We're doing a thing for Karl

• Live music! • Art-making space! • Yummy appetizers! • Open mic story-sharing with laughter and tears! This is a memorial and celebration in honor of Karl Wenninger, who passed away suddenly on March 27. We're inviting all who knew him or his amazing dog Rockit to come join us for some food, create collaborative art, listen to music, and share our remembrances and inspirations for his great example of a life well lived. Starts at 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00pm Pacific, with live performance of Karl's music to begin around 8:30pm Eastern! Please bring flowers, a single one or a slew of them, let's fill the space with beauty. Suggested attire: Casual to celebratory. Wear black if you wear black to things, but no need for sombre, what do you think this is, a funeral?? Kids invited too. If younger folks will be staying for the live music, please be sure they have ear plugs! The music won't be too loud but we need to protect sensitive ears. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCHEDULE The full program will be available on livestream! 7pm-8pm ET: The Casual Part Gather for nibbles, mingles, and Open Mic Memorials. Be sure to visit the collaborative memorial art-making space upstairs! 8pm-8:30pm ET: The Structured Part Please take a seat for some prepared remarks in honor of Karl! Creative space upstairs closes at 8:30pm. 8:30pm-9:30pm ET: The Music Part Live Performance of Karl Wenninger's Wake Up Call! Open to the public 9:30pm-10pm ET: The Ending Part Wind-down, thank-yous, and transition to a close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important: Please RSVP here whether you're planning on attending in person, or joining the livestream. We need a count for in person attendance, and if you want to join the stream then we need your contact information in order to email you instructions to participate. The event is free, and donations are welcome though certainly not required: https://www.gofundme.com/f/karl-wenninger-is-cool Keep tabs on Karl's tribute page for the latest updates: https://karlwenninger.muchloved.com If you can only attend for part of the evening, please prioritize the live performance of Karl's music by his Wake Up Call band scheduled to start around 8:30pm Eastern, which will feature original members Arun Luthra on tenor and soprano sax (and also taking the lead on organizing everything), Bennett Paster on piano, Gary Wang and Jim Whitney sharing bass duties (they both played in WUC at different times), and Scott Neumann on drums, along with new members for this performance Dave Pietro on alto sax, Ryan Keberle on trombone, and Gregg Fine on guitar. Other original Wake Up Call members who cannot be there are Roland Schneider (drums), Joel Frahm (tenor sax), Stafford Hunter (trombone), Donny McCaslin (tenor sax), Elliot Mason (trombone), and Jon Dryden (piano).