The Community Exchange is hosting it’s first Bands Night following the Community Meal on January 27th! The event will feature music of 3 local, diverse groups, including The Sixagons, Tuesday and Promise Ebuade, and Alterlimitz. Bands will start at 6:45pm. This is a free event for the community.
Here is a bit of background regarding the musical event at TCE:
One of the goals of The Community Exchange is to build community. One of the ways to build community, that TCE organizers identified very early in its development, was music. In the fall of 2023, TCE applied to and received the Artists in Communities grant of $5,000 from the Manitoba Arts Council to host musical events. TCE received the grant to pay local musicians and offer the larger community free concerts. Music is a universal connector to bring people together and build community. TCE’s plan is to host musical evenings that feature local musicians from different age groups, different cultural groups, and different musical genres. TCE’s goal is to introduce the community to diverse musical talents and provide a safe experience where performers and people in the audience connect through shared musical experiences. The intended impact is that new connections between different age and cultural groups are created.