COVID-19 Update: May 12, 2020: Tough Medicine

Anthony Fauci to warn the Senate that prematurely reopening the country will cause "needless suffering and death:" tinyurl.com/y7hwj3c6.

Two of the president's top economic advisers expect unemployment to hit 20% by next month: tinyurl.com/y7ol4v9w.

The president abruptly terminates a press conference after being challenged by a female, Asian-American reporter: tinyurl.com/y8gygkel.

Consumer prices fell by .8% in April, the biggest drop since the 2008 recession: tinyurl.com/y8fmhqfp.

The White House cuts funding for a key coronavirus researcher because of a lie about his ties to the lab in Wuhan: tinyurl.com/y97enjtr.

An enormous percentage of COVID-related deaths in the US are in nursing homes: tinyurl.com/yb5gznbc.

A new poll shows that most Americans approve of governors who keep their states under lockdown; other governors, not so much: tinyurl.com/y8cebsda.

Frustrated by the cancelation of his dates at Royal Albert Hall, Bryan Adams has a meltdown that is either an act of vegan advocacy or a racist rant. You decide: tinyurl.com/yaprlcdk.

Major League Baseball has a reopening plan, featuring a July startup and an 82-game season, but it hinges on players accepting a revenue-sharing plan: tinyurl.com/y8fnhknm.

The ongoing nightmare of crew members trapped on cruise ships: tinyurl.com/y9cskrlb.

Here's an excellent list detailing the statues of classic arts organizations: tinyurl.com/y9jcwzy5.

Around the country:

In California:

In Van Nuys, a dispute about wearing face masks at a Target store, descends into a brawl, arrests: tinyurl.com/y76lxvgf.

In Nevada:

The governor declares a fiscal emergency: tinyurl.com/ycjcrjrc.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. plans to phase in the reopening of its casinos: tinyurl.com/y8m49qde.

Las Vegas Sands properties to open sometime in June; employees remain on the payroll until then: tinyurl.com/yaqc4zce.

In New York:

Governor Cuomo says that the state is "on the other side of the mountain:" tinyurl.com/y79cxojp.

The League of Independent Theater and IndieSpace will convene a town hall on May 28 about the problem coronavirus-related theatre closures: tinyurl.com/yayn3g56.

Concert venues here and in New Jersey face an uncertain summer: tinyurl.com/y77r6u3g.

In a startling statistic, 81% of social distancing arrests have involved minorities: tinyurl.com/y8uo28ea.

How they're doing: Lighting designer Bradley King and his wife Danielle, managing producer of Off Off Broadway's The Tank, describe life under lockdown: tinyurl.com/y959obpd.

Around the world:

In Singapore:

There's a new wave of infections: tinyurl.com/ybmkzzfo.

Mobilizing:

The Event Safety Alliance releases an event safety reopening guide: tinyurl.com/y7pjn589.

Training:

New Audinate seminars include "Integrating Dante with a Q-Sys System" on May 14, 14 (in Spanish), and 15 (information at tinyurl.com/y785uh8l), "Dante Domain Manager Introduction" on May 14 (tinyurl.com/ybdsp52c), "Dante Domain Manager Technical Training" on May 19 and 20 (tinyurl.com/ybdsp52c), and "Dante Domain Manager Deep Dive: Clocking" on May 28 (tinyurl.com/ybdsp52c).

On Thursday, May 14, from 1:00 - 2:00pm ET, Genelec will be hosting an exclusive online tutorial, "G*Connect Webinar: Transforming the LF Performance of Your Room: Meet the W371," hosted by Paul Stewart (Genelec Inc. senior technical sales manager) and Will Eggleston (Genelec Inc. marketing director). Register now at tinyurl.com/ycsnl8aq.

The latest Harman seminars include "How to Mix That Band on a Soundcraft Ui6," on Monday, May 18 (register at tinyurl.com/yczcyepe), "Mixing for Pop Vocals" on May 19 (register at tinyurl.com/y945q8), and "The History of Live Sound, Part I," on May 29 (register at tinyurl.com/yczvuvzk).

Scheduling:

The national tour of The Cher Show has postponed until fall 2021: tinyurl.com/yb4xtuyl.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London has postponed its summer season until 2021: openairtheatre.com/.

The national tour of To Kill a Mockingbird has canceled its summer engagement at The Kennedy Center: tinyurl.com/ya8g855c.

Entertainment:

LAByrinth Theater Company will reunite much of the original Off-Broadway cast for a virtual reading of Our Lady of 121st Street by Stephen Adly Guirgis. The reading, with stars of stage and screen joining original cast members, is set for May 23 at 8:00pm EST and will be available to stream for 24 hours. The event is free to the public, with donations throughout the evening benefitting LAB's operation and growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cast includes Elizabeth Canavan, Liza Colón-Zayas, Scott Hudson, Russell G. Jones, Portia, Al Roffe, Felix Solis, and David Zayas. Bobby Cannavale, John Doman, Laurence Fishburne, and Dierdre Friel. Elizabeth Rodriguez directs the reading. Go to labtheater.org/.

For your pleasure:

Author and educator John Huntington builds a pandemic home entertainment center -- for his cat. Featuring video footage of the vivacious Popsicle Kitteh: tinyurl.com/y9rcl6z3.

That's all for today. Stay safe.

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