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opportunities, and provide a space to showcase hard work. Within this <br />environment, musicianship will be seen as a valid and important livelihood <br />that gathers people in a unique and necessary way — community will be <br />built in more ways than one. <br />The revenue made through these concerts through food and beverage <br />sales and voluntary donations to the 5016 itself will serve the people who <br />brought it in in the first place. Through the OC Legends of Jazz Concert <br />Series, the Musicians' Club of Orange County has had the specific results <br />of awarding $4,000 in music scholarships for students of music, as well as <br />$22,000 in relief grants for musicians struggling during and after the COVID <br />pandemic. Our vision is to offer a concert series that will become a <br />community staple and raise donations to continue the work of this <br />nonprofit. These events will be a place for all to experience and become <br />educated on music in a way unlike others, raise funds to aid the musicians <br />we work hard to celebrate, and properly compensate said Musicians who <br />make such art and development possible within a city brimming with culture. <br />This concert series will promote music and art while bringing the community <br />together within the Historic South Main Business District. As the Main <br />Street Community Concert Series moves forward, it will increase the foot <br />traffic in this area of Santa Ana which, in turn, will increase the revenue in <br />the city. It will also continue to create a healthy narrative around live music <br />being something to celebrate together within the Milton Foster Concert Hall <br />-- a building that has served thousands of members of the community <br />throughout the years. <br />The Musicians' Club of Orange County has always had a background of <br />solving foundational problems within the live performance occupation. <br />During COVID, it was almost impossible for musicians to perform safely, <br />but because of the Musicians' Club, over twenty concerts were able to be <br />safely performed and streamed online. This solution gave a large <br />population of workers the ability to keep working and earning, while filling <br />the need for the Cultural enrichment that was falling away during a time of <br />great isolation. <br />The Main Street Community Concert Series will exemplify this same <br />Motivation and will offer musicians the fair wages they deserve, offer <br />students the ability to perform and enjoy professional performances, and <br />offer the community the environment to celebrate art. The Main Street <br />Community Concert Series will supply these opportunities where they have <br />not been offered before. The community benefits with these family friendly <br />events that bring life to Main Street, offer education on musicians' <br />livelihoods and legacies, and put art, music, and culture at the forefront. <br />The Musicians' Club of Orange County invites You to join the 501C3 <br />organization in ensuring musicians' economic prosperity while enriching the <br />community with a cultural and historical environment for all ages and all <br />musical styles through the funding of the Main Street Community Concert <br />Series. <br />Amount Requested 14956.26 <br />