“I feel like these events are the type of new normal that I want to have moving forward. Community coming together to hear local music and watch films, with a focus on collaboration, sharing, uplifting one another and folks’ variety of work.”

“The songwriters in the round event had such a great vibe, perhaps because it was nearly the first event I’d been to in more than a year, so there was that sweet joyful quality to the whole night, so that plus the musicians who were all great, and I loved their interaction with each other.”

“We need more creative action like this. People are hungry for community, especially now. I believe success is relative, if even one person has a transformative experience or feels encouraged to commit to a creative act in their own lives, then the time and energy was worth it.”