Lyons, Colorado is a creative town. We’re a music town. “Nashville of the Rockies.” Whether it’s a casual concert at Sandstone Park, a bluegrass jam at Oskars, a new art show at the Stone Cup, live music on a Sunday evening at the Fork, the Gospel set at Planet Bluegrass or an unforgettable Rave 2 the Grave in the Wildflower Pavilion… our local artists help define our culture and feed our collective souls.
Like many other segments of our society, the covid-19 crisis has brought economic ruin on our local and regional music and art scene. With the closures of restaurants, galleries and cancellations of concerts, weddings and events, many of our beloved artists find themselves suddenly without income and they may not qualify for some of the state and federal support that is available to others.
We would like to help and so we’ve partnered with LEAF, Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund to create a new specialized fund for this creative and integral part of our community.
https://www.facebook.com/LyonsCOLEAF/
100% of the funds raised from this new fund will go directly to local working musicians and artists who have experienced significant income loss, who have exhausted other channels for support, and who find themselves in sincere need of help.
We hope to raise enough funds to make meaningful “gig grants” in the near future. The more we raise… the larger the individual grant awards. The guidelines will be simple to navigate and LEAF will administer these grants.
Please consider donating today and share this with your Facebook network so we can spread the word and raise enough money to make a difference in the lives of our artist community.
I will match the first $3,000 we raise .. We hope to raise at least $25,000. Will you join me in helping this creative part of our community?
Thank you for supporting our artists and please stay safe and healthy. We will get through this together. Shauna
[Our thanks to COMBO member Steve Garvan for passing this info along.http://www.garvanmanagement.com]
shaunalee@bigworldlove.com
steve@garvanmanagement.com