Keeping people safe and staying in business is almost impossible right now if your operation relies on an audience. When is the right time to re-open? This week host Diana Moxon chats with the head of the Missouri Arts Council, Michael Donovan about its new Missouri Art Safe program designed to help venues prepare for re-opening. Plus singer songwriter Audra Sergel talks about her new EP, 'Sanctuary' and about life as a live musical performer when the live component has gone away. You can find out more about Audra's music at http://audrasergel.com/index.html and about the Missouri Art Safe program at https://www.missouriartscouncil.org/missouri-artsafe/. The intro and outro music is thanks to Yasmin Williams, whose music you can find at http://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/
Speaking of the Arts is mid-Missouri's only weekly arts show. The show is hosted by Diana Moxon, who chats with actors, directors, authors, musicians, festival directors, event organizers, arts curators, and artists about the events they are involved in and also about their own works and their influences. Whilst the show focuses mainly on the mid-Missouri arts scene, Diana's guests have included international composers, conductors, authors as well as artists, musicians, and performers from around Missouri.