Hungry for Music, Featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, Hosts Free Outdoor Concert and Art Installation Dedication
Shenandoah Valley Community Event
November 7th, 3-6pm
Hungry for Music invites you to an outdoor art installation
dedication event, with live musical performances by the New River JAM Band, bluegrass performer Jim Lloyd, and others, on Saturday, November 7th, 3-6pm. The event will take place outside of Hungry for Music’s headquarters at 250 Conicville Road in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.
Hungry for Music collects thousands of used instruments, restores
them, and gives them to kids in need throughout the U.S. Instruments beyond repair are given to artists like Bud Wilkinson, who created the art installation from dozens of donated instruments.
New River JAM Band is the regional performing group of Junior
Appalachian Musicians (JAM). Many of the performers and JAM students have received instruments thanks to Hungry for Music.
Performer Jim Lloyd is a bluegrass musician, storyteller, and barber who lives, works, and plays in Rural Retreat, Virginia.
All are welcome to this free event celebrating art, music, and civic
engagement.
Hungry for Music will be donating 75 (¼, ½, and ¾ size) violins to
qualified music students enrolled in a Shenandoah or Rockingham County school music program. Violins can be picked up at the event by a parent, with proof of their child’s enrollment in a county music program, while supplies last.
Those who can’t make it to the event can request an instrument on
the organization’s website or send an email to
[email protected].
Hungry for Music will also be accepting instrument and monetary
donations at the event.
Hungry for Music thanks Holtzman Oil Corp. for their support and
contribution of this public art site.
