ArtsBuild, the city’s nonprofit charged with raising funds for and promoting local arts organizations, is diverting some of its emergency funds to help local artists who have lost revenue due to events canceled because of fears of the coronavirus.
As part of the effort, local band Strung Like a Horse will present Saturday night a live concert streamed from the Songbirds Guitar Museum, which is temporarily closed along with several other venues that feature live music and is asking fans to watch and donate to the cause. After-expenses money will go toward the ArtsBuild Artist Emergency Fund. The show will take place at 8 p.m. and is closed to the public.
Strung frontman Clay Maselle conceived the idea as a way to make work for the band and the crew that handles things like lighting and sound.
“I didn’t even know about the ArtsBuild fund, but when I saw it, it seemed like the perfect thing,” he said.
Ultimately, he said he’d like to see more shows like it in the coming weeks as people deal with COVID-19 and its impact “on our lives.”