GAIA PRIDE | an Interactive Show

Join us in celebrating the incredible, diverse LGBTQ+ community and the beauty of self-love, radical acceptance, and standing proudly in your truth.

Pride Month is a very special season for us here at Gaia Music Collective. Queer folx are the very core of our community. We owe so much to the bravery, freedom, and bold self-expression that queer people have championed, for we believe these tenets – bravery, freedom, and bold self-expression – to be central to the musical community we are cultivating together.

These magical evenings of community and song are part house show, part art party, part jam session, part improvised extravaganza, and part evolving co-creation that takes on a life of its own.

A night of gathering to celebrate:

-song and dance
-art and expression
-play and improvisation
-community and connection

WHAT TO EXPECT:

-performances by amazing artists from the Gaia community
-songs where the whole room joins in the music-making
-singalongs of beloved tunes and discoveries of new ones
-improvisations that spin song out of thin air
-moments of sharing and storytelling
-a whole lot of harmony
-art-walls for communal creation
-reveling into the night!
-and more…

TIMING:

DOORS @ 7:00pm

MUSIC @ 7:30 -10:00pm

HANG ’til 11:00pm

FEATURED PERFORMERS:

💛 This event will be lovingly led and emcee’d by Gaia’s founder, Matt Goldstein, featuring a lineup of unbelievably talented, inspiring local artists and an incredible improvisational house band.

✨Anilee List

✨Will Shishmanian

✨Gestalt

PARTICIPATION AT GAIA:

Gaia Music Collective events are participatory, but low-pressure. You’ll be invited to sing along and make music with us, but we encourage you to draw your own boundaries and engage at your own level – we pride ourselves in fostering a judgment-free community where you can express yourself however feels right!

PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY:

1/2 flight of steps to get into the main venue space

Moderate amount of seating available (several couches, chairs, cushions)

Bathroom is not wheelchair accessible (~2 steps in order to get into the bathroom stalls)

LAST BITS:

Respect The Space!

Sound Mind Center is a beloved venue and we want to honor them! Please be considerate of the space.

Lead With Kindness!

This party will be full of wonderful, beautiful human beings, all of whom are deserving of love and respect. Please greet them openly, kindly, and with the intent to connect, listen, and learn from one another!

FAQ

Have any questions that haven’t been answered here? Check out our Event FAQs!

WHO WE ARE:

Gaia Music Collective is an NYC-based creative community seeking to foster a more connected world through collective music-making. Founded in June of 2021 by Matt Goldstein in a living room in Brooklyn, this project was born out of a desire to create accessible, inclusive, playful spaces for people to explore connection, expression, healing, and release through collaborative song – spaces where folks feel empowered to make music free of judgment or expectation, and to make new friends as our full, beautiful, authentic selves.

We believe that communal music-making is a fundamental human practice, and this project seeks to build spaces for folks to nurture their relationship to music, whether they’re shower singers, professional musicians, or anything in between.

All are welcome in this community: all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, classes, religions, abilities, national origins, languages, and musical experiences. All we ask is that you bring an open mind, a desire to connect, and a willingness to leave judgment of self and others at the door.

In short – we’re here to sing, to play, to connect, to grow, and to have a good time!

With love,

The Gaia Team