{"id":3260057,"date":"2020-04-09T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3260057"},"modified":"2020-04-09T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:33:28","slug":"the-lunchbox-2020-04-09-covid-19-update-more-theatre-and-arts-for-you-to-enjoy-at-home-keith-lyons-inland-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-04-09-covid-19-update-more-theatre-and-arts-for-you-to-enjoy-at-home-keith-lyons-inland-island","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox 2020-04-09: COVID-19 update &#8211; more theatre and arts for you to enjoy at home &#8211; Keith Lyons &#8211; Inland Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3259883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-cu001-notable-acts-grid-city-magazine\/attachment\/lunchbox2020base-covid\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3259883\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On today&#8217;s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpearheadNB\/\"><strong>Spearhead Theatre<\/strong><\/a> continues it&#8217;s &#8220;Sunday Service&#8221; series of streamed performances this Sunday at 2pm with Alice Gerstenberg&#8217;s &#8220;Fourteen&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>TNB launches Dear Rona, a story collection project<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><em><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Dear Rona &#8211; Letters from Lockdown is a new collaborative project inspired by our current state of affairs. The idea is simple: send us a letter telling us about your experience living in lockdown.<\/span><\/em><\/em><em>All stories collected through this project will be used as a platform for inspiration to create a new original, multi-disciplinary performance piece. The collection process will continue until the fall at which time invited artists from various disciplines will work collaboratively to create a unique piece of art based on our collective experience as a community, a province and a country.<\/em><em>Everyone is encouraged to take part and participation is easy! To contribute your voice to this project, simply get in touch and tell us how living in lockdown has changed your life. Maybe you\u2019ve reconnected with friends and family or have rekindled your love of reading. Maybe you\u2019ve taken up baking bread, knitting or listening to your music collection with a new focus. Maybe you\u2019ve been inspired by the kindness you\u2019ve seen or offended by ignorance. Or maybe this whole situation has you worried about the future. We\u2019re all experiencing this in unique ways. There are no wrong answers. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All contributions to this project will be accepted anonymously and excerpts from contributed stories will be shared through our social media channels as the project progresses. We want your story, not your name. However, all contributors will be acknowledged in the final format of this project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To contribute your voice to this project, please send a letter, a postcard, an email or an audio recording to the addresses below. Submissions may be any length.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mailing address: Theatre New Brunswick, 55 Whiting Road, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5Y5\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Email: <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('ub+UGg2lJy+lWhuOvMy1EmYizIpfi19UPkiS2UCnchYZ9nWmsq4CuVT\/cIJqlENxMUJP98GHulJL1wZvRAuy32\/9WOXD0mH8fw==', '00462a364ede214a32c66d5a9e216b57d1ae04a84bf5e32c115852f0b47527c6')\">dearrona [at] tnb [dot] nb [dot] ca<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nac-cna.ca\/en\/canadaperforms\">#CanadaPerforms<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partnership of the National Arts Council and Facebook to pay artists to perform at home.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nac-cna.ca\/en\/canadaperforms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/nac-cna.ca\/en\/canadaperforms<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#CanadaPerforms is a $700,000 short-term relief fund that pays professional Canadian artists and professionally published authors for their online performances. It was launched by Facebook Canada and the National Arts Centre to help ease the financial strain for Canadian artists impacted by the closure of performance venues across Canada related to COVID-19, and to lift the spirits of Canadians during the crisis. Artists who are selected will receive $1,000 and their online performance will be broadcast on the NAC\u2019s Facebook page.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 9, 5pm: Alan Doyle (who was originally to appear at the Playhouse on April 11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 13, 4pm: Ben Caplan (who was here on February 25)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 13, 8pm: Dennis Ellsworth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 14, 6:30pm: The Town Heroes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 15, 7pm: Rob Lutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 16, 3pm: Christina Martin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayhouse.ca\/\"><strong>The Fredericton Playhouse<\/strong> <\/a>continues to be closed during the rest of the month of April. All ticket holders for cancelled events will receive a full refund. The box office will be in touch with ticket holders regarding returns. Given the number of returns being processed, this could take a few days. We will continue to monitor the situation, taking direction from public health officials and will provide updates on any additional cancellations as they arise.For more information, or to check for updates, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayhouse.ca\/\">https:\/\/www.theplayhouse.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/nbacts.com\">NotaBle Acts<\/a> Seeks Entries for 19th Annual Province-Wide Playwriting Competition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deadline for the main contest is April 23, 2020. The Middle and High and school contest closes on May 22, 2020.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nbacts.com\">See the website for details, rules and to submit.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/frederictonartsalliance.ca\"><strong>Fredericton Arts Alliance\u2019s ARTSnews<\/strong><\/a>, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/294448598183793\">Facebook group Covid-19 New Brunswick Artist Resource Network<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>COVID-19 Updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The province announced three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, bringing our total to 108. 39 people have since recovered from the virus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Jennifer Russell said there would be no exceptions made to social distancing rules during the long weekend and Easter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premier Blaine Higgs says local police will make the rounds to ensure people are following the rules. If not, residents could be fined as much as $10,000.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNB Researchers say New Brunswick is on a best-case trajectory for COVID-19, similar to that of South Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National COVID-19 numbers reached 19,289 last night, according to the Government of Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stats Canada said the nation lost one million jobs last month due to the virus, bringing the unemployment rate to 7.8 per cent. In New Brunswick, that number equals 8.8 per cent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadians who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can start applying for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kids are all right: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are essential workers during COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interview: Keith Lyons (&#8220;Oh No! 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