We all know 2020 wreaked havoc upon those who entertain us.
The musicians and actors, the music venues and theater companies. Jobs and gigs were lost. Shows were canceled. Entire seasons were slashed.
But was there some gold in the rubble? For artists, the urge to create can’t be dampened. So people found other ways to perform and present their work, including creating outdoor stages and learning the skills necessary to produce virtual concerts and productions.
Nobody knows the future, or when they might return to pre-pandemic performances on an indoor stage with healthy-sized audiences. It could be well into 2021 and perhaps not even until fall, or 2022.
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Maggie Rogers had a whole musical life before 2016, when a video of her wowing Pharrell Williams went viral. She’s sharing some songs from her pre-famous era in a new album, “Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011-2016.” It came out on Friday. Amanda Hancock, The Gazette
âDie Hardâ (1988)
Terry: Yes, âDie Hardâ is a Christmas movie. Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza has even said so publicly. It also inspired a juvenile copycat (more on that later) and everyone knows its not officially Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
Amanda: Sure, this can be a Christmas movie. But, no, itâs not a movie Iâve ever purposefully turned on.
âA Christmas Storyâ (1983)
Terry: The unquenchable desire for a Red Ryder BB gun, Flick getting his tongue stuck on a flagpole, Scut Farkus finally receiving his comeuppance â Christmas gold.
Amanda: Required viewing around the holidays, especially so you can recognize where that legendary lamp is from in case you get it as a gag gift.