Covering coronavirus: Canceled events represent jobs for thousands of people
"This is no joke."

"This is no joke."

I wrote something the other day listing Jfest, Moon River, Riverbend and Bonnaroo as the four largest music festivals in our area, and I was suddenly struck with the idea that we have four good-sized music festivals in our area.

The Bobby Stone Film Series is moving online with four films that you can watch on your phone, computer, tablet or even your own home theater setup while the Tivoli remains closed.

Phoning a friend has taken on an entirely new meaning with social distancing, but the folks at Mad Priest are hoping to have a little fun helping some out-of-work bartenders make money.

Because of safety concerns stemming from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Southern Lit Alliance has postponed its SouthWord Literary Festival, originally set for April 3-4 to Oct. 30-31.

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The Chattery, a nonprofit that was set up to offer in-person educational classes for about 25 people at a time, has switched its model to presenting the classes online.

JFest was one of the last large festivals in our area to cancel or postpone due to the threat of COVID-19, but it announced Tuesday it was moving it's dates from May 9 to Aug. 1.

Musicians want to play music and to have been heard, hopefully by people who appreciate what they are playing, and if they can do both and get paid, all the better.

Olive Branch owner Callie Meta said the East Ridge restaurant's kitchen has always been clean enough to eat off of, but the COVID-19 virus pandemic has caused her staff to take additional measures such as cleaning the bathrooms every 30 minutes and the cash register after every transaction.
