We are blessed to have many, many amazing musicians in our community, and we are happy to help promote their events on our site.
Check out the following events. You are more than welcome to participate in them!
Help Support Coco Love Alcorn Through Her Cancer Journey
Coco Love Alcorn is one of our fav singer/songwriters and performers; she's also a choir leader, wife and mother. She brings boundless energy and inspiring creativity to her vast community through her music.
Just before Christmas, Coco was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and began a comprehensive treatment plan including chemo, immunotherapy and surgery starting on New Year's Eve.
Her healing journey will be tough for sure. To make it worse, Coco is self-employed without any benefits. She'll have no income during her treatment and recovery; she also has to travel from her home in Owen Sound to London, Ontario for treatment.
There are two ways you can help support Coco through this ardous journey:
- A GoFundMe campaign has been set up by one of Coco's close friends. Get the full story and send your contribution.
- A local "Sing for Coco" fundraiser has been created by Sylvia Humble for Sat, Feb 7 at St. Andrew's United Church in Nanaimo. A community-singing session will run from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, with special guest leaders, followed by an optional potluck for those who want to stay and share stories. Admission is by donation, with all proceeds going to Coco. Get full details here, including a list of Coco's songs that will be sung.
Singing/Workshop Opportunities
NICO RHODES' 2ND ANNUAL HULLABALOO CHOIR, nanaimo
Two concerts are planned for this year's Hullabaloo: Thu, Jun 18 and Fri, Jun 19 at The Port Theatre! Rehearsals will be held on Tue evenings, May 5 to Jun 16, from 6:45pm to 8:45pm; location TBA. Registration will open Mon, Feb 9. More details to follow!
pitch, blend, Balance workshop, mar 7, 9:30am–4:00pm, Nanaimo
Registration is now open for this timely and very useful workshop sponsored by Nanaimo Sings!. Morna Edmundson and Willi Zwozdesky will work with treble and lower voices both separately and together at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Nanaimo. Cost is $50, including scores and learning tracks.
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LETZ SING ONLINE, mondays 7pm, wednesday 10am
Lift your voice, your spirit and your weekly routine! Letz Sing Online, under the direction of Tina Filippino, removes the barriers of travel, health and circumstance, making singing possible for anyone anywhere. Accessible, effective, affordable. Two one-hour sessions each week, for $10 per week; sliding scale available. Letz Sing is part of the UBUNTU Network that believes the joy of singing is a universal birthright.
Know anyone who can't get out but could benefit from some harmony, connection and fun in their weekly routine? Pass this info along!
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Concert Opportunities
News from Karla Mundy & SongRoots/SongRoutes
- SongRoots Summer Camp Registration is now OPEN!, sent 2026-01-25