Lollapalooza sparks COVID-19 worries as concertgoers flock to Chicago
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The Lollapalooza outdoor music festival is underway in Chicago, causing some concerns as the delta variant causes COVID cases to surge across the country. But organizers of the four-day event say proof of vaccinations or negative test results have been required for entry.
More than 90% of concertgoers showed proof of vaccination on the first day of the festival, the organizers said, while 8% showed proof of a negative test result. They said 600 people were denied entry for showing up without the necessary paperwork, and if you're unvaccinated, you're required to wear a mask. Despite signs reminding those concertgoers to wear masks, few are have been seen wearing them, and it's unclear how they're being enforced. Brad Watson, a vaccinated concertgoer, said he was "a little uneasy" and "a little nervous because of all the breakthrough cases."On April 15, 1874 – 150 years ago – the first Impressionist exhibition opened on Rue du Capucines in Paris, featuring works by 30 artists, including Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Hosted by the "Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers, etc.," it was founded in response to the Paris Salon, the annual, government-sponsored exhibition that would frequently reject the works of the rising artists.
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