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Making Music Making Change Community Showcase in Fayetteville, AK

Making Music Making Change Community Showcase in Fayetteville, AK

The Making Music Making Change Community Showcase celebrates Northwest Arkansas artists who are  using their music to heal, inspire and unify their  community. This multi-genre event features an exciting lineup of innovative musicians including, Ashytn Barbaree, Al “Papa Rap” Lopez and Eddie Canyon - with special guest Monsterboy LIVES and…
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Fayetteville Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop

Fayetteville Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop

Fayetteville Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop DATE: Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 TIME: 8:30 am - 5 pm CST LOCATION: Fayetteville Public Library (401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701) The Fayetteville Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop is a collaboration with national nonprofit, Music to Life, Music Cities Convention, community partner The Music Education Initiative, Startup…
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 Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Academy Applications Open

 Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Academy Applications Open

Applications are now open for our Spring 2026 Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Academy! We invite talented musicians of all genres to submit their ideas for making change in their communities. APPLY HERE. The MCA is a 6.5-month online social change business accelerator (6 weeks of instruction, followed by 20 weeks…
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Our Spring 2025 Auction is LIVE!

Our Spring 2025 Auction is LIVE!

We’re thrilled to offer you three exclusive musical experiences and items that support our work with musician changemakers across the country! All proceeds directly support Music to Life’s mission: equipping musician changemakers with the tools and resources they need to create bold, community-driven change. Want to learn more about the…
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Instrument of Change: Vanessa Lively & Home Street Music

Instrument of Change: Vanessa Lively & Home Street Music

"My name is Vanessa Lively and I am an Instrument of Change." Every week in Austin, Texas, professional musicians and volunteers gather with people experiencing homelessness for 90 minutes of music, self-expression and creativity. The impact on participants and the community at large have been powerful. Watch the video to…
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Instrument of Change: Beny Esguerra & Wheel it Studios

Instrument of Change: Beny Esguerra & Wheel it Studios

"My name is Beny Esguerra and I am an Instrument of Change." On a Sunday afternoon, a small group of young people from the North Side and the South Side of the Jane Finch community in Toronto gather in a studio to collaborate on original music - and you get to…
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MCA Workshop and Community Showcase: Oklahoma May 2025

MCA Workshop and Community Showcase: Oklahoma May 2025

MUSICIAN CHANGEMAKER ACCELERATOR WORKSHOP & PUBLIC SHOWCASE RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA -Opportunity for local artists to impact social change through their music- Wilder, Vermont (May 21, 2025) — National nonprofit Music to Life - founded by Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary) - brings its Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop…
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Instrument of Change: Elexa Dawson & Good Way Gardens

Instrument of Change: Elexa Dawson & Good Way Gardens

"My name is Elexa Dawson and I am an Instrument of Change." From Juried Artist Elexa Dawson What makes up a strong community? As a Potawatomi person, I believe it comes down to embracing diversity, sharing resources, valuing intergenerational wisdom, fostering interdependence, and living in a “Good Way" - a…
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BLOG: From Small Talk to Big Impact // Music to Life at FAI

BLOG: From Small Talk to Big Impact // Music to Life at FAI

Read about the experience of our Artist Liaison, Kyra Shaughnessy, at this year’s Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal. Imagine this: you’re in a big conference hall, hundreds of people milling around, conversations happening left and right. Everyone with coffee in hand, lanyard on neck – and eager to make…
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