Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri (right) wades Jacob Blank through the water at the beginning of the play during GreenHouse Theatre Project’s production of “LAKE//SHAKES” on Aug. 28, 2021 in Columbia, Mo.
Two women embrace each other at a makeshift memorial at the Table Mesa King Soopers Grocery Store on March 28, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. 10 people were killed during a mass shooting at the store days earlier on March 22, 2021.
Liza Anne performs at the MU Health Care stage during the Roots N Blues festival at Stephens Lake Park on Sept. 25, 2021 in Columbia, Mo.
University of Missouri sophomore Dzuy Nguyen protects his candle from the wind during an eight-minute period of reflection at a vigil in Speakers Circle on March 20, 2021, at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Around 40 students gathered to honor eight victims who were killed during the March 16 shootings in Atlanta.
Abbie Brown cheers outside of Columbia City Hall shortly after Joe Biden is declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 7, 2020. Brown was one of 15 people to gather in the downtown area to celebrate the results of the election.
Shelby Grant squeals in excitement following the commencement ceremony for the University of Missouri class of 2020 at Mizzou Arena on April 24, 2021 in Columbia, Mo. "We did it," Grant yelled out. "It's finally over!"
Sadie Mcintire exits her parents' car as she prepares for another day of school at Chance Elementary School on Aug. 21, 2020, in Centralia, Mo.
A young child giggles as he lays on the ground while his sister watches over him during a birthday party for 100-year-old Columbia resident Ed McComb on Oct. 3, 2020, in Columbia, Mo.
Donte Parker, 10, reflects during a moment of silence for the victims of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during a memorial at Stephens Lake Park on Aug. 8, 2020, in Columbia, Mo.
Christina Maring of the Daughters of the American Revolution points to the pins on her insignia ribbon during a wreath laying ceremony in memory of late veterans at Memorial Park Cemetery on Dec. 19, 2020, in Columbia, Mo.
The Table Mesa King Soopers grocery store is seen through a fence on March 28, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. The fence had been turned into a makeshift memorial after 10 people were killed in a mass shooting on March 22, 2021.
Sheryl Crow performs on the EquipmentShare stage during the Roots N Blues festival at Stephens Lake Park on Sept. 28, 2021, in Columbia, Mo.
A man dressed in a royal mantle and crown looks down to his lap as people dance behind him at the Robert E. Lee Monument on Jan. 18, 2021, in Richmond, Va.
Roots N Blues festival attendees walk through Stephens Lake Park during day two of the annual music festival on Sept 23, 2021, in Columbia, Mo.
A pro-Trump protester holds up a sign reading "investigate ballot malarkey" across from the United States Capitol as Joe Biden is sworn in as president during the inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington D.C.
Abbie Gunter (right), 14, and her sister, Lila Gunter (left), 11, hand out treats while dressed as cowgirls during Grace Bible Church’s Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 31, 2020 in Columbia, Mo .