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SUMMARY:Holly Near in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join Gay Women of Rehoboth for an extraordinary evening of musi
 c\, history\, and community with folk icon\, feminist pioneer\, and activi
 st Holly Near.\n\nSunday September 13th at Epworth Church (19285 Holland G
 lade Road) in Rehoboth Beach\, Delaware. Doors open at 4:00 PM and the sho
 w starts at 5:00 PM. Get your tickets below.\n\n[maxbutton id="14" url="ht
 tps://www.eventbrite.com/e/holly-near-jan-martinelli-music-and-activism-ti
 ckets-1993268760520?aff=oddtdtcreator"] \nAbout Holly Near\nBorn in 1949 
 in Ukiah\, California\, Holly Near began performing as a teenager\, initia
 lly pursuing acting and musical theater. Her path shifted dramatically in 
 the early 1970s when she joined the Anti-War movement and toured with the 
 Free Theater Associates alongside Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland.\nRecog
 nizing music as a vital vehicle for social change\, Near dedicated her lif
 e to blending art with activism. Across a career spanning over five decade
 s\, she has released more than 30 albums\, collaborated with legends like 
 Pete Seeger\, Arlo Guthrie\, and Ronnie Gilbert\, and performed across the
  globe advocating for peace\, LGBTQ+ equality\, women's rights\, and envir
 onmental justice.\nHer Influence on Women's Music\nHolly Near is widely re
 cognized as one of the founding architects of the Women's Music Movement i
 n the 1970s.\n\n\n 	\nPioneering Independent Recording: In 1973\, Near fou
 nded Redwood Records\, one of the earliest independent\, women-owned recor
 d labels in the United States. Redwood Records bypassed mainstream record 
 industry gatekeepers to produce\, promote\, and distribute music by women 
 artists\, multi-cultural acts\, and progressive musicians.\n\n 	\nAnthms f
 or the Movement: Following the assassination of Harvey Milk and Mayor Geor
 ge Moscone in 1978\, Near penned "Singing for Our Lives\," an anthem that 
 became an enduring hymn for the LGBTQ+ movement worldwide and was later in
 cluded in the official Unitarian Universalist hymnal.\n\n 	\nBuilding Femi
 nist Cultural Spaces: Alongside peers such as Cris Williamson\, Margie Ada
 m\, and Meg Christian\, Near transformed music venues into safe\, empoweri
 ng spaces for women\, lesbians\, and feminist activists to gather\, celebr
 ate\, and organize.\n\n\nHer work established a blueprint for DIY independ
 ent artistry and proved that music could simultaneously build community\, 
 challenge power structures\, and heal hearts.\nDon't miss this opportunity
  to experience a living legend whose voice and vision continue to inspire 
 generations of artists and activists. Space is limited—secure your ticke
 ts early!
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CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Women
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