Brewery Arts Center hosts impromptu concert for evacuees at Carson City Community Center
The Brewery Arts Center partnered with the local Red Cross and the Carson City Community Center to put on a small pop up concert in the Bob Boldrick Theater for those who were forced to evacuate due to the Caldor Fire.
Singer songwriter Kepi Ghoulie from the Groovy Ghoulies performed an hour long set before dinner was served to evacuees. Kepi Ghoulie falls in the genre of folk music, which was well received by the audience.
Kepi Ghoulie was very interactive with his audience. He even brought along and spun a wheel to determine his next songs and encouraged audience members to spin.
Kepi Ghoulie is from San Diego and was on his way to play a show in Tahoe until evacuation orders cancelled the show, and he agreed to play for the Brewery Arts Center to help provide entertainment for the evacuees.
“At the Brewery Arts Center, we fully understand the healing power that music has,” said Mike Wiencek, Director of Operations for the Brewery Arts Center. “The people being forced to evacuate their homes are feeling immense amounts of stress, uncertainty and anxiety. We wanted to do something to bring a little peace and love to them, even if only for a little while. We hope to do more as the evacuations continue and more people are displaced.”
In Carson City, evacuees are being housed by the Red Cross at Fuji Park and the Carson City Community Center, while animals are being taken in by the Nevada Humane Society at Fuji Park.
For more information, read our previous reporting here.
As of Wednesday morning, the Caldor Fire has grown to over 200,000 acres.