Bay Area arts outfits cancel New Year's shows, citing omicron, while others look hopefully to 2022

Datebook: As the omicron variant spreads in the Bay Area, including a “vertical wall” jump in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the region, local arts and entertainment companies must again confront questions familiar from an earlier era in the pandemic: At what point should they cancel performances, especially as New Year’s Eve events approach?