LA Dining Experts Discuss Their Biggest Hopes for the Restaurant Industry in 2021
From financial assistance to a more balanced approach to operations
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2020 will be the year that upended the restaurant industry. It’s difficult to talk about the year in review when everything changed, when people and businesses suffered during the pandemic. In light of the challenging year for everyone in Los Angeles, we asked food writers and industry folks share their biggest hopes for the city’s restaurant industry in 2021.
Mona Holmes, Eater LA Reporter
That we take a long look at the things and structures that do not work throughout the industry. It’s time for a change from top to bottom.
Cal Holiday Concert To Be Rebroadcast
Every December, the start of the holiday season can be marked by the Department of Music’s annual concert, “Let Heaven and Nature Sing: A Holiday Tradition,” usually held in a standing-room-only performance in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values.
“This year would have marked the 10th anniversary of this concert in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values,” said Ryan Hebert, associate professor of music and director of choral studies.
While the concert was not performed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Arts and Letters, with the departments of music, communication, and film, animation and new media, recorded the live show for broadcast on WEDU PBS last year. It will be rebroadcast this year on WEDU on Christmas Eve (Thursday, Dec. 24) at 9 p.m., and on Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25) at 3 p.m. It will also be broadcast on WEDQ on Christmas Day at 10 p.m.
Popular Holiday Concert To Be Rebroadcast on WEDU PBS on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
The renowned University of Tampa Holiday Concert “Let Heaven and Nature Sing: A Holiday Tradition,” which was performed live last year and broadcast by WEDU PBS, will be rebroadcast this year on WEDU on Christmas Eve (Thursday, Dec. 24) at 9 p.m., and on Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25) at 3 p.m. It will also be broadcast on WEDQ on Christmas Day at 10 p.m.
The broadcast was recorded by UT students and faculty in the College of Arts and Letters, bringing the magic of the holidays on campus into Tampa Bay residents’ homes.