Local Dance Recitals Light Up Weinberg Center Stage After More Than a Year Dark

 
FREDERICK, Md. - May 18, 2021 - PRLog -- When the Weinberg Center for the Arts closed its doors on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff thought it would just be a matter of weeks before they re-opened. Now over a year later restrictions from the State of Maryland, Frederick County and the City of Frederick are being lifted to allow the Weinberg Center for the Arts to carefully reopen.

First on the schedule are community dance recitals. Executive Theater Manager, John Healey, commented, "Thousands of young dancers have had the opportunity to perform on this professional stage in front of sold-out houses of families and friends. When COVID-19 shut everything down last March, dance students from area companies lost an important arts experience.  As restrictions have started to slowly ease, we felt it was important to the Frederick dance community to give their students the chance to perform at the Weinberg Center for the Arts."

Many improvements were made to the building over the past year to ensure theater patron's safety upon the theater's reopening. Ultraviolet lights and Hepa filters were installed in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. These systems have been proven 99.9% effective in removing airborne viruses such as COVID-19.  Touchless paper and soap dispensers were installed in all the theater restrooms. Hand sanitizing stations have been placed throughout the lobby areas. Automatic door openers were installed in the front doors, so patrons can enter the building without touching the door handles.

Although capacity restrictions for indoor venues were relaxed on May 15th by Governor Hogan the Weinberg Center for the Arts will continue to follow Frederick County Health Department guidelines, requiring masks at all times and social distanced seating for the safety of our performers, staff and patrons. Arrival and departure times will be staggered to reduce crowds in the lobby areas.  Masks will be required for anyone in the building and temperature checks will be done upon entry.  No concessions will be sold or allowed in the theater for these performances in May and June, but the Weinberg plans to resume concession sales when the theater opens for its new season in Fall 2021.

The Weinberg Center's full 2021-22 Season will be announced August 5, 2021. More information about programming at the Weinberg Center for the Arts can be found at WeinbergCenter.org (http://www.weinbergcenter.org/).

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