CVS just ate the friendly little independent pharmacy in my neighborhood. Again. When the Company of Tyranny first arrived in our neck of the woods in 1997, it swallowed the MacArthur Theater whole, then slowly squeezed MacArthur Drugs until it was out of business. I'm sure this is all fine and dandy in the world of commerce, but chalk up another loss for things human.
However, I am glad to see that our mayor, Muriel Bowser, is putting some effort towards preserving the arts in this town even as we vie with the rest of the U.S. for Number One in Gentrification according to a recent article in the Washington Post. Mayor Bowser seems to understand that many artists qualify for that low income bracket, and thus a nose count was born. The DC Music Census is open to all musicians and those related to the music industry who live in the area, not just within the borders of DC. Submissions are accepted until June 25. Step up and be counted while you can. (God knows usually nobody asks.)
"Simply put, music matters in the District of Columbia,” said Mayor Bowser. “The musicians, the venue owners, the educators, the technicians, all areas of the music economy are important to who we are as a city. As the underlying component of my 202Creates initiative, supporting the DC creative community and economy is vital and the DC Music Census augments those efforts.”
The census takes about 12 minutes. For the rest of your weekend, I'm eyeballing Billy Price at Jammin Java or the euphon-X extravaganza at Slash Run-both on Friday. No jerks allowed.
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