This is more of a wish rather than a new yearâs resolution: Can we all get back to as close to normal as possible in 2021?
The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a significant human toll in 2020 and took from us many of the events we enjoy.
If a vaccine and other safety measures allow us to ease back into normalcy, maybe we can get these things back in 2021:
Tulsa State Fair
The Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority voted unanimously in August to cancel the 2020 Tulsa State Fair.
Officials said they believed it was the first time the fair (which started as a county fair in 1903) has been canceled, but a Tulsa World story said newspaper archives indicate the event was not held for several years during World War II.
The Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community Collegeâs holiday concerts have traditionally been among the orchestraâs most elaborate presentations, to ring in the season with all the silver bells and whistles the stage could contain.
This yearâs concert, which debuted Sunday, was by necessity a more modest affair, as performance groups continue to do anything and everything they can to share the beauty and joy of the lively arts.
For one thing, the concert was performed primarily for cameras. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Signature Symphony made the decision to shift the majority of their productions to a virtual format, which chamber music performances, educational outreach events and orchestral concerts presented via live streaming.