6A | JUNE 18, 2020 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Pandemic prompts streaming opportunities in education, arts By Mark Brennan for The Sentinel The COVID-19 pan- demic has forced many changes in the ways Amer- icans conduct their lives and these changes differ both from state to state and region to region. One thing that has been a loss in the lives of nearly everyone in the country is the elimination of live en- tertainment, youth sports leagues, education and group gatherings. The cessation of pro- fessional and collegiate sports, music, and the- atrical performances, re- tail shopping, dining out, weddings and church services, fraternal organi- zations and going to the movies, has been national in scope. An unexpected positive outcome of all this has been the unprecedented expansion of live streamed events, often available for later viewing, presenting everyone with the chance to enjoy world class per- formances, lectures from renowned educators and how-to classes from some of the world’s great artists. There are hundreds of online exercise class- es available on YouTube, which has become an even more essential media plat- form during the COVID crisis, and through Zoom, including livestreams of yoga and fitness classes. In addition, major uni- versities Harvard, Yale, the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology (MIT), Stanford and many state schools, including the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, have added free classes for community members to take. Most of these are of- fered to interested resi- dents with registration fees waived or eliminated. These institutions have generally updated their in- dividual websites to share the classes and activities available both to regis- tered students, and for free to interested community members. Many museums, the- aters and performance groups are also increasing the number of live stream- ing performances, archival tours and lectures and vid- eo retrospectives of past exhibits that are available on their websites. The Smithsonian In- stitution is the largest complex of educational, research and archival col- lections in the world. It has added significantly to all the institute’s virtual platforms in light of the pandemic. These efforts have made the Smithsonian one of the world’s foremost online educators in the world. The decision by the Smithsonian to find some way to continue with its mission, despite the re- strictions put in place to fight the COVID-19 pan- demic, has resulted in a unique opportunity for homebound citizens with many different types of in- terests. The wide array of educa- tion and cultural assets are owned and maintained by the American people and are now available to more people — not just here but around the world — than ever before. There are daily sched- ules of classes, workshops and lectures that are often live, with museum guides from the featured institu- tion, and special archived Anytime. Anywhere. Any day... Matt Bjornn, Agent %XV www.bjornninsurance.com 1101198.1 That’s when you can count on State Farm ® . I know life doesn’t come with a schedule. That’s why at State Farm you can always count on me for whatever you need – 24/7, 365. GET TO A BETTER STATE ™ . CALL ME TODAY. 6WDWH)DUP+RPH2ǦFH%ORRPLQJWRQ,/ items that are only suitable for viewing under con- trolled circumstances. One of the main areas of American culture that has been diminished during this time of closure has been in the realm of artis- tic performances. Concerts, plays and an- nual tourist favorites like Eugene’s Oregon Bach Festival and Ashland’s Or- egon Shakespeare Festival have cancelled their re- spective seasons. While the Bach Festi- val has cancelled its 2020 season, for the first time is presenting a “Best Of ” se- ries, which includes many virtuoso performances from the nearly 50-year- old festival. Sabrina Madison-Can- non, Dean of U of O School of Music and Dance, oversees the world-famous event and recently released a state- ment announcing the sea- son cancellation. “We’ve all been finding new ways to connect in this unprecedented era of social distancing,” said Madison-Cannon. “In the weeks and months to come, we’ll be announc- ing 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.” One initiative is a series of “Oregon Bach Festival Radio” shows that will be broadcast on KWAX-FM Classical Oregon and live- streamed at KWAX.uore gon.edu with hosts Peter van de Graaff and Rocky Lamanna. Madison-Cannon also suggested listeners relive special past performances from, since every episode of the radio show will fea- ture a selection of memo- rable past performances. There will be a new broadcast to listen to ev- ery weekday during June 26 through July 10, the dates when the festival would have been held this summer. For more information, visit oregonbach-festival. org. While the Oregon Shakespeare Festival will not be entertaining visi- tors this season, Nation- al Theater Live (NTL), ntlive.nationaltheatre. org.uk, has scheduled 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 Roy- al Opera House, Shake- speare’s Globe Theater and performances by the leg- endary troops of Cirque du Soleil. New York, one of the American cities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pan- demic, has been the most proactive when it comes to transferring live produc- tions to online platforms. The NYC American Museum of Natural His- tory has a daily live event scheduled, which will include commentary by staff, and the New York Metropolitan Opera will be streaming performanc- es from its vast archives on a nightly basis at 4:30 PDT. The nation’s first pub- lic broadcasting station, National Education Tele- vision, WNET, produces and presents PBS series “Nature,” “Great Perfor- mances,” “American Mas- ters” and a range of doc- umentaries, children’s programs, and local news and cultural which are all EVERYONE DESERVES A GREAT SMILE! 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 Philhar- monic as scheduled. The NY Times is of- fering an ongoing series of lectures from its staff writers and columnists. 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