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2020-05-12When Will We Want to Be in a Room Full of Strangers Again? Theater, an industry full of optimists, is reckoning with a heartbreaking realization.
In this article written for the Atlantic on May 12, 2020- Helen Lewis writes, "As a live art form, theater is particularly affected by the coronavirus, along with concerts and stand-up comedy performances. As I talked with writers, directors, and producers, the same refrain recurred: When will anyone want to be in a dark room full of strangers again? Many of those I spoke with were quietly updating their scenario-planning documents to account for a return next spring, and warned that, without a bailout, that long of a shutdown would financially cripple some institutions. Even when theaters reopen, social-distancing rules could hamper rehearsals, and force venues to sell fewer (and therefore more expensive) tickets. Most believe theater will eventually rebound, but there is talk of a generation of artists and audiences being lost." The effects that COVID-19 will have on the performing arts industry are innumerable but elusive to define. We know things will change, but how and to what extent remains to be seen. -
2020-04-22Before Coronavirus, Theatre Was My Salvation. Where Do I Turn Now?
1. Due to COVID-19 fears, theaters on Broadway and across the country have shut down. Legendary actor and director, Joel Grey reveals the mental health strain this loss has caused for himself and so many in his position, including the loss of work and the community he relied on for support and companionship. Joel Grey writes "Because of the coronavirus, we’re facing a future that sure feels more tenuous and fragile than ever. Projects have been canceled, milestones have already been missed, and all the shows have gone dark. These are hard times, for sure, and in hard times I, like so many others, have always turned to the theater for comfort. Where do we turn now? This tragedy has been made that much more devastating by having to face the nightmare without the laughter, tears and sense of community that a night in the theater delivers." -
2020-06-12Life carries on
2020 has been a constant spiral downward since the beginning of the year and now has reached a new low with the outbreak of the corona virus. It has hindered our ability to get together and finish off the school year forcing us apart to complete it online. A time for celebration ruined as we were nearing the end of the school year and the class of 2020 missing out on there most important event of the school; graduation as it signifys there moving on up in life. The photograph represents the tracking of cases which is just getting higher and higher as it continues to spread causing the closure of public spaces. So far this year has been tragic and we have all lost things and the road to recovery is still a ways ahead so we must continue to move forward. -
2020-03-17Exodus Bagels, March 17
Exodus Bagels is a black-owned business in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, MA. This Facebook post is an announcement on March 17 that Exodus Bagels would close indefinitely due to the pandemic. -
2020-06-10The Museum Will Suspend all Planned Programming and Re-Opening Until Risk to Public Has Declined
Boston Children's Museum's announcement about closing due to COVID-19. -
2020-03Boston Symphony Hall Closes
This is a photograph of a sign posted in the window of the Boston Symphony Hall. This sign illustrates how sudden many of the closures were due to Covid-19, leading to suddenly canceled events. -
2020-01-28Empty city
In these months of the virus's rapid expansion, China has taken measures to seal off its cities. In Wuhan, no one is free to enter or leave the city. Residents in Wuhan are also unable to leave their homes. All supplies, as well as food, are delivered by a single person. People were asked to self-segregate as well as social distance. The whole city was like an empty city, no vehicles, no lights, no people. The formerly bustling city becomes a 'dead city' with no breath. At that time, what awaited people was the rising number of confirmed diagnoses and deaths and the sporadic hope they saw as soon as they opened their eyes each day. -
2020-04-07COVID-19 College Kid Starter Pack
Very relatable meme. As a fellow college student, I have just been sitting around my house in pajamas. I have been eating a ton of popcorn and ramen. I drink alcohol with my roommate to try and avoid boredom. I find the news so overwhelming, scary and depressing so I've hidden the news app and Twitter on my phone so I'm not tempted to look at those and make myself feel worse. I stream shows and use social media to distract myself. The meme also shows the experience of a group that was hit very hard; the college students. As a senior, I had so much taken from me and I am being forced to move home instead of pursuing my post-grad plans. Me and my friends got no closure for college and didn't get to say goodbye to each other. We didn't get graduation, or many of the senior sendoff plans that many of us had in our campus organizations. The students in years below me have to worry about school being online next year and housing problems/work issues that might accompany that. -
2020-05-13What the Eastern Cherokee Can Teach the U.S. About Public Health
“The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has been mass testing asymptomatic residents and visitors to territories held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. In restricting EBCI borders and closing businesses, Principal Chief Richard Sneed preempted most counties and Gov. Roy Cooper.” -
2020-03-27Coronavirus: Happy hour goes virtual as people try to be sociable while social distancing during COVID-19 crisis
This article details the ways people are adjusting their social behaviors during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Technologies typically used in a professional setting, like Zoom, are now providing opportunities for people to connect on a personal level during California's shelter-in-place orders. -
2020-05-25The last normal day
This is the last normal day I had as a teacher. We were talking about covid-19 earlier and I read the students the current numbers. One student asked me if I thought they would close our school. I told him it was a long way off and not to worry. I took this photo to sent to the principal because yet again my classroom was filled beyond capacity with students sharing chairs and students at my desk. This was the last photo I have on my phone of a normal day, an hour later it was announced that our district was closing schools. As the students left the teachers yelled after them to keep in touch, we would figure it all out, and we loved them. You can see the life of these students. So much energy and light. I miss them terribly. -
2020-05-25A refund from ANA airline due to coronavirus
Due to coronavirus, many international students face a difficult time about back to their countries, since many airlines are canceled because of the limited airline and policies that are changed easily. -
2020-04-03Revised Princeton Joint Unified School District Campuses Closed Announcement
Informational graphic used by Princeton Joint Unified School District to inform students and parents of meal and packet distribution schedules during campus closures. This informational graphic was released in response to prolonged social distancing recommendations requiring the district to remain closed past its planned reopening date of 04/20/2020. #ASU #HST580 -
2020-03-20Campus Closure and Event Postponement Announcements
Multiple notices posted near the entrance to Princeton High School informing students, parents, and community members of campus closures, meal service distribution, distance learning procedures, and postponed fundraisers. The sudden campus closures required the school district to quickly disperse large amounts of information to ensure continued student access to food and education. #ASU #HST580 -
2020-04-14Mongols siege meme
A series of tweets using a Mongol siege as a metaphor for the current lockdown, and the absurdity of trying to open up again too early. -
2020-05-05Suffolk University/WGBH News/Boston Globe Poll: Coronavirus Has Cut Income for Nearly Half of Mass. Residents
The survey examined the economic fallout from the pandemic in Massachusetts, the extension of the stay-at-home advisory and closing of nonessential businesses, state and national leadership during the pandemic, perceptions about compliance with wearing masks and social distancing, comfort levels for resuming certain activities, and mail-in voting. -
05/19/2020Franklin restaurant announces it won't be reopening
Franklin is the first high-profile Hobart restaurant to announce that it is permanently closing in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic. ABC News online describes Franklin as "one of the restaurants that helped build Tasmania's reputation as a foodie hotspot". While many locals dined in once or twice (usually on a special occasion), the venue relied almost completely on interstate and international visitors - a meal at Franklin, with a constantly changing menu of ever-surprising, (sometimes slightly ludicrous) locally sourced ingredients and a fabulous natural wine list was a must on the high-end MONA visitor circuit. I had the best glass of pinot noir I've ever tasted at Franklin. The general consensus is that the demise of one of Tasmania's most ambitious and well-known restaurants - perhaps the first major casualty of Hobart's food scene - is a portent of things to come. Covid19 will likely spell slow inexorable disaster for much of the hospitality industry here. With Tasmania's borders closed for now, it is an unfortunate reality that our most visionary and daring restaurateurs will likely be the hardest hit. -
04/05/2020Show's Over...For Now
As a result of the statewide lockdown measures, all theaters, including the Warren and its always-popular IMAX, closed in an effort to halt the pandemic's march across the city. #NortheasternJOTPY -
04/03/2020Stay Home
While temporarily closed during the Kansas Lockdown, this local car wash sign advised passing motorists to re-think their travel plans if they were feeling sick. #NortheasternJOTPY -
2020-04-03Workouts Called on Account of Virus
This image of west Wichita's sprawling Northwest YMCA captures the vacant parking lot and the abandoned rock climbing wall that would normally be crawling with visitors. However, the well-publicized closures did not deter some patrons from attempting to gain entry before being sorely disappointed by the signs posted on the doors; a site witnessed just moments after this photograph was taken. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University -
05/01/2020Empty Stands on a Quiet Friday
Normally filled with students' cars and spring sports, Maize High School's athletic complex sits empty on Friday, May 1 as a result of Governor Laura Kelly's March school closure order. -
05/19/2020Schooling as we know it, Done
The school in the neighborhood was completely dark. Usually, the lights are on even after school. Someone would be cleaning or doing late work. Even on the weekends there would be a light on. It is never this dark. *Lystria Hurley, Fordham University -
2020-05-15Student Paper on Federalism and Coronavirus
A student's paper discussing how federalism has influenced how the United States has responded to the pandemic. -
2020-05-14
The last "normal day"
It was on March, 9 2020 that everything changed my whole college experience. Being a first year in college it was definitely a learning experience while everything was going good until that day when I left Pima Community College for the last time that semester. When i left that day I had no idea not even a thought that, that would be my last day on campus for the semester. It was our spring break that next week so we were out of school regardless until I received an email saying that they were going to extend spring break a few more days due to the whole pandemic. While the cases were rising and rising it was not looking good around the world in general with people dying everyday there was no way that we would return to in person classes for the rest of the semester. I received an email from all of my professors saying that we would transition to online learning and having online lectures. And to this day we had online lectures however it is the end of the semester and all classes are finished and we can only hope that we will get in person classes in the fall semester of 2020. -
2020-03-25How quickly things change
This is two announcements concerning the status of the Utas Libraries; the one on the left is an announcement by a teacher which says that said the Morris Miller library was still open for picking up books, actually going into the library had been suspended by that point. Later that same day the University published an official statement that announced the total closure of the library. This was in keeping with government restrictions and guidelines, many libraries had been closed. This article also helps display the difficulty that some students have been experiencing in acquiring sources for their study have been made more difficult, especially since browsing is impossible, as a student can't go into the library and search the section of the library for relevant resources. This source also shows a way that educational institutions attempt to help students by scanning resources so that students can access high-use materials. -
2020-04-18Closure sign at Hanover High School tennis courts - Hanover, MA
Photograph of a closure sign at the Hanover High School tennis courts in Hanover, MA due to the Covid19 outbreak. -
2020-03-28Beach Closed
This is a local beach in southern Tasmania that was closed by the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) in an effort to curb non-essential travel and enforce social distancing restrictions. The image and the actions taken by the PWS indicates the extent to which COVID-19 impacted various facets of society and everyday life. -
2020-04-08
Suspending the Northville Placid Trail Challenge
The Northville-Lake Placid Trail is the one long distance hiking trail (136 miles) in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Each year, hikers can receive an award for completing their hike of the trail, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Adirondack Mountain Club cancelled the challenge. -
2020-03-27Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Chairman Addresses Decision to Declare State of Emergency
Tribal Chairman Anthony Roberts on the State of Emergency, COVID-19, and securing the Nation's long-term welfare. "We took these steps because it was the right thing to do." -
2020-04-01Hannahville Indian Community Extends Casino Closure
“Unfortunately, as the pandemic continues, it is apparent that the Casino will NOT OPEN in early April as initially planned. By order of the Tribal Council the Island Resort and Casino will remain closed until further notice…Our highest concern is to continue to provide services to our tribal membership and to continue processing payroll to all our employees.” -
2020-04-01PHotograph of beach closure sign-Wollaston Beach-Wollaston, MA
Color image of electronic sign noticing closure of public beach and parking lot-Wollaston Beach-Wollaston, MA -
2020-04-21Signs From Around: #8, Boston, MA
"Signs From Around: #8, Boston, MA" is part of a series exploring the signage surrounding COVID-19 from different parts of the world. Stay at home be over. #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignsFromAroundSeries -
2020-04-09Signs From Around: #6, Philadelphia, PA
"Signs From Around: #6, Philadelphia, PA" is part of a series exploring the signage surrounding COVID-19 from different parts of the world. Local restaurant works around social distancing. -
2020-03-20Signs From Around: #5, Harlem, NY
"Signs From Around: #5, Harlem, NY" is part of a series exploring the signage surrounding COVID-19 from different parts of the world. Local businesses get ready for closure. -
2020-05-08
Boston's The Table at Season to Taste announces closure.
The Table at Season to Taste was a small but beloved restaurant in Cambridge, MA. Unfortunately, they announced that they will be closing due to the pandemic and sent an email to their customers and subscribers. It was a small restaurant that only sat around 20 people but it was perfect for a fancy, delicious night out. This restaurant is just one of the many business casualties that this pandemic has produced. #NortheasternJOTPY -
2020-05-01Playground Closed
Sign posted in front of one of several playgrounds at the popular Sedgwick County Park in west Wichita, Kansas. All playground equipment had been roped off during the state's "stay-at-home" order. Sedgwick County, Kansas: creator Photo taken by Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University Image taken on 05/01/2020. -
2020-03-19
Indigenous People of Thailand Revive Traditional Practice of "Kroh Yee" (Village Closure) to Fight COVID-19
“Karen people in a number of highland communities begin to shut-down their villages one by one, not to allow entering nor getting out at all times. These village shut-downs were announced in conjunction with the revival of the ancient ritual called, “Kroh Yee” (or village closure). It was found that this ritual was used seventy years ago when there was an outbreak of cholera. Local knowledge holders believe that there would be enough food for annual consumption if a pandemic occurs and the village needs to be blockaded, but the town’s people may run away to the forest for their survival.” #IndigenousStories -
2020-03-17"Karuk Tribe Initiates Office Restrictions in Response to COVID-19"
"Today, the Karuk Tribe will alter several employees work schedules minimizing exposure to high risk persons." -
2020-04-30Social Distancing Haircut
Photo taken by my girlfriend while I shave my head after not having access to a barber in over a month. -
2020-04-27Amoeba Hollywood is Moving
The world famous Amoeba Music record store is forced to relocate to a different space on Hollywood Blvd with no reasonably foreseeable opportunity to re-open in their current location. This spot has acted as a huge tourist attraction to both music lovers and Los Angeles visitors. -
2020-04-28A Sign at Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke, Massachusetts
This sign, located at Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke, Massachusetts, informs parishioners that mass is cancelled indefinitely. In an a directive dated March 16, 2020, Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski closed all churches and chapels within the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. -
2020-04-28Waiting to Return #1
When the school closed, it was unlike any other closing. Teachers left up the bulletin boards and projects were still hanging from the ceilings. Do we take down the maps and put away our figurines on our desk to keep from dust? When will we return? It's only March. The school year isn't over yet. A month later, the classrooms are still wondering. The teachers are still hoping. The students are still asking.The wishers are still wishing. The prayers are still praying. -
2020-04-27Changing Hands bookstore in Phoenix advertises COVID-19 related merchandise on its website
Changing Hands, a local bookstore with locations in Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona advertises merchandise reading “Stay home, save lives.” They’ve closed their bookstores to the public, but do online ordering that can be delivered to your house as well as curb side pick up at either of their two locations. -
2020-04-19The Covid Diaries Entry #9
My experiences of this pandemic Entry 9. cultivating the art of flaneuserie along silent n figueroa st. ‘dan l’oeil du flaneur.’ April 4, 2020. Since Corona inception to current -
2020-04-23Photo announcing the closure of a mosque in Birmingham, England
This is a sign announcing the closure of the mosque Masjid Hamza, a normally bustling cultural and community center between Balsall Heath and Moseley in Birmingham, England. -
2020-03-17Iranian police disperse crowds from shrines after Covid-19 closures
The article talks about how Iranian police are forced to break apart crowds of people who're forcing themselves into shrines which are normally used for prayers around the clock. It also states that COVID has affected mainly important festivals. The Article also talks about how Italy has opened private prayers and confessions. Europe and the US churches mosques and synagogues have been suspended for public celebration as well. It also talked about how 2/3rds of the confirmed cases of the virus inMalaysia can be linked back to an Islamic conference attended by about 16,000 people. -
2020-03-18540 Club, San Francisco
A sign on the door of the 540 Club, a dive bar in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco. This picture was taken the day after the city issued its stay at home order. Many businesses throughout the city put up signs thanking their customers and hoping they come back when the pandemic was over, but this one really captured the spirit of the time (and of the bar!). -
2020-04-22Personal Impact of the Pandemic
A Word document file of what my experience with the pandemic has been as well as the impact it had on my family -
2020-04-08Alario Center Testing Site Closure, Jefferson Parish, LA
The Alario Center, a multipurpose venue that has served as a COVID-19 drive through testing site, will close testing operations on April 9th. -
2020-04-02Revisiting the Parking Lot Where I Learned How to Drive
I currently live in Chicago with my mother, stepfather, and my four little siblings. Because of the pandemic, all playgrounds are closed and fenced off with biohazard tape (which, I find amusing). Lots of large parks are open, but these days they tend to get oddly crowded when it's nice outside. On this beautiful afternoon, we decided to take the kids to ride their bikes in the large and unused parking lot of the Basic Wire & Cable Company, a very out of the way spot where I learned how to ride a bike and drive a car. #DePaulHST391