Goats, Maurice Sendak, Trickle Up NYC and Mary Overlie.

Wednesday, hump day. I’m gearing up for today’s episode of Daily Artistic Inspiration for Troubled Times on facebook and instagram, 9am pt/12pm et. Please join us for connection, community and inspiration. And special thanks to our members for supporting our work–we’ve got a few treats coming up for members, so stay tuned. If you’d like to join, go here. We’d be so grateful and you’ll be so happy. XChris

–Our friend, Deborah Black, shared this info with us: influential theater artist and creator of the 6 Viewpoints, Mary Overlie is nearing the end of life and her family is raising money to support her during this time of need.

–Kristin Marting and a bunch of other cool NYC theater/performance people have created Trickle Up NYC, featuring original content by NYC based performers. For $10/month, you can be part of their mission to give $10,000/week to those affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns.

–Our pal, Andrew Wheeler’s shared this: his music store, Blackbird Music, has been closed for three weeks. Please visit their band camp–purchase a set of 3 songs for $3, help them stay open and survive the shutdown.

—The Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund was established to support children’s book authors and illustrators affected by the shutdown.

–Heather K sent this: The CUNY Graduate Center recently posted videos of presentations and discussions with interesting artists, educators, and policy makers, such as Roxane Gay, Ai WeiWei, Johnetta Betsch Cole.

–Ariane Mnouchkine’s company, Theatre du Soleil, has released a bunch of their work online. Visit their website.

—At Home with the Eleven Yogic Arts of Creative Practice, part of a video series for coping with this crisis, by Raghubir Kaur Kahlsa

–Lady Gaga’s at home global concert featuring Lizzo and Billie Ellish is this Sunday.

—Invite a goat to participate in your zoom meeting for only $100.

The Dalai Lama says prayer is not enough, must fight the virus with compassion.

—The US Postal Service is under fire–they’ve been getting a lot of support. Here’s their video of appreciation, for all of the appreciation.

–Jennifer Grant sent this–Actors! Check out the Backstage article on booking voiceover gigs.

Thanks, folks, for checking in–and thanks for staying in, for all of us. Hold on! It’s working! –XChris