The Arts Section 03/29/20: Chicago Restaurant Response + Film Center From Your Sofa Series
On this edition of The Arts Section, more features on how the Chicago-area arts community is responding to the COVID-19 situation. Host Gary Zidek talks to the executive director of the Gene Siskel Film Center, Jean de St. Aubin about a new streaming initiative that will connect the theater with audiences who are staying at home. Gary also catches up with Chicago Magazine dining editor Amy Cavanaugh to learn more about how restaurants are coping with Illinois’ social distancing mandates. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, joined the show remotely to review a new Chicago theatrical production that available to stream. In a non-coronavirus-related story, Gary interviewed a Chicago-area native who’s first novel, DARLING ROSE GOLD, is getting a lot of attention.
