One constant during a pandemic is change. The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival is committed to accommodating live performances at the Dekker Centre for the 2021 event. With continued restrictions for public safety, appropriate adaptations are being created. Current guidelines from the SHA state that no audience members will be allowed in the festival venue. That means a “live” festival with the adjudicator in the room, along with participants, teachers, volunteers, videographer and venue staff. The performances will be live streamed for all others interested to see and hear. article continues below Trending Stories SHA is calling this a “virtual” festival in keeping with government guidelines for sports and activities. Singers and wind instrumentalists are permitted to perform without a mask so long as a mask is worn while entering and exiting the stage, removing it to perform. There will be plexiglass barriers in place in front of the performers for added safety. Pianists, string players and percussionists will wear masks as they perform.