Wednesday, May13, 2020 | Section 4 AE+ ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT

TASOS KATOPODIS/GETTY Titus Welliver attends the ‘Bosch’ press junket in 2019.

MY WORST MOMENT Road-rage encounter of an LA actor kind ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE ‘Bosch’ star lived to Alyssa Lockard, left, and her sister Hannah enjoy the confetti at the Noon Year’s Eve celebration at the Chicago Children’s Museum. laugh about incident with a network exec By Nina Metz

Harry Bosch, the LA detec- Can a preschooler tive at the center of the Ama- zon series “Bosch,”has few if any real friends. But at the end of last season, he’d found one true pal: a stray dog he named Coltrane. The dog is back in Season 6, which premiered last socially distance? month, and he is a favorite of star Titus Welliver. It was Welliver’s idea that this feral animal could be Children’s museums say said. “It’s not going to be effective to their until the final of its five phases, dubbed something of a mirror to Harry. learning if we have to be in the business of “Illinois Restored.” But Phase 3 allows “I just thought it would be an they are ready to meet policing their interactions.” limited child care and summer youth interesting metaphor,” said And that’s just one of the challenges activities. Schools, on the other hand, Welliver. “And I really wanted new challenge they face facing Kohl, DuPage and the Chicago aren’t allowed to open until Phase 4. it to be a cattle dog because Children’s Museum — the big three in the You could make a case for children’s they kind of look feral to begin By Steve Johnson state — as they contemplate a future when museums falling anywhere in that range. with.” people can begin returning to their build- Said Delfini: “We’re assuming museums Coltrane (real name Brody) “How do you tell a 4-year-old to social ings, shuttered since mid-March. and libraries are probably in Phase 4 at is a “sweet, sweet dog and it’s distance?” asked Mike Delfini, president “We need to pivot to solution-building the latest, and maybe in Phase 3.” very difficult because the crew and CEO of Kohl Children’s Museum in rather than astonishment at the world the But it’s hard to know, the leaders em- wants to play with him. But the Glenview.“I see grocery stores putting way it is right now,” said Wiles. phasized, until you’re in a moment, until trainers, they always bring arrows on the floor. That’s not going to With Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and you see how well testing for COVID-19 is several other dogs to the set so work for 4-, 5- or 6-year-olds.” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot both re- going and what the situation feels like on it turns into kind of a petting The prospect of reopening amid a leasing plans for how their respective the ground. zoo; it’s a wonderful gift that health crisis that has forced people to stay realms will ease back toward normalcy, “The only thing I have clarity on,” breaks up the day.” away from each other for safety is daunt- the museum directors, in interviews last Wiles said, “is we will not reopen until we One of the key visual el- ing for all cultural institutions. It is espe- week, said they are hoping people will believe we can do so in a way that is safe ements of the show is Harry’s cially so for Delfini and his peers at the keep children’s museums in mind as they for our staff and safe for our guests. The house, cantilevered over a cliff Chicago area’s leading children’s contemplate economic relief. definition of that is a moving target.” and offering an unimpeded museums. While the government guidelines gen- “For all of us it’s really an iterative view of the city from its floor- Their clientele, as Delfini suggested, erally demand that Illinois clear a series of process,” said Farrington. “One thing to-ceiling windows. That’s a doesn’t always stay within the lines, health hurdles to allow stages of reopen- changes and it forces us to think about real house, not a set built on a whether in a coloring book or tape that ing, those plans could provide more de- other things.” soundstage, Welliver said. So might be put down on floors to keep peo- tails specific to their not-for-profit busi- Her museum, in the front building at when you see Harry in his ple from being in coronavirus transmis- nesses, the executives said. Navy Pier, has more than 60,000 square living room with the nighttime sion range of one another. “It’s always a comfort to know there is a feetover four floors, with a shop, galleries lights of LA twinkling behind “Some of the institutions, particularly kind of scope and sequence in place,” said filled with hands-on activities, and both him, that’s not a green screen the art ones, have more control over their Jennifer Farrington, president and CEO visitors’ and employees’ welfare to effect. audience and the pulsing of their audi- of Chicago Children’s Museumon Navy consider. Welliver’s career has been ence than we do,” said Andrea Wiles, Pier. “We are certainly looking forward to How the 50-person-gathering rule long and varied, including Delfini’s counterpart at the DuPage Chil- learning more about whether there will might apply “certainly is a question that I everything from “NYPD Blue” dren’s Museum in Naperville. be specifics, whether there will be guide- think lots of places will be looking at,” said to “Deadwood” to “Sons of But her audience? lines that are industry specific or sector Farrington. “Is that a basic guideline and Anarchy” to “The Good Wife.” “They’re going to touch things, put specific.” depending on the size and square footage? He is deeply believable things in their mouths, run up and hug an For instance, the Illinois plan does not playing men who tolerate no adult they haven’t seen in a long time,” she allow gatherings of more than 50 people Turn to Museums, Page 3 foolishness. This quality might

Turn to Moment, Page 2 July 4 battleground: ‘Hamilton’ will be in the middle of a fight

Red vs. Blue ideologies on Facebook and Twitter. The metaphors will be just too sure to clash as backers hard to resist. deal with the pandemic It’s July 4. Here is what will be happening then. Red State America, mostly open for business, will be setting off fireworks, all in the name of freedom. In those locations, to stand in a crowd and shoot a rocket, or to take part in a parade, will be a timely act of patriotism, Chris Jones independence and defiance. Tribune theater critic Blue State America will still mostly be locked down and will What will be the next great oppose all July 4 celebrations on metaphor of our divided nation, public-health grounds, seeing struggling to find its center in the them as a dangerous vector for face of a pandemic that has only viral transmission. Columnists in further riven our land? New York and Chicago will be Get ready for the front page telling us true patriotism this year stories in the New York Times, the means a noisemaker or two in the screaming headlines on the safety of your own backyard. Drudge Report, the talking points It won’t matter if you’re watch- JOAN MARCUS for Tucker Carlson and Rachel Lin-Manuel Miranda leads the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton.” Disney will stream a filmed version of the Maddow, the personal narratives Turn to July 4, Page 3 stage production beginning July 3 on Disney Plus. The movie was shot in New Yo rk in June 2016. Chicago Tribune | Arts+Entertainment | Section 4 | Wednesday, May13, 2020 3 Chicago’s Poetry Foundation sitting on millions Petition asks for it tion for true leadership and million on its website; and assistance,” Burghardt said, $1.2 million on Poetry to do more to help noting that the current Magazine, after accounting during pandemic donation amounts to .01% for $703,000 in revenue. of the Foundation’s total Trisha Low, who signed By Jennifer Day endowment. the change.org petition and Nationwide, many major works as a publicity man- Acouple weeks after the foundations have taken ager for Small Press Distri- coronavirus lockdown steps to speed the flow of bution, said she just wanted began, a petition appeared funds during the crisis. The to understand how the on change.org, calling on Ford Foundation and sev- Poetry Foundation was the Poetry Foundation to eral other grant-making using the money at a time establish a $5 million emer- foundations created a when so many are in need. gency fund to support the pledge to promote “trust- She said she wasn’t speak- poetry community. The based” philanthropy; nearly ing on behalf of SPD, which authors of the petition, the 750 organizations have distributes books for 400 founders of a small publish- signed on, promising to small presses and recently ing house, reasoned the eliminate restrictions and launched a $100,000 sum would amount to requirements on current GoFundMecampaign, and about 2% of the well-en- and new grants; contribute yet her work there influ- dowed Foundation’s assets. to community-based re- ences her view. The Poetry Foundation sponse funds; and listen to ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE “It’s not our job to make doused the idea a few “communities least heard.” visible the work of writers People walk near the Poetry Foundation building at the corner of Superior and Dearborn weeks later, issuing a brief Others have increased and artists, but we’re neces- on Friday. A petition calls on the organization to give more in response to the pandemic. statement noting that while how much they’re planning sary literary infrastructure. it already has contributed to spend: The Wallace Without SPD, many presses $25,000 to the Arts for Global Fund announced it audience, whether that’s the burdens as far as two $25,000 in relief funding wouldn’t have the re- Illinois Relief Fund, it would pay out 20% of its through the magazine, years in the future as cul- the Poetry Foundation sources or ability to get would not be making new $100 million endowment. educational programs, tural institutions reopen. contributed wouldn’t count books into not only book- commitments at this time. The norm for spending website content, podcasts, “We value the capacity to toward meeting IRS obliga- stores, but libraries, uni- “The poetry and publish- typically hovers around the events, workshops and the be nimble, to be impactful,” tions — as it would for versities and major retail- ing communities are facing federally mandated 5% many programs we offer. Glassman said. non-operating foundations ers,” Low said. “It’s one of unprecedented challenges mark. “Paying and supporting The Terra Foundation —since it did not directly those cases where the due to COVID-19, and “The logic behind many poets to enable their work also has grantedthe serv- relate to fulfilling the Foun- Poetry Foundation and SPD while we are uniquely of these foundations is they is engrained into our every- ices of a staff member and dation’s mission. are part of the same ecosys- positioned, we are still no think they’re balancing the day operations and mission, $175,000 to the Arts for And yet, a question tem, but without the ability exception,” the Founda- needs of the present with and unlike other organiza- Illinois Relief Fund, said lingers: If the Poetry Foun- to get books into the hands tion’s statement said. “The the needs of the future,” tions that may not be able Claire Rice, executive di- dation’s mission is to bring of readers, authors won’t economic downturn is said Vu Le, who writes the to pay performers or artists rector of Arts Alliance poetry to the largest audi- necessarily have the atten- causing significant immedi- influential blog Nonprofit at this time, our efforts Illinois. ence possible, then tion and the careers they ate impact and unknown AF. “If they only spend 5%, endure.” The Arts for Illinois wouldn’t the continued want to have. long-term impact to the and they get a return of 5% Relief Fund has raised a health and well-being of “And it looks like (the value of our endowment.” to 10%, the endowment A few blocks away from little more than $5.3 million poets, publishers and book- Poetry Foundation) has That endowment was stays constant forever. … the Poetry Foundation, so far, Rice said. The first sellers be essential to it? money to share.” valued at $257 million in But if you have a giant fire the Terra Foundation for round of funding — $3.3 2018, according to the most and you have a whole American Art — a grant- million to 166 organizations After the Poetry Foun- For other signers of the recently available IRS filing bunch of water, you don’t making organization that and 906 individuals — was dation issued its statement petition —like poet for the Poetry Foundation. give out 5% of the water to supports museums, schol- just announced. Each indi- about COVID-19 relief Michael Boughn, who Ever since pharmaceu- put out the fire.” ars and educators — re- vidual recipient will receive funding, about 150 mem- co-edits Dispatches From tical heir Ruth Lilly do- The Poetry Foundation, cently announced an $8 $1,500; nearly 8,000 people bers of the poetry commu- the Poetry Wars — this is nated $200 millionto the however, is different than million commitment to applied. (The application nity signed an open letter the latest evidence of the Poetry Foundationin 2002, the grant-making organiza- COVID-19 relief funding window for a second round responding to the state- Poetry Foundation’s “bour- tension has surrounded tions noted above. It was for visual arts organiza- of funding will close Mon- ment. goisie” tendencies. how the Foundation spends established as a private tions. day.) The letter questioned the The Poetry Foundation’s its money. Peter Burghardt, operating foundation, Elizabeth Glassman, “This is job preservation Foundation’s characteriza- 2018 IRS filing reported speCt! books co-publisher which means it is obligated president and CEO of the for small business. It’s rent tion of its financial situation $633,496 in compensation and one of the authors of to use at least 3% of its Terra Foundation, said and food and health care and demanded more trans- for its officers, including the change.org petition endowment to support its once it was clear how dis- we’re funding on the indi- parency. $388,165 for President (which garnered more than own programming, said ruptive the pandemic vidual artists’ side,” Rice The Poetry Foundation’s Henry Bienen. 1,700 signatures as of publi- Foundation spokesperson would be, she and her team said. “We need to demon- IRS filings between 2016 “I find it really awful,” cation), called the Founda- Sarah Whitcher. talked with dozens of mu- strate that we care about and 2018 suggest the Foun- Boughn said of officers’ tion’s donation to the Arts Whitcher said in an seum directors, curators keeping our artists and our dation averaged about $213 salaries. “There are for Illinois Relief Fund email that the Foundation and foundation heads to cultural organizations in million in assets that wer- GoFundMe campaigns “vastly insufficient.” was established to fund understand how the Terra Illinois. … This is not mon- en’t tied up in real estate or for poets to afford food, “As layoffs and pandemic Poetry magazine in perpe- Foundation could best use ey to create paintings or to restricted. In 2018, the forget about medical infection numbers continue tuity; build and maintain its funds to help. The result do performances. This is Foundation reported that it care.” to rise across America, the the Foundation’s building; was a two-part plan: $4 food on the table and heat- spent about $4 million on poetry community is look- and to “bring the best po- million in emergency fund- ing bills.” education, public programs [email protected] ing to the Poetry Founda- etry to the largest possible ing and $4 million to ease But, Whitcher said, the and prizes; nearly $1.5 Twitter @dayjenn

families who are not tradi- with more basic needs right Museums tional museumgoers. now, museum leaders hope “Our focus should al- those with extra to give Continued from Page 1 ways be on meeting our won’t forget kids need guests where they are. Now culture too. Might that change?” they’re at home. They’re in “I think sometimes we’re Would that mean 50 in isolation. We need to go not the first thing that the museum total or 50 on online and reach them.” comes to mind,” Farrington one floor? Money is an issue for said. “How I always think Kohl has landscaped these museums, as it is for about it is, if children’s outdoor space to utilize, almost everyone else dur- museums are doing their with pathways and play ing the pandemic, but all jobs correctly, we are an areas. the leaders expressed con- amazing on-ramp to the “With 50 inside, we fidence they’ll come cultural lives of our cities. could easily do 50 outside,” through this. We are the first museums a Delfini said. “We’re hoping “I don’t think this whole lot of kids visit.” we can push the limit on pandemic is posing an And because they are that number.” existential threat to chil- more about an experience But, again, it’ll be a proc- dren’s museums or really than any collection of arti- ess of seeing how it looks in any of the medium-to-large facts, they can be ready to practice. Kohl’s provisional museums,” Delfini said. reopen in a heartbeat, plan is for a soft opening “Some of the really small Delfini stressed. the first week in July,invit- ones may have a tough time “Even though we’re ing members in so both bouncing back.” called a museum, we’re parents and the museum All three obtained fed- really about education,” he can test the new realities. eral relief funds under the said. “I like to say the way “Of course, that all de- Paycheck Protection Pro- the schools go, we’ll go. pends on how the numbers DIANE MOCA/NAPERVILLE SUN gram that allow them to We’ll be ready to serve.” go,” Delfini said, meaning Guests try to grab and pop the soapy spheres during the bubble storm unleashed at the keep full-time staff on And, Delfini added, the numbers of coronavirus DuPage Children’s Museum during its annual Bubble Bash countdown. through June. children’s museums have a cases in the state and But with the museums built-in advantage in a region. want to come back?” who are a little bit further that can continue as a way drawing from half (Kohl) to situation where public “If I had to guess I think One way to begin to along.” to reach children who don’t two-thirds (DuPage) of confidence is Phase 4 probably starts know is to use as a crystal Meanwhile, the muse- traditionally visit. revenue from visitors — “We clean and sanitize mid-June or later in June.” ball peer institutions in ums said they are trying to “In some ways it is really money that has flat-out every day like it’s flu sea- But autumn is a possibil- states with less strict stay- use this forced downtime aunique time for reflection disappeared — they want son,” he said. “We’re good ity, he acknowledged. at-home guidelines, places to think outside of their and an opportunity for potential donors to remem- at that, and we’ll be even “Our real concern is that may be further along own boxes. Without want- work all of us should have ber the early-childhood better.” what demand is going to the path to reopening. ing to overfeed the screen- been undertaking anyway,” education they provide is a be,” said Delfini. “That’s Said Farrington: “We are time beast, they have been said Wiles, “which is to societal building block. sajohnson one thing every museum is also really busy talking to boosting digital presenta- really think hard about While acknowledging @chicagotribune.com contemplating: Do they folks across the country tions, partly in the hope how to connect with there are a lot of people Twitter @StevenKJohnson

trips to the beach. different direction from giving. In other words, there ation of the show with imperative will be clear: All July 4 The Blue State editorials watching micro narratives is no point in protecting the progressive-patriotic values, righteous Americans should almost write themselves: on your phone). premium value of live per- and with staying home. watch “Hamilton” and plan Continued from Page 1 Stay at home this year and Now this is not the formances that won’t now Instead of grilling burgers to vote for Joe Biden. watch “Hamilton.” “Hamilton” movie per se exist. and gorging beers, Ham- And dollars to donuts, ing Fox News or MSNBC, Even a few moderately (that’s long in the future) It thus makes far more ilton Inc. will tell us to even as President Donald J. Independence Day will be a conservative columnists but a taping of the original sense to keep the brand on recommit to democracy. Trump opens the floodgates battering ram. might be willing to join the Broadway cast in the thea- everyone’s lips while the Red State America won’t of celebration, the 44th This will be rich in irony: virtual party. ter. It’s already in the can. live theater is dark, and the listen as closely. But that’s president will crank up that we will have a civil war over Once again, Lin-Manuel It’s set to go. And the timing demand for this virtual OK. That’s not the core quieter Twitter feed and the celebration of national Miranda and his producer, is stunningly smart. “Hamilton” will be through brand. “Hamilton” made its wish everyone a happy unification. And “Hamilton” Jeffrey Seller, have shown The previous plan had the roof on the July 4 week- politics clear when it went Fourth of July. will be at the center of the themselves to be brilliant been to delay its release end. after Vice President Mike Obama will let it be argument. futurists, seemingly able with Disney, ensuring that As always with this show, Pence in its Broadway audi- known that the Independ- On Tuesday, Disney both to predict where the live “Hamilton” would it’s an incredible savvy ence; it picked a side and ence Day of 2020 is better announced that it will begin America is going and ensure have a clear runway for its media play. the dollars still flowed. spent with Aaron Burr, streaming a filmed version that “Hamilton” is at the lengthy summer run at the You can anticipate a long This show, symbolically, George Washington and of the Broadway hit, a show center of the debate. Kennedy Center in Wash- roll-out during June, cast is about the resurgence of Alexander Hamilton than about the idealism behind Their new partner, Dis- ington, D.C., and a long fall members sitting for their the values of the adminis- parading down Main Street. the founding of America, on ney, will, of course, see a stand at the Smith Center in Zoom interviews on “Good tration of President Barack And at least half of July 3, thus giving America massive increase in the Las Vegas. But although Morning America,” the Obama, under whose guid- America will listen. aclear and attractive alter- number of people signing Broadway is only canceled @Lin_Manuel tweets, the ance it was forged. native to all of its usual up for its vital Disney Plus officially through Sept. 6, we late-night appearances with At the White House. The Chris Jones is a Tribune high-contact July 4 activ- streaming service. (Sorry, all know by now that “Ham- “Stephen at Home,” the old White House. critic. ities — the parades, fire- Jeffrey Katzenberg and ilton” won’t be back any- memories of better times. Nothing will be added works, backyard parties, Quibi, the world spun in a where until at least Thanks- All will further the associ- but the implication and the [email protected]