Live Music Society - the Nonprofit Foundation Granting Millions Of Dollars to Small U.S. Performance Venues - Announces Activations at NIVA ’23 Conference and Gala in Washington D.C. July 10-11

June 15, 2023 - - Live Music Society, the nonprofit foundation that has provided $2.3 million in grants to support nearly 130 small venues and listening rooms across the United States since 2020, has announced key activations during the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) ‘23 conference and gala in Washington, D.C. on July 10 and 11 (NIVA ‘23 runs from July 9-12). The partnership represents an alignment of missions of both organizations to support performance venues and is an opportunity for Live Music Society to highlight their 2023 initiatives and spotlight new grant recipients. Live Music Society’s presence includes a presentation during the Independent Awards Gala on the evening of July 10 as well as a panel discussion featuring key stakeholders in the small venue community, with details to be announced soon. The foundation will also sponsor a Salute to Small Venues concert at Pie Shop, hosting an informal mixer with performances by Speedy Ortiz and Grady, and welcome attendees to the Live Music Society Cantina, a place to recharge and network directly across from The Anthem, the main venue hosting conference programming. See below for full details. 

Live Music Society has also announced that on June 27 it will be sharing the recipients of their major initiative for this year, the Music in Action grant. The Music in Action grant is a reimagined program that moves away from the pandemic emergency funding of the previous three grant cycles and into project-based allocation. This new program is supporting venue owners and managers who develop and implement creative ideas aimed at engaging their local communities, expanding their audiences and creating new sources of revenue.

 

Live Music Society at the National Independent Venue Association’s 2023 Conference And Gala

 

* July 10 - Presentation during Independent Awards Gala

Live Music Society board members will detail the foundation’s mission and introduce 2023 Music in Action grant recipients.  

Time: 7PM

Location: The Anthem - 901 Wharf Street SW

 

* July 10 - Live Music Society Cantina - at Cantina Bambina @ The Wharf

Live Music Society will create a location for conference attendees to relax, recharge and network within the Cantina Bambina space located directly across from The Anthem. Entry is free to all conference attendees, light refreshments will be provided, cash bar. 

Time: 10AM-4PM

Location: Cantina Bambina - 960 Wharf Street SW

 

*July 11 - Salute to Small Venues 

Performances by Speedy Ortiz + Grady at Pie Shop. This concert is sponsored by Live Music Society 

 

Address: 1339 H St. NW - Washington, D.C.

*Panel Hosted By Live Music Society, Details To Be Announced

http://livemusicsociety.org   

 

About Live Music Society: 

Live Music Society’s mission is to recognize and protect small venues and listening rooms across the United States so that live music can remain accessible to all. The nonprofit foundation has distributed over $2.3 million in grant funding to 126 venues since it was founded in 2020, providing critical financial support to intimate live music venues that nurture emerging musicians, help to sustain the careers of both established and under-recognized music makers, and provide affordable access to live music in traditionally underserved communities.  

 

About NIVA:

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) represents independent music and comedy venues, promoters, and festivals throughout the U.S. NIVA led the #SaveOurStages campaign, culminating in landmark legislation in 2020 that established the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. NIVA's mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live venues, promoters, and festivals throughout the United States. NIVA is committed to equity in its support and advocacy for independent venues and seeks to create and encourage opportunities for venues, promoters, and festivals owned, operated, and staffed by people of color, women, non-binary, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

 

For more information on Live Music Society, visit livemusicsociety.org.

 

For more information on Live Music Society, please contact:

Chris Taillie | Shore Fire Media | ctaillie@shorefire.com

Casey Hansen | Shore Fire Media | chansen@shorefire.com