There are three types of events listed on our calendar:
- MMC Workshops and Retreats planned collaboratively with hosts around the United States and Canada. Includes in-person and online.
- Community Events are a mix of gatherings organized by others for the benefit of the wider musical community. This includes but are not limited to Local Practice Groups made of past participants and presenters and Song Circles/Community SINGS offered by other organizations and musicians akin to MMC.
- Online Events highlight virtual offerings offered by MMC and others; includes one-time trainings, recurring events, and everything in-between.
Upcoming Events
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Monday, August 03, 2026 at 10:00 AM through December 07, 2026
Zoom
Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.
MMC leaders host the gathering, drawing from many musical and spiritual traditions.Register for the Zoom link here!
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Zoom
Are you interested in learning more about Music that Makes Community and exploring possibilities for deepening or broadening your participation in and support of our community of practice?
Join the MMC Executive Director and Board Members, along with other MMC friends, supporters, participants, presenters, and inquirers for a Music that Makes Community “Fall Town Hall”. Help us prepare for the New Year by joining us as we sing, reflect, and discuss together:
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Where have we been?
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Where are we now?
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Where are we heading?
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What resources might we need for the journey ahead?
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What resources might we have to share?
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How might you be feeling called to explore, develop or share your gifts, in partnership with MMC, as we journey together into the upcoming season/year?
REGISTER HERE! | Facebook event
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Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 04:00 PM
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick, ME
Brunswick songleader Pat Cannon will offer two sessions of Soulful Singing - simple songs, chants and gentle melodies for reflection and connection. We invite you to sing along, or simply listen!Join us at Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church on Wednesday, November 18 from 4-5 pm. Pat will also hold another session on Wednesday, December 16. We hope to sing with you soon!
Related Events
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church hosts a Monthly Community Sing. Come sing with us and nourish connection, well-being, and joy! All are welcome to practice sharing, teaching, learning, and singing "paperless" songs in the context of a supportive community of fellow singers and song-lovers! Whether you'd like to experience how we can share songs in the oral/aural tradition, build your confidence as a song-leader, or just enjoy the "good medicine" of singing with others in community, we'd love for you to join us.Join us in-person from 1-2:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month. Next date: November 22.Contact [email protected] for more information!
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Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN
Paperless Singing GatheringIf you are looking for a new way to foster vulnerability, trust and connection in your worship, meetings or gatherings… if you enjoy oral singing tradition… or if you need a place to rest your soul and be filled…
Join host Maria Anderson-Lippert and other MMC leaders for a Paperless Singing Gathering. In addition to singing together, we will use this time together to engage in conversation about Wild Church.
The Wild Church movement is gathering seekers, and spiritual leaders around the world to support a change in the way we relate to the natural world. These communities have become places to connect with others who are remembering humanities place in the web of all life and fostering a spirituality that is connected with the soil, trees, creatures, waters, and humans, too. Wild Church is not a new religion, but rather a call to connection that can happen within and beyond any specific religious or spiritual tradition.
Pastor Maria Anderson-Lippert from University Lutheran Church of Hope has begun to experiment with Wild Church in her community, but would like to expand the circle wider and move the conversation beyond her congregation. To date, she is unaware of a Wild Church that gathers in the Twin Cities and would love to see a community begin to take shape if the yearning and desire is there for others, too.
Unable to attend but interested in engaging further? Contact [email protected]
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Friday, November 20, 2026 at 06:00 PM
The Celtic on Market / Denver, CO in Denver, CO
Music that Makes Community is coming to Denver, CO! We will co-sponsor a Community Sing with The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada and Singing Resistance Denver at The Celtic on Market near the Denver Convention Center on Friday evening, November 20. This event is free and open to all who love to sing, regardless of musical experience or training.
Related Events
This event is adjacent to the 2026 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Denver Nov 21-24.
Registered AAR Meeting attendees can join MMC Executive Director C. Onyx Li and Becca Whitla from St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon will be offering a hands-on, voices engaged workshop of singing and theological reflection on how song can be a powerful part of protest. This workshop is part of the American Academy of Religion's Annual Meeting and will take place on Sunday, November 22 from 4-5 pm. More details here.
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Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 09:30 AM
Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wheat Ridge, CO
**UPDATE: Due to low registrations, this event has been cancelled. All those who registered will be contacted. Stay tuned for more MMC workshops on our calendar.
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Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day Community Singing Workshop in the Denver, CO area on Saturday, November 21 from 9:30 am to 4 pm. This event is adjacent to the 2026 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Denver Nov 21-24.
Experienced MMC presenters will facilitate a renewing day of singing, learning, and fellowship, with a focus on singing as a practice that can enliven congregational worship and strengthen our commitments to welcome all people. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!
During our time together we’ll:
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Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership grounded in a spirit of welcome and generosity
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Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds
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Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions
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Build community and strengthen relationships through singing
Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context. All who love to sing are warmly welcomed, as well as those who lead music in church, community, and educational contexts.
The cost of the workshop, including workshop materials, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day, is $150. We do not want the cost to prevent anyone’s participation, so please reach out to let us know if you need scholarship support.Need childcare? Other questions? Please reach out to [email protected]
Related Events
These events are adjacent to the 2026 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in Denver Nov 21-24. Please join us!
Pub Sing on Friday evening, November 20 with The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada and Singing Resistance Denver near the Denver Convention Center. This event is free and open to all. More details here on the MMC calendar and on our Facebook event page.Registered AAR Meeting attendees can join MMC Executive Director C. Onyx Li and Becca Whitla from St. Andrew’s College, Saskatoon for their hands-on, voices engaged workshop of singing and theological reflection on how song can be a powerful part of protest. This presentation will take place on Sunday, November 22 from 4-5 pm. More details here.
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Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 01:00 PM
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick, ME
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church hosts a Monthly Community Sing. Come sing with us and nourish connection, well-being, and joy! All are welcome to practice sharing, teaching, learning, and singing "paperless" songs in the context of a supportive community of fellow singers and song-lovers! Whether you'd like to experience how we can share songs in the oral/aural tradition, build your confidence as a song-leader, or just enjoy the "good medicine" of singing with others in community, we'd love for you to join us.Join us in-person from 1-2:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month.Contact [email protected] for more information!
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Sunday, November 22, 2026 at 04:00 PM
Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO
Music that Makes Community will be at the American Academy of Religion's Annual Meeting November 21-24, 2026 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.
During the conference, MMC Executive Director C. Onyx Li and Becca Whitla from Toronto will be offering a hands-on, voices engaged workshop of singing and theological reflection on how song can be a powerful part of protest. For more details about the conference, click: https://aarweb.org/event/november-annual-meeting/.
Related Events
Before the conference gets underway, Music that Makes Community will co-sponsor a Singing Resistance Pub Sing with The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada near the Denver Convention Center on Friday evening, November 20. This will be open to the public. More details here.
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Thursday, December 03, 2026 at 07:00 PM
Zoom
Music that Makes Community is offering an Online Songleader Training for Social Action!
Music that Makes Community is offering a virtual songleader training for Social Action on Thursday, December 3 from 7-9 p.m. ET.
Earlier this year Singing Resistance (IG:@singingresistance; #singingresistance) showed us that paperless singing and the related leadership practices are a potent tool in movement work. Music that Makes Community has been sharing these song leading practices without paper for almost 20 years and we are ready to support this transformation in our communities.
Virtual attendees will leave the training with:
- new songs appropriate for many movement action types,
- leadership postures and gestures for songleading
- frameworks of what types of songs to use when
- and more ...REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Suggested Registration Fee: $25-150.
We believe that financial access shouldn't be a barrier to receiving training. To honor our community's diverse financial realities, we use a sliding scale. Please contribute what you can with gratitude for the time and skill of our facilitators and consider supporting others' attendance to help create access to events like these.
To register, click the orange "Register" button at the link below, then select one of the four suggested registration options. You will have two options to donate an additional amount: 1) to cover the processing fees of your registration and 2) to make an additional gift to MMC.
Click here to Register!
Space is limited to 50 participants.
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Additional Virtual Training Opportunities
- Virtual Songleader Training for Intergenerational Contexts on Tuesday, November 10 from 3:30-5:30 pm E.T. To register, click here.
- More Virtual Songleader Trainings are being planned for 2027!Watch this website calendar for more details to come.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2026 at 04:00 PM
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick, ME
Brunswick songleader Pat Cannon will offer two sessions of Soulful Singing - simple songs, chants and gentle melodies for reflection and connection. We invite you to sing along, or simply listen!Join us at Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church on Wednesday, December 16 from 4-5 pm. We hope to sing with you soon!
Related Events
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church hosts a Monthly Community Sing. Come sing with us and nourish connection, well-being, and joy! All are welcome to practice sharing, teaching, learning, and singing "paperless" songs in the context of a supportive community of fellow singers and song-lovers! Whether you'd like to experience how we can share songs in the oral/aural tradition, build your confidence as a song-leader, or just enjoy the "good medicine" of singing with others in community, we'd love for you to join us.Join us in-person from 1-2:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month. Next date: December 27.Contact [email protected] for more information!
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