The Jessa Roquet Music Foundation is foundation created in the memory of Jessa Roquet (aka Gambler’s Daughter) who passed away from cancer in June 2021. On Feb 15, 2020, Jessa was one of the last guests we had in studio before before the COVID shut down. She had just come through a hard time with her relationships and was getting ready to take the world by storm, not knowing that darker chapters were already in the ether for her personally and at a global level.
Jessa was powerful, bright and beautiful. The Foundation is a fitting testament to her place in the community. Music in the Backwoods is an outdoor concert experience in support of the Jessa Roquet Music Foundation and its mission to offer grants to local musicians.
Event Details:
Featuring Obadiah Gamble, Naomi Marie and Alison Wilder.
When: Sunday Aug 3 from 5-7pm
Where: Edgcumbe Presbyterian Church (behind Highland High School)
Tickets: Sold at the “door.” Suggested donation of $15 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. All proceeds go to the Jessa Roquet Music Foundation and its mission.
Grant Details:
The Board of Directors have been working on a grant that would award money to local musicians. They will be launching it at the Music in the Backwoods event and releasing the opportunity to everyone via a link online on August 8th.
Memorial Grants ranging in value from $250 to $1,500 may be awarded on an annual basis to Minnesota resident vocalists, instrumentalists and songwriters dedicated to the creation and performance of music. Deadline for submissions will be Tuesday, September 16.
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