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In the Bay Area, November Belongs to Rhiannon Giddens

The musician’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Omar' opens at SF Opera, and her multimedia 'American Railroad' hits local concert halls and did we mention her children's book? ....

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Andrew J. Russell: The Great Railroad Photographer

Russell’s railroad photography captured the constructive process and the near unimaginable undertaking of connecting the continent by rail. ....

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Looking Back on Stories That Defined 2020 in the Arts

Youth Triumphant sculpture in Barre
Two words that got used a lot in 2020 are resilience and pivot. The former is always a good thing; the latter we d be happy to dump in the vocabulary dustbin. Pivoting was what everyone on the planet was forced to do this year when the coronavirus arrived most definitely including the creative sector. The cancellations of performances and exhibitions, the closure of venues, and the loss of income for many artists and arts organizations were severe blows; we may not yet know the full extent of the effects.
In response, creatives got, well, creative. It didn t take long for nearly every kind of artist to reposition themselves online. Many learned recording and livestreaming skills and realized far-reaching opportunities; none of that will disappear when the virus does. Others repaired to the social-distancing-friendly outdoors think drive-in movies and concerts, Vermont Shakespeare Fe ....

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