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Arts and culture event calendars in Victoria have been decimated by COVID-19, with hundreds of cancellations during the past 48聽hours. Practically every venue in town has released an updated schedule affected by the pandemic.

With spring break starting on Monday, parents are looking at how to approach the next two weeks amid the COVID-19 crisis.