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Congratulations to Jason Zgonc, son of ATL Symphony Musician trombonist Nathan Zgonc!

We certainly hope Dr. Fauci is correct in his projection. We’ve so missed playing for our audiences in person! Let’s all continue doing our part to stay safe and healthy and make this a reality! ​

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he thinks theaters and other live entertainment venues could reopen “some time in the fall of 2021” during a conference held by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals on Saturday, January 9th.

As The New York Times reports, Fauci said live entertainment’s return depended on vaccination rollout and getting between 70 to 85% of the population vaccinated.

“If everything goes right, this is will occur some time in the fall of 2021, so that by the time we get to the early to mid-fall, you can have people feeling safe performing onstage as well as people in the audience,” Fauci said.

Today we honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As residents of Atlanta, we are humbled to live in a city which holds so much historical significance in the ongoing fight for equality.

Though Dr. King was a great unifier, we mustn’t forget how he challenged us:

“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Silence is complicity. Lack of understanding and of the will to seek it are damaging. Saying “This is not who we are” every two months is ignoring the sobering image reflecting back at us in the mirror. Let’s seek unity, but first let’s try for understanding and justice.