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Live entertainment venues, an economy nearly destroyed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are finally re-opening around the country and must consequently adapt to varying state restrictions for holding indoor events. Despite being able to reopen, many venues will remain closed until regulations and capacity maximums are relaxed, reasoning that such restrictions make reopening financially implausible.
The coming months will see live entertainment venues opening in waves, some for the first time in well over a year. Those working in this industry and have weathered the pandemic’s devastating effects on their businesses need practical, actionable guidance on which CDC-recommended health precautions to take and how to implement them, to ensure audiences attend live events safely, and another outbreak does not shutter their doors again.
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By: Eric Renner Brown
Courtesy NIVA
Safe In SoundNIVA and ESA shared Safe In Sound, a post-COVID reopening checklist, on Wednesday.
Throughout the pandemic, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and Event Safety Alliance (ESA) have provided extensive guidance for live events professionals as the industry navigated the health and safety challenges presented by the pandemic.
Now, with concerts of all sizes being announced for summer and fall, the organizations, in conjunction with the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), Coalition of Performing Arts Centers and National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) have developed Safe In Sound, a thorough guide with CDC-compliant reopening procedures tailored to the live events industry s specific needs.
Renae Williams Niles Named Chief Content and Engagement Officer Of Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
By Sentinel News Service
Renae Williams Niles
Chad Smith, the David C. Bohnett chief executive officer chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, announced the appointment of Renae Williams Niles as chief content and engagement officer. In this newly created position, she will provide strategic guidance and articulation of the LA Phil’s organizational goals and policy, overseeing all programming (classical, non-classical and humanities) across Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, The Ford and the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center, and for LA Phil residencies and tours. She will also be responsible for YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) and learning programs and initiatives; communications, public relations, marketing and sales; and will guide further integration of the LA Phil’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Reporting to the chief executive o
Palm Beach Daily News
Lee Bell, who for more than 30 years has booked the season’s shows at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, has been nominated for a programming award from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals.
Bell, the Kravis’ senior director of programming, is one of 18 nominees for the William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and Sustained Achievement in Programming. The award will be presented during a virtual ceremony on May 6.
“I’m honored to be recognized for the work that I have enjoyed for more than 30 years,” Bell said in a prepared statement earlier this month. “Although all of us have faced many challenges in the last year, the industry forges ahead and the performing arts continues to inspire and unite people from around the world something that I am very proud to be a part of.”