Join Music to Life for our fourth annual celebration, Pass the Mic!
DATE: Thursday, December 10th, 2026
TIME: 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET
WATCH: Event will be streamed on YouTube. Get your tickets here!
Join us for Pass the Mic, Music to Life’s fourth annual benefit and auction! Hosted by Music to Life co-founders Noel Paul Stookey (of the legendary trio Peter, Paul & Mary) and his daughter, Liz Stookey Sunde, this music-filled, multimedia, storytelling event celebrates the enduring power of music to drive community transformation.
Passing the Torch to a New Generation
This year, we are exploring icons of American music history whose work and legacy live on to shape generations of changemakers both on and off the stage. Noel ‘Paul’ and Liz will hear from legacy-bearers of influential music icons Woody Guthrie, Odetta, and Lead Belly to explore how their legacies and the roads they’ve paved continue to challenge, educate, and unify musicians and listeners across the globe.
Carrying the torch forward, emerging changemakers and MCA Academy graduates Myles Bullen, Naomi Westwater, and Eric Dozier will share their powerful work and reflect on how social change music inspires their visions for the future.
Pass the Mic is a benefit event for Music to Life, the national nonprofit, founded by Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary) and his daughter Liz to connect socially-conscious musicians with the resources needed to realize their bold visions for community change. Your 501c-3 tax-deductible donations are encouraged and most welcome.
Auction open December 1st to December 12th at 11:59 PM
Our fourth annual Pass the Mic Auction features a whole new batch of music memorabilia and experiences at a wide range of prices. All funds raised from auction bids and donations go directly to our work equipping artists with the tools and resources needed to realize their bold visions for community change.
The auction is open now! Click the button below to browse our offerings.
