Silvia’s Note from the Crew:
I recently came across some comments by contributors to the Hassle Space Fundraiser that pretty much exactly express how I’ve been thinking about my volunteer work with the Hassle. One began like this: “Thank you for the constant inspiration and promotion of weird, out of this world art…”
If anybody out there is curious about what happens behind the scenes with the Hassle: yes, people there work ALL THE TIME to keep the flame alive, just doing, doing, and doing their thing—Getting in touch with artists, makers, bands, and spaces, staying connected, and putting on event after event, with minimal funds and very low ticket prices, for folks who truly want to experience art and music of all kinds, including kinds they don’t even know yet. So thank you Hassle for doing all of this, year after year! I agree with the commenter who wrote that “discovering Boston Hassle was one of the best things to happen to me.”
But as another person who supported the fundraiser said: “I wish I could contribute more.” I wish that too. It’s a bit crazy: Now that my volunteering has inspired me to do all the stuff I always wanted to do, I ironically have a bit less of everything (time, money…) to directly support the Hassle. This could happen to you too! As I see it, there is only one way out of this dilemma: Multiply!!! Please, please, if you love the Hassle, tell other people about volunteering, so there will always be space for music and art out there, and we can all both be in our creative caves and play in the sun too.
And don’t forget to give to The Hassle Space fundraiser, because space is the place, and if everybody gives just a little, we’ll be there soon!