<div>The School of HONK turned 10 this year, and we celebrated in so many ways:
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<div>Every Sunday, we welcomed newcomers and old-timers alike
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<li>to make fun, music &amp; magic together
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<li>in a community that values play over perfection
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<li>and brings inspiration to our friends and neighbors.
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<div>We played at our favorite festivals like Juneteenth, Wake Up the Earth, Cambridge &amp; Somerville Porchfests, Halloween parades, and of course, the 20th annual Honkfest.
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<div>Our year of celebration also included new experiments:
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<div>We hosted our first Community Gatherings
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<li>to talk about how we do what we do
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<li>and to dream about what we’d like to do next;
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<li>how we care for each other as a community,
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<li>and even how to start a new band;
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<li>we even held a “speed-friending” session – like speed dating but for friends!
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<div>We also
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<li>explored new destinations in Winchester and Allston,
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<li>expanded our Summer HONK middle-school camp,
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<li>and collaborated with Around Hear and the Mystic Learning Center for an afterschool program in East Somerville;
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<li>we added new tunes to our repertoire, featuring struts, shouts, umbrella dancing, and… chickens? (yup, we added another song with animal sounds — that’s on brand);
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<li>and we reveled at our 10th Birthday Gala, where band alumni joined current members to share food, music, memories, and dancing to the grooves of Undertow Brass Band.
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<div>Happily, our second decade is off to a terrific start!
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<div>But we do need your help to keep our first-of-its-kind school and community strutting.
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<div>The School of HONK is free for all to join, but it isn’t free to run. In addition to covering expenses -- like rent, insurance, van maintenance, and loaner instruments -- we’re building a nest egg to secure a more permanent home in the near future.
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<div>Your contributions keep the music, magic, fun, and friendship going all year long.
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<div>We’re so grateful for your support, and we can’t wait to see what the next year brings.
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Dana Gauthier

Marilyn Darling

Ines Santos

Danielle Metzger

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Sharon Crampton

Michel Selva

Alex Solomonoff

David Bove

Ayokunle Akinyemi

Robert Knapp

Matt DelSordo

Shelley Schou

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