/ Change--it's hard, but can sometimes have positive results. We are in the middle of very unexpected change. This miserable pandemic has forced us to reflect on what has been and what might be coming. Then we were "hit on the head" with more racial strife with awful tragedies occurring all over our country. The arts are always at the forefront of change in our society and so I approached some respected leaders in the arts community and asked them how they were handling both the pandemic and equity, diversity and inclusion. Andrew Jorgensen, General Director of Opera Theatre of St. Louis, says that the organization is adapting to the pandemic in many ways. First of all, the actual annual festival will be presented outdoors and many talks and musical programs have been presented on-line. As for diversity, equity and inclusion, Opera Theatre has been committed to this issue for years. Two operas presented recently, "Champion" and "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," were a part of the "New Works, Bold Voices" program which presents world premieres at Opera Theatre. These two operas featured black stars and black composers and there are lots more coming.