A little music, a little wine and a chance to support Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More were on the menu Wednesday night at DaVine in Maple Valley.
Dace Anderson, president of the Maple Valley-based non-profit music school, explained in an email that the event was a great partnership.
“We’re always looking for new ways to interact with the community and to give our students opportunities to perform,” Anderson wrote in an email interview. “There are still a lot of people who are having a hard time financially and, luckily for us, DaVine has given us a space where we can strive towards our goals of community interaction, student performance and raising money for people who can’t afford lessons.”
The event drew quite a few patrons to DaVine, where they had the opportunity to fill a drum, bid on silent auction items and hear music by Anderson and Arielle Young, as well as a number of bands that formed at the music school such as the Small Town Boys.
“It’s better than a win-win situation,” Anderson wrote. “It’s a win-win-win situation. Throw in the fact that a local business, DaVine, had a pretty good night and it’s a win-win-win-win situation.”
Anderson said the next day there wasn’t yet a total for how much money was raised but it will help pay for music lessons for students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them.
“Music lessons also make a great Christmas gift,” Anderson said. “We have gift certificates.”
For more information on Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More log on to www.rocknmore.org, email uofrock@hotmail.com or call 425-413-2165.
