The Arts Section 05/03/20: DCASE Commish Mark Kelly Interview + Old Town School Adapts

DCASE Commissioner Mark Kelly Interview + Old Town School Adapts

Gary Zidek

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek checks in with Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly for conversation about COVID-19’s impact on the arts and what lies ahead for cultural events this summer. Later in the program, Gary talks to Jim Newcomb, the CEO of the Oldtown School of Folk Music, about moving the institution’s curriculum online. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, join the show remotely to review a streaming play that won a Jeff Award in 2017. And Gary catches up with filmmaker Robert Jury to talk about his new Chicago-set indie movie WORKING MAN.