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On March 5, the State of California announced outdoor concerts and events can resume with modifications and safety precautions.
The performing arts community in San Luis Obispo has been eager to start performing again. Still, many are frustrated that the state will allow indoor movie theaters to open but will restrict live performances to outdoor venues.
“The movie theaters were the one thing where there was really this kind of direct parallel, and the idea that those two industries are so far apart on the tier system is ludacrous to us,” said Kevin Harris, SLO Repertory Theater’s managing artistic director.
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Three months after the local performing arts industry issued a plea to health officials for more clear and reasonable regulations to follow during the pandemic, arts groups are now allowed to record live performances without audiences, as well as host drive-in, movie theater-style concerts. But that s about it. In November, the SLO County Public Health Department revised its regulatory framework for the performing arts sector to permit those limited activities a move that followed statewide complaints that the industry was ignored in California s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. click to enlarge
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SLO Symphony musicians record a performance at Cass Winery s barrel room in November.