’s no way of knowing
when shows will be able to come
back, so even venues that are re-
scheduling events are hesitant to
promote the new dates.
Everybody involved in the arts
has been hit hard with COVID-19.
Venues are closed, actors are with-
out work, and artists have to do
things on their own. Thankfully,
many musicians have discovered
that fans will watch a live perfor-
mance streamed online and even
tip the artist or pay regular ticket
prices to do so. This works well
for music and comedy - both are
genres that have had fans pur-
chase CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays of
live performances for decades.
Other genres are looking for ways
to make streaming work for them.
One thing the COVID-19 pandem-
ic might tell us is that everybody in
the arts needs to have a Plan B and
one part of that will likely involve
streaming in some form.
Musicians and comedians can
stream a live show quite easily
across platforms like Facebook,
YouTube, Instagram, and sites
devoted to live streaming like
livestream.com, and stageit.com.
If they have a good fanbase, they
can promote their shows via
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic might tell us is that
everybody in the arts needs to have a Plan B and one
part of that will likely involve streaming in some form.
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