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Please explain the <br />impact of your <br />organization on the <br />Orange County <br />community in a <br />typical year. <br />Throughout a typical year Music Maker presents sev eral concerts in <br />Orange County, introducing the community to our Partner Artists, <br />and to their own musical heritage. The annual Freight Train Blues <br />series presented with the Town of Carrboro honors Piedmont Blues <br />legend Elizabeth Cotten (b. 1893 in Carrboro) and her contributions <br />to American roots music by highlighting the cultural significance, <br />div ersity, and v itality of her community. Fiv e free concerts are <br />presented on Friday ev enings in May and June, hosting up to 500 <br />attendees at each performance at Carrboro Town Commons. In 2020 <br />and 2021 the concerts were filmed locally and presented v irtually and <br />v iewed by audiences worldwide. W e are especially excited to bring <br />our liv e format back in 2022 at Carrboro Town Commons. W e will use <br />this opportunity to introduce the audience to some of the lesser <br />known North Carolina based talent that we hav e discov ered ov er the <br />past year. <br />Music Maker presents the annual Picnic in the Park in collaboration <br />with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough. Attendance ranges from <br />750 to 1,000 people at the free, family friendly ev ent that features <br />performances by senior musicians and emerging artists, along with <br />food trucks and games. <br />The Day of Remembrance at Margaret Lane Cemetery in <br />Hillsborough, is a gospel ev ent honoring the enslav ed community <br />members buried in the Margaret Lane Cemetery. This was launched <br />in 2018, and though we would like to hold the Day of Remembrance <br />as a bi-annaul ev ent, we will wait for the pandemic to resolv e before <br />mov ing forward. <br />Throughout the year, we typically also present sev eral other small <br />ev ents and concerts, often in collaboration with other area <br />institutions including the Center for the Study of the American South <br />at UNC Chapel Hill, The Burwell School and the Hillsborough Arts <br />Council. The programming we present is accessible and inclusiv e for <br />artists and audiences alike. Many of the concerts we present are free, <br />and audience members often discov er their new fav orite artist. <br />Music Maker also hosts student interns from UNC who work on a <br />v ariety of projects based on their skills and interests. The internship <br />program has been suspended during the pandemic, but we look <br />forward to welcoming students to get inv olv ed again in the future. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 20F9CBFD-5EC6-42C0-9D89-E47774163603