More summer events moving to virtual space

Planners adapting to canceled or postponed events

ROAD.NEW AT 11 -- THERE ISA CHANCE SOME OFTHE BIGGEST EVENTSOF THE SUMMER WILLNOT GO ON ASSCHEDULED -- EVEN IFNEW YORK STATERE-OPENS.THAT INCLUDES BIGEVENTS LIKE THE"ERIE COUNTY FAIR."MORE THAN A MILLIONPEOPLE GO TO THEFAIR EVERY YEAR.GOVERNOR CUOMOSAYS EVENTS LIKETHIS CAN NOT HAPPENUNLESS ALLNEIGHBORING STATESALSO RE-OPEN.HE WAS ASKED ABOUTTHE STATE FAIRWHILE SPEAKING INSYRACUSE.LOOK IF YOU OPENEDTHE STATE FAIR THISYEAR YOU'D HAVE THEHIGHEST ATTENDANCEYOU EVER HAD, THAT ICAN GUARANTEE YOU,BUT IT WOULDN'T BEGOOD, EVERYTHING ISABOUT REDUCINGDENSITYA SPOKESMAN FORTHE ERIE COUNTY FAIRSAYS THEY AREWAITING TO HEARFROM THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICEABOUT ANY POTENTIALRESTRICTIONS ONLARGE-SCALEEVENTS.IT'S SCHEDULED FORAUGUST TWELFTHTHROUGH THETWENTY-THIRD.SEVERAL OTHERSUMMERTIME EVENTSHAVE ALREADY BEENCANCELED --INCLUDING THEFOURTH OF JULYFIREWORKS SHOW INWEST SENECA.BUT AS JEFF RUSACKTELLS US --THERE ARE STILLWAYS TO MARK MAJOREVENTS... ASWESTERN NEW YORKREBOUNDS.THESE SENIORS KNOWGRADUATING WILL BEDIFFERENT.AND THEY'RE NOTJUST GRADUATINGFROM HIGH SCHOOL..THEY'RE GRADUATINGFROM BUFFALO PREP.THE PROGRAM HELPSGIFTED CHILDRENTHROUGHOUTWESTERN NEW YORKSUCCEED IN SCHOOLAND PREPARE FORCOLLEGE...ITS STAFF WASPLANNING THEANNUAL GALA TOHONOR THEIRSTUDENTS WHO AREGRADUATING.WHEN WE FOUND OUTWE WERE UNABLE TOHOST OUR BIGGESTEVENT OF THE YEAR ITWAS REALLYTERRIFYING FOR US.THE EVENT ISN'TCANCELLED..

IT'S JUSTMOVED ONLINE.IT'S NOT JUSTSCHOOLS MAKINGMOVES LIKE THIS..WITH CANALFESTCANCELLED.ARTISTS NEED TO FINDNEW PLACES SELLTHEIR WORK.A ONE STOP SHOP TOBROWSE ANDPURCHASE ORIGINALARTWORK.THE CARNAEGIE ARTCENTER IS HOSTING AVIRTUAL ART FESTIVAL.WE REALIZED WENEEDED TO MAKE ALITTLE INCOME ANDSUPPORT THESURROUNDING ARTISTSWHO WILL BE HURT,FINANCIALLY, BY THISAS WELL.TWO DIFFERENTORGANIZATINSMAKING TOUGHDECISIONS TO STAYAFLOAT...WITH MORECOMPANIES ANDEVENTS FACINGSIMILAR DECISIONSTHIS SUMMER..THESEORGANIZATIONSOFFER WHAT THEY'VELEARNED.I WOULD JUST SHARENOT TO BE TOOSCARED OR HESITANTABOUT IT.

AND THATIT'S PROBABLY THERIGHT DECISION ANDONCE THEY START TOTALK TO THEIRCOMMUNITY MEMBERSABOUT IT.

EVERYONEIS GOING TO RALLYAROUND THEM.I THINK YOU HAVE TOTHINK ABOUT YOURFOLLOWERS, WHO YOUSERVE, WHOENJOYERS YOUREVENTS AND TRY TOCATER AROUND WHATTHEY WANT AND WHATTHEY NEED.THE BUFFALO PREPVIRTUAL CELEBRATIONOF ACHIEVEMENT WILLBE HELD ONLINEBETWEEN MAY 13THAND 15TH.THE CARNEGIE ARTCENTER VIRTUAL ARTFESTIVAL WILL BE HELDTHE MONTH OF JULY.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.