On Thursday, October 17th, 2024, we had our monthly Members’ Meetup. Members’ Meetups are a great place to network with other members of Access 21. We are working towards increasing turnout at Members’ Meetups to build the relationships necessary to make productions at Access 21 thrive.
We also participated in another vendor’s opportunity at the Landen Meadows Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, October, 19th, 2024. This was a neighborhood-level event complete with music and food trucks. It’s wonderful to get out to the various parts of Charlotte to see all that this illustrious city has to offer.
We were invited to the monthly meeting of the Guild of Charlotte Artists at the Mint Museum on Randolph Road, on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024. The people seem interested in learning more about Access 21. Between 20-30 brochures were handed out, after a one-minute speech introducing the crowd to Access 21’s offerings.
The Day of the Dead Festival, where we tabled and covered the event as videographers, was truly culturally enriching. We are truly enjoying the rich diversity of community that Charlotte has to offer.
We welcome our new Board members, Johnelle Causwell, and Sasha Tomas. We also say farewell to Lincoln Scott and Maelynn Joyner who are stepping down from the Access 21 Board.
Our first Access 21 Ambassadors’ meeting will be on Thursday, November 7th, 2024. Everyone gets a T-shirt! We will brainstorm ideas on how to engage our community in a more meaningful way.
Music Production 101 is scheduled for February 2025! This is an introduction-level course with four classes. Reach out to Tarik at [email protected] (704) 377-8988 for more info.