Ampersand Magazine live show: Edgy and nerdy

<p><span style="color: rgb(73, 76, 89);">Once a year, Ampersand Magazine puts on a live show. The event culls ideas, artists and initiatives the Ampersand staff found swirling up in another spin around the sun.</span></p><p>The hope is to put on “a somewhat edgy, somewhat nerdy, always engaging showcase for a dozen diverse voices.” As you’ll hear, they more than succeeded. The mix of music and truth and storytelling is just what we need this time of year.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(73, 76, 89);"><a href="https://forterra.org/editorials/ampersand" target="_blank">Ampersand Magazine</a></span> is a production of <span style="color: rgb(73, 76, 89);"><a href="https://forterra.org/" target="_blank">Forterra</a></span>, a powerhouse land conservation non-profit with a broad mission to promote sustainability in our natural, built and social realms. This year’s program was curated by Seattle musician Tomo Nakayama. The full program includes the following participants:</p><ul><li>Michelle Connor | CEO &amp; President, Forterra</li><li>Ken Workman | 4th generation grandson of Chief Sealth</li><li>Paul Chiyokten Wagner | Musician</li><li>Anna Brones | Illustrator/Author</li><li>Whitney Mongé | Singer/Songwriter</li><li>Natalie Mutter | Dancer</li><li>Stefan Gruber | Animator</li><li>Neil Welch | Saxophonist</li><li>Greg Lundgren | Museum of Museums</li><li>Dakota Camacho | Multi-Disciplinary Artist</li><li>Tamara Power-Drutis | Storyteller</li><li>Black Stax | Musical Duo</li><li>Inye Wokoma | Visual Artist</li><li>Shin Yu Pai | Poet</li><li>Sera Cahoone | Singer/Songwriter</li><li>Judy Twedt | Climate Scientist</li><li>House Band: Tomo Nakayama, Alina To and Chris Icasiano</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Ampersand Live 2019 took place on November 7 at <span style="color: rgb(73, 76, 89);"><a href="https://www.stgpresents.org/moore/events" target="_blank">The Moore Theatre</a></span>. Seattle Channel provided our recording.</p>