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Independent Venue Week 

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a significant hold on the worldwide live event and concert industry, causing the smaller independent venues worldwide to shut down. The National Independent Venue Association, also known as NIVA, was formed to help raise awareness and money for the struggling venues around the US and UK. As part of an effort to raise this awareness, Independent Venue Week, an annual nationwide initiative supporting indie music venues, used its platform to raise funds to benefit the NIVA Emergency Relief Fund. On their website, Independent Venue Week states that “by championing independent venues, we are able to highlight why they are so much more than just places for live music – they are cultural hubs for learning, creativity, arts and culture more widely connecting people in their local community of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, genders, skills and walks of life.”

The digital Independent Venue Week took place between Oct. 24-30. In the US, over 120 independently owned venues in 70 cities across 32 states have participated in this year’s event. One of those participating venues included Chicago’s very own Hideout. As mentioned on their website, the Hideout is a Prohibition-era bar in a small space that hosts all kinds of live music events. This special venue hosted a roster of notable artists that includes Jack White, Phantom Planet, Jimmy Martin and many more iconic names. 

On October 29th, the Hideout hosted a very special Halloween themed digital livestream entitled “Cosmic Country Showcase”. Fifteen talented acts performed thrilling musical performances and comedy sketches. It featured many fantastic headliners, starting with a yodeling and barking country singer-songwriter known as Nick Shoulders. He performed two original songs entitled “Turn on the Dark” and “Snakes and Waterfalls”. Other headliners include “Los Espookys” writer and actress Ana Fabrega, the “No Respect” comedian Sarah Squirm, fancy drag artist Nico, and banjo playing singer-songwriter Evil.

Other notable acts include the father-son duo, Sammy Tweedy and Jeff Tweedy. Their performance of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” will undoubtedly give you chills. Cosmic Country regular cast members Tenci, Andrew Sa, Hawk Colman, Sima Cunningham, and Ben LaMar Gay presented their talents throughout the show with their outstanding spooky musical performances and comedy sketches. To learn more about the performers, click on the attached link below!

The public can still view the “Cosmic Country Showcase” on the Hideout’s website. Anyone can have access to it for only $15! A full list of the venue’s upcoming events can also be found on their website. It is important to note that all the raised funds from these shows will benefit the NIVA Emergency Relief Fund, which ultimately helps your favorite independent venues around the US. 

Independent Venue Week Artist Ambassador, Alison Mosshard, stated that “Independent venues are incredibly important to our musical history as a country, and they are incredibly important to our future.” What makes a city like Chicago so special is the iconic places where memories and history are made. So please, support your local venues by donating to NIVA Relief Fund. You can save our stages.

Hideout

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hideoutchicago/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hideoutchicago/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hideoutchicago

Website: https://www.hideoutchicago.com

Cosmic Country Showcase Performers List: https://www.hideoutchicago.com/e/cosmic-country-showcase-tickets-123549918131/

NIVA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nivassoc

Instagram: https://www.saveourstages.com/support-niva

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nivassoc

Website: https://www.nivassoc.org

Independent Venue Week

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IVWUS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivw_us/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivw_us

Website: https://www.independentvenueweek.com

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We are truly humbled by all of the innovative ways people are finding to support our cause! A big thank you goes out to Astrid! . Astrid Cerckel volunteered at Izizwe Projects two years ago. Below is her story of how she helped to raise funds all the way from Belgium! . "During my time as volunteer I saw people living in extreme poverty but with big hearts. They deserve to live in beter conditions. I know that in this difficult time, a lot of people lost their jobs and can no longer feed their families. Making a donation wasn't enough. There are still a lot of families that need help. So after making and donating a lot of masks, I decided to sell them in profit of Izizwe Projects. . The people from my city receive them in exchange for a donation on your fundraising website. They have to choose for an amount between 5 and 10 euros by mask, because that's the price for masks in the shops in Belgium. Because you are obliged to wear a mask in Belgium, I hope I will sell a lot of them for you. I'm thinking a lot about all of you and hope you're doing fine. Lots of love for Belgium. 😘" . Help Us Help Others! #helpushelpothers . Want to make a donation? Follow the link in the Bio @izizweprojects . . #khayavolunteer #gowithkhaya #gapyear #caronavirus #lockdown #quarantine #savetourism #travel #adventure #izizweprojects #emergencyrelieffund #donationsneeded #makeithappen #makeadifference #inspiration #motivation #africa #southafrica #live #togetherwewillwin (at South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sSsL0p3Ar/?igshid=15inb2ivydjcp

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#Repost @darrenjglenn Hello friends, Sending you all lots of hugs during this increasingly uncertain time. We’re doing our best at @caribbeanequalityproject to respond to a flood of local requests for material aid our community. Because New York and Queens in particular is so severely impacted and will be for another few weeks, we won’t be able to continue to do this without some help from those who are able to. Please consider donating to our relief fund to keep our folks fed and housed during the next month. Your help and solidarity is appreciated. If you’re in the Queens area and need help, inbox me. #linkinbio Bit.ly/CEPCovid-19Relief . #CaribbeanEqualityProject #CEP #Energency #emergencyrelieffund #relieffund #relieffundraiser #covidkindness #covid2020 #COVID19 #Coronavirus #NewYork #NewYorkers #immigrants #immigrantnewyorker #lgbtqnewyork #blacklivesmatter #queensnyc #coronavırusnews #newyorkcity #mutualaid #lgbtcaribbean https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lMsTSh3Y8/?igshid=540oce3brl15

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The university announced that it is canceling student account balances from the last five semesters. That means every student's balance from the spring 2020 semester through this summer's semester will be debt-free. According to Clark Atlanta officials, around 900 students had about $2 million in debt canceled immediately.

This was made possible because of support the university received from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. The university was also able to provide emergency financial aid, refund a pro-rated amount of housing and meal charges for spring 2020, purchase 4,000 Dell laptops for every financially enrolled student, and buy hotspots to give students with limited or no internet access in their homes.

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