and just when i thought that, i get the call for, you know, to.o werth areatplan f the creative classand-aid, aimed at reminding the public about the importance, and joy, of live arts. like a pop-up store, the arts version is temporary, mobile, and socially distanced, with an eclectic mix of performers emerging in unlikely places. the sanitized setting for opening day in february? manhattan's big convention facility, a thank you to those overseeing vaccinations. >> casel: it was surreal. i'm not going to lie. it was so surreal because when i-- it's like-- i remember when i stepped on stage. how you doing, new york city? there was that moment of, like, you know, applause. i'm so happy to share my heart and my art with you. there's nothing like it. i just felt like, "oh, we're back." ( laughs ) you know, just like that. ( snaps ) (♪ "new york, new york" ♪) >> wertheim: after the stage show, jon batiste, musician and bandleader of cbs' "the late show with stephen colbert," pied-pipered the rag-tag troupe through the streets of brooklyn. (♪ "somewhere over the rainbow"♪ ) >> wertheim: you