{"id":2432190,"date":"2026-05-26T04:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432190"},"modified":"2026-05-26T04:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:57:11","slug":"music-for-a-purpose-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/music-for-a-purpose-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Music for a Purpose concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2014 A Louisville nonprofit is using live music to raise money and awareness for local organizations\u00a0as it wraps up\u00a0its fourth concert season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"keypointsbox\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 95%;\">\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-indent: 10px;\"><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Music for a Purpose held a concert benefiting Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The nonprofit uses live music events to raise money and awareness for local groups<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Organizers say the concert series is ending its fourth season<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Nonprofits can apply to be part of next season through the organization\u2019s website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h5>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<span class=\"remove-embeded\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dozens of people attended the latest\u00a0&#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicforapurpose.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Music for a Purpose<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0concert series, which benefited Kentucky Refugee Ministries, or\u00a0KRM,\u00a0an organization that helps immigrant and refugee families build new lives in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>For organizers, the goal goes beyond fundraising. It\u2019s about connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding community and bringing music to all kinds of audiences, as well as raising funds and awareness for local nonprofits and charities all around town,\u201d said Julia Cash, director of Music for a Purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Cash said the organization is closing out its fourth season focused on creating positive change close to home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came home to Louisville in 2021 during the pandemic, and I just felt like it was time for me to do something. It was time for me to create some positive change in the world and do something with my craft and my skills and use it to help others,\u201d Cash said.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kyrm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky Refugee Ministries<\/a> provides housing support, employment assistance and help navigating the path to residency for families settling in the state.<\/p>\n<p>John Koehlinger, executive director of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, said\u00a0community partnerships like this help sustain that mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow more than ever it\u2019s important that immigrants and refugees here know that there are members of this community who want them here, because there is a lot of fear,\u201d said Koehlinger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re transitioning to community support, so the money is very helpful,\u201d Koehlinger said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to strike a note of harmony and kind of uplift for not just immigrants and refugees but for all members of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said next year\u2019s concert season is already confirmed, and they are planning ways to expand their impact across Louisville.<\/p>\n<p>Nonprofits can apply for next season on\u00a0the organization\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicforapurpose.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source spectrumnews1.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2014 A Louisville nonprofit is using live music to raise money and awareness for local organizations\u00a0as it wraps up\u00a0its fourth concert season. 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