I love springtime. It marks the beginning of Wedding and Senior portrait season for me but also because it gives me a chance to give back. This month marks our 3rd annual Open Mic Night at Viva Espresso here in Salisbury.
OMN grew out of conversations I had with the clients I often have the privilege of photographing. Many of them are extremely talented musically. We would end up talking about their favorite bands and music they loved while doing their portraits. So a few years ago I thought, why not take my clients and put them together with something they love, music, and give that as a gift to them every year.
The past two years our OMN events have drawn some great local amateur talent who just happen to be my past and current clients. This year I have once again invited them to take the stage for a night of great music, awesome coffee and food, and a chance to connect with other clients. There are some cool give away items this year, like free prints, itunes cards, elixr strings etc…don’t want to spoil all the surprises.
You don’t have to be a client of mine to come on out and enjoy the music and free coffee, but you do have to be a client of mine to take the stage and perform. You’ll hear a diversity of live music this year. From current country, folk, classic rock, metal, top 40 tunes, and even some new songs written by my clients themselves. Did I mention that I have some pretty awesome and talented clients? I am so excited to share this night with my clients and their friends. Come on out if you are in the area on the 24th, 7-9pm at Viva Espresso on College Ave. The coffee is on me!