[Electronic Music] - I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS 9 newsroom.

Seattle arts events are back, but audiences?

Not quite.

Attendance numbers across Seattle venues hover well below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Crosscut survey.

Some venues noted that visitor concerns about dwindling parking options, downtown safety, construction traffic, and COVID safety on public transit have added to a general hesitancy to return to in-person events.

Many survey participants noted another trend.

The pandemic seems to have shifted people's behavior in a more fundamental way than previously thought.

Ingrid Langston of the Frye Art Museum said people are approaching their social outings much more selectively than in pre-pandemic times, or perhaps have become used to accessing content virtually.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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