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Angela Muñoz | Courtesy of Angela Muñoz
Forced to disconnect physically, artists across genres are now scrambling to adapt as the nature of musical collaboration changes.
Bleachers perform at The Glass House. May 24, 2018 | Taylor Wilson, Courtesy of The Glass House Concert Hall
In the face of a bleak outlook for indie music venues, a new nonprofit emerges to save SoCal’s stages. 
Members of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus perform virtually. | Courtesy of San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
While the impulse to sing together comes naturally, staging it online is far from it. Read some tips for choirs in L.A.
A puppet from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. | Courtesy of Missy Steele
Once the Bob Baker team realized that they were going to be closed for more than a few weeks, they switched gears. They concentrated their efforts on spreading their special kind of joy amid uncertainty.
Male Harp Player of the Early Spedos Type, 2700–2300 B.C., Cycladic. Marble, 14 ⅛ x 11 1/16 in| The J. Paul Getty Museum, 85.AA.103 and a recreation via Facebook | Irena Ochódzka with canister vacuum
Museums had been enticing audiences through their doors with great exhibitions and programming, but the pandemic put a stop to that. Here are some ways they’re continuing their mission while in quarantine.
POT customers participate in shop’s activities | Rikki Wright
POT feels inviting to those who might feel most unwelcome at other pottery studios in Los Angeles — people of color, queer people and people who have never picked up clay or sat down at a wheel. 
Michael Govan with a background of Chris Burden's Urban Light at LACMA | Still from "Change(Makers): The Future of Arts and Culture"
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is one of the behemoths in the region's art and culture centers. Its director, Michael Govan, argues that bigger institutions need to play a role in healing society.
The side of the frontline workers in Barrios' chess set. | Courtesy of Lyndon Barrois Sr.
Lyndon Barrois Sr.’s chess pieces depict a battle between frontline workers and first responders against the politics of the pandemic — and they’re all made of gum wrapper.
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Mariachi Nuevo Mujer 2000 shares an online performance during a difficult time for live performers.
Def Sound "Struck" collage | Still from "Southland Sessions" E3: Musical Expansions in Quarantine
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Witness the creativity of L.A. music in this episode made in collaboration with dublab.
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An emotional performance echoing the national movement for Black lives in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
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Sean Duffy meets the challenge of quarantine in ten takes that include making new friends (literally) and a bit of creative hijinks.
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