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8A | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS STREAMING from page 1A their websites. The Smithsonian Institu- during the COVID crisis, tion is the largest complex and through Zoom, includ- of educational, research ing livestreams of yoga and and archival collections fitness classes from Coastal in the world. It has added Fitness and Aquatics Cen- significantly to all the in- stitute’s virtual platforms ter. In addition, there are a in light of the pandemic. growing number of locally These efforts have made oriented classes offered by the Smithsonian one of the the Florence Area Cham- world’s foremost online ed- ber of Commerce and Or- ucators in the world. The decision by the egon RAIN (Regional Ac- celerator and Innovation Smithsonian to find some Network) primarily geared way to continue with its towards business issues. mission, despite the restric- Many businesses are also tions put in place to fight in the process of acquiring the COVID-19 pandemic, the equipment needed to has resulted in a unique op- stream, manage and share portunity for homebound information with remote citizens with many different types of interests. groups. The wide array of educa- Major American uni- versities Harvard, Yale, tion and cultural assets are the Massachusetts Insti- owned and maintained by tute of Technology (MIT), the American people and Stanford and many state are now available to more schools, including the Uni- people — not just here but versity of Oregon and Or- around the world — than egon State University, have ever before. added free classes for com- There are daily schedules munity members to take. of classes, workshops and Most of these are offered lectures that are often live, to interested residents with with museum guides from registration fees waived or the featured institution, eliminated. These institu- and special archived items tions have generally updat- that are only suitable for ed their individual websites viewing under controlled to share the classes and circumstances. activities available both to One of the main areas of registered students, and for American culture that has free to interested commu- been diminished during nity members. this time of closure has been Many museums, the- in the realm of artistic per- aters and performance formances. Concerts, plays groups are also increasing and annual tourist favorites the number of live stream- like Eugene’s Oregon Bach ing performances, archival Festival and Ashland’s Or- tours and lectures and vid- egon Shakespeare Festival eo retrospectives of past ex- have cancelled their respec- hibits that are available on tive seasons. Getting rid of 'Huh?' for over 20 years Call today to schedule an appointment. 541.991.4475 HEARING Scott C. Anderson, Au.D. Steven G. Anderson, Au.D. While the Bach Festival has cancelled its 2020 sea- son, for the first time is pre- senting a “Best Of ” series, which includes many virtu- oso performances from the nearly 50-year-old festival. Sabrina Madison-Can- non, Dean of U of O School of Music and Dance, over- sees the world-famous event and recently released a statement announcing the season cancellation, “We’ve all been finding new ways to connect in this unprecedented era of social distancing. In the weeks and months to come, we’ll be announcing a variety of ways that you’ll be able to enjoy the rich musical legacy of the Oregon Bach Festival from the comfort of your own home,” she said. One initiative is a series of “Oregon Bach Festival Radio” shows that will be broadcast on KWAX-FM Classical Oregon and lives- treamed at KWAX.uoregon. edu with hosts Peter van de Graaff and Rocky Laman- na. Madison-Cannon also suggested listeners relive special past performances from, since every episode of the radio show will feature a selection of memorable past performances. There will be a new broadcast to listen to every weekday during June 26 through July 10, the dates when the festival would have been held this summer. For more information, visit oregon- bachfestival.org. While the Oregon Shake- speare Festival will not be entertaining visitors this season, National Theater Live (NTL), ntlive.nation- altheatre.org.uk, has sched- uled a free performance of “The Madness of George III” for this week. Another UK based live performance platform, What’sOnStage. com, lists free upcoming performances at the Royal Opera House, Shakespeare’s Globe Theater and perfor- mances by the legendary troops of Cirque du Soleil. New York, one of the American cities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandem- ic, has been the most proac- tive when it comes to trans- ferring live productions to online platforms. The NYC American Mu- seum of Natural History has a daily live event sched- uled, which will include commentary by staff, and the New York Metropoli- tan Opera will be streaming performances from its vast archives on a nightly basis at 4:30 PDT. The nation’s first public broadcasting station, Na- tional Education Televi- sion, WNET, produces and presents PBS series “Na- ture,” “Great Performances,” “American Masters” and a range of documentaries, children’s programs, and lo- cal news and cultural which are all now available online. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting a variety of free musical productions over the summer, listing events from the Met and the New York Philharmonic as scheduled. The NY Times is offering an ongoing series of lec- tures from its staff writers and columnists. 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