{"id":17820,"date":"2020-03-11T22:24:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T05:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=17820"},"modified":"2020-03-14T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T04:17:50","slug":"coronavirus-hits-nw-arts-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2020\/03\/11\/coronavirus-hits-nw-arts-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"coronavirus hits NW arts hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will update this page throughout the coming days as I learn of additional postponements or cancellations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/culture\/2020\/03\/12\/here-is-a-running-list-of-the-major-portland-events-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus\/\">Running list of Portland-area cancellations and postponements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"tadv-color\">UPDATE: 3\/14\/20<\/span> 10:00AM Basically, everything is canceled, and if it isn&#8217;t, it&#8217;s being live streamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"tadv-color\">UPDATE: 12:13AM<\/span> Oregon Governor Kate Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/news\/state\/2020\/03\/12\/oregon-gov-kate-brown-will-shutter-schools-statewide-for-two-weeks-starting-monday\/\">announces all schools will close<\/a> on Monday, March 16th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"tadv-color\">UPDATE: 10:00AM <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/mayor-ted-wheeler-declares-a-state-of-emergency-in-portland\/\">City of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declares State of Emergency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things are getting real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As of 10PM on March 11, Oregon Governor Kate Brown has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/news\/state\/2020\/03\/11\/oregon-governor-bans-crowds-larger-than-250-people-for-the-next-month\/\">announced a ban on public gatherings of more than 250 people<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/no-gatherings-of-250-or-more-people-in-oregon-for-4-weeks-gov-kate-brown-says.html\">effective immediately<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Friends of Chamber Music has canceled the remainder of their season.<\/li><li>Portland Baroque Orchestra <a href=\"https:\/\/pbo.org\/\">will live stream their March 13th concert<\/a>.<\/li><li>Portland State University <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldchurchpdx\/status\/1238251025364127748\">cancels in-person final exams and Spring term moved online.<\/a><\/li><li>The Old Church Concert Hall is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldchurchpdx\/status\/1238251025364127748\">closed until April 8th<\/a>.<\/li><li>Portland Opera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandopera.org\/covid-19-cancellations\/\">cancels all <em>Bajazet<\/em> performances<\/a>.<\/li><li>Portland Center Stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcs.org\/covid-19-update\">cancels productions<\/a> through April 8th.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/culture\/2020\/03\/12\/here-is-a-running-list-of-the-major-portland-events-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus\/\">List of local Portland closures\/cancellations<\/a> (via WWeek)<\/li><li>Seattle&#8217;s Fifth Avenue Theater <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/article\/Seattles-5th-Avenue-Theatre-Closed-Over-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200311\">dark until April 5th<\/a>.<\/li><li>Tacoma Arts Live <a href=\"https:\/\/tacomaartslive.org\/component\/k2\/482-covid-19-statement\">member productions all cancelled<\/a> March 11-April 5th.<\/li><li>Cleveland Orchestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dso.org\/events-and-tickets\/your-visit\/coronavirus\/\">cancels concerts<\/a> March 12-14.<\/li><li>Detroit Symphony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dso.org\/events-and-tickets\/your-visit\/coronavirus\/\">cancels concerts<\/a> March 12-15.<\/li><li>Boston Symphony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bso.org\/brands\/bso\/features\/2019-20-bso-season\/regarding-coronavirus-concerns.aspx\">cancels concerts<\/a> March 14-28.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/12\/arts\/design\/met-museum-opera-carnegie-hall-close-coronavirus.html\">New York Philharmonic, MET Opera, MET Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/12\/theater\/coronavirus-broadway-shutdown.html\">Broadway<\/a> close or cancel performances.<\/li><li>Philadelphia Orchestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-concerns-leads-pa-orchestra-to-cancel-concerts-through-march-23.html\">cancels performances through March 23rd<\/a>.<\/li><li>Baltimore Symphony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/coronavirus\/bs-fe-cancelled-events-20200311-yojgvsdntraubkdz2cjjl4qsgy-story.html#nt=latestnews\">performances canceled through March 21st.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2020-03-12\/coronavirus-closures-la-phil-la-opera\">The Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera, and LA Music Center close through March 31st.<\/a><\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfsymphony.org\/\">San Francisco Symphony<\/a> suspended its season until March 22nd, due to an <a href=\"https:\/\/sfmayor.org\/article\/san-francisco-issues-moratorium-large-gatherings-1000-or-more-slow-spread-covid-19\">executive order<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Seattle Symphony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlesymphony.org\/planyourvisit\/virus\">suspended its season<\/a> through March 31st, due to an state executive order.<\/li><li>The Pacific Northwest Ballet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnb.org\/aboutpnb\/health-update\/\">canceled performances<\/a> of <em>One Thousand Gifts<\/em> and <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>.<\/li><li>Seattle Opera has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleopera.org\/\">canceled all public events<\/a> through March 31st.<\/li><li>Chamber Music Northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/cmnw.org\/\">has rescheduled<\/a> upcoming March programs.<\/li><li>Portland Youth Philharmonic has <a href=\"https:\/\/portlandyouthphil.org\/concerts-tickets\/health-and-safety\/\">canceled all rehearsals<\/a> between March 9-14.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonbravo.org\/\">BRAVO<\/a> Community Orchestra concerto scheduled for March 14 has been canceled.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will update this page throughout the coming days as I learn of additional postponements or cancellations. Running list of Portland-area cancellations and postponements. UPDATE: 3\/14\/20 10:00AM Basically, everything is canceled, and if it isn&#8217;t, it&#8217;s being live streamed. UPDATE: 12:13AM Oregon Governor Kate Brown announces all schools will close on Monday, March 16th. 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