Listening Rooms
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We're excited to announce plans for a continuing series of Listening Rooms here at the CommUnity Zone! Our first event was a great evening of music. Our space in the Community Partnerships building is a fantastic one for intimate and focused nights of musical entertainment and togetherness, with a stage, lighting, and sound system to support any variety of artist who is interested in performing for an attentive audience. Now knowing how successful these events can be, we can't help but plan on holding many more!
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Currently, our next planned event will be held on March 25th at 8 PM, here in the Community Partnerships building. The main performers of the night will be DePotorLand, a drummerless rock trio that has performed together since 2008 comprised of Joe De Cristopher, George Potor, and Fred Strickland, along with Kj Riemensnyder-Wagner. The group plays both original songs and covers from the members' formative youths. There will be a small cover charge to help pay for costs of the event and refreshments for all in attendance, and we hope to see you there!
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What is a Listening Room?
The idea of a listening room event is right in the name: To provide a space directly and exclusively for an audience to listen to an artist perform. Many musicians and other vocal artists find venues where they have to compete with other noise: the background chatter in a restaurant, patrons and orders in a bar, sports and even other music playing on TVs and over speakers. What a listening room provides is a space free from those distractions, and invites an audience who is present for one reason: to listen to the performance.
Listening rooms have grown in popularity for a wide range of artists, from acoustic singer-songwriters to spoken-word performances and more. They are typically held in relatively small spaces, and are often modeled to provide a more intimate experience than would be found in other settings. Refreshments may be available, but in all cases, the focus of the event is on the performance.
At the CommUnity Zone, our hope is to offer this deep listening experience for both local artists who want the chance to perform for a small, focused audience, and for the audience members who want to listen to the artist! We do plan on offering a selection of food and drinks at the events, and hope to have both curated events with established artists as well as 'open nights' when the stage might be open to anyone who wishes to perform.
These events are planned to have a nominal cover fee to help pay for the refreshments and operating costs, and will encourage donations or merchandise purchases to support the artists, as well.
Listening rooms have grown in popularity for a wide range of artists, from acoustic singer-songwriters to spoken-word performances and more. They are typically held in relatively small spaces, and are often modeled to provide a more intimate experience than would be found in other settings. Refreshments may be available, but in all cases, the focus of the event is on the performance.
At the CommUnity Zone, our hope is to offer this deep listening experience for both local artists who want the chance to perform for a small, focused audience, and for the audience members who want to listen to the artist! We do plan on offering a selection of food and drinks at the events, and hope to have both curated events with established artists as well as 'open nights' when the stage might be open to anyone who wishes to perform.
These events are planned to have a nominal cover fee to help pay for the refreshments and operating costs, and will encourage donations or merchandise purchases to support the artists, as well.
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