People's Music Network upcoming events

PMN Summer Gathering in Groton, MA (In-Person) (05/29/2026)

Fri, 29 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Summer Gathering Program to come!

The 2026 People’s Music Network Summer Gathering takes place at Camp Grotonwood, Groton, MA.

The event begins with arrival and participatory singing on Friday, May 29, 2026. On Saturday and Sunday (May 30 & 31), we’ll have participatory workshops and song swaps, and a Saturday night Round Robin Collaborative Concert – all highlighting the role of music in progressive social change. Expect numerous opportunities to share music, sing together, and to join efforts to bring music into the heart of struggles for justice and freedom today.

Click on the Summer Gathering Overview for details about Schedule, Workshops, Logistics (Food, Housing and Other), Directions, Transportation and more.

MEMBER RATES: To make member rates available and pre-fill your contact information, please login before registering. Not a member? Join PMN before registering and get a discount.

Registration Rate Table:

Discounts

Membership Discount: PMN members receive a $20 discount for full weekend registration.
Early-bird Discount: Adult full weekend registrations received by Monday, May 11 receive a $10 discount.

Registration Policies:

Pre-Registration: PMN aims to keep gatherings accessible to all while sustaining the organization financially. Choosing the "Supporting" option enables PMN to keep our gatherings financially accessible to the full diversity of our musical community, regardless of financial means. Please register ahead of time to give us accurate meal counts for our caterer. Payment at the time of registration is requested. However, you may pre-register online and create an invoice to be paid in person when you arrive at registration (check or cash) or by mail (check).
Contributing to the PMN Scholarship Fund is another way to keep PMN events accessible. You'll have the chance to "scale up" on the registration form.
Financial Aid: Registration is on a sliding scale. If you can’t afford the registration price, remember that we don’t turn anyone away for lack of funds! If you can’t pay at least the low-income rate, please contact <pmn@peoplesmusic.org> to ask for a cost reduction and tell us what you can afford. Use the SUBJECT: “Cost Reduction”. NOTE: The cost to PMN for food and lodging at the camp is about $210 per person. This doesn’t cover any of PMN’s operating budget.
Work Shifts: The cost of the weekend is reduced because we share the workload! Please sign up for one or two one-hour work shifts when you arrive.
Cancellations by May 15, 2026 will be fully refunded. After May 15, PMN will subtract $100 to cover food costs.
The Matt Jones Scholarship Fund (MJSF): The MJTF fosters a multi-racial and inter-generational artistic and political community at PMN by covering registration costs (including meals) and travel costs for young people and people of color. Scholarship applicants may request up to $50 in travel stipends to reimburse for the cost of travel. Since 2016, the fund has awarded $27,000 in scholarship funds to people attending PMN gatherings. Please consider making an extra contribution to the Matt Jones Scholarship Fund when you register.
To apply for this scholarship or to get in touch about making a donation to this fund, contact Joanne Tuller, <sc-tuller@peoplesmusic.org>, with the subject: “Matt Jones Scholarship Fund”. Click here for more info on MJSF.

PMN Summer Gathering (ZOOM-only) (05/29/2026)

Fri, 29 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Register ZOOM-Only

(Full Summer Gathering Program to come!)

The People's Music Network Summer Gathering takes place in Groton, MA from May 29-31, 2026.

Throughout the weekend, parts of the Summer Gathering will be presented via Zoom:

Sessions marked "[IN-PERSON & ZOOM: Hybrid Participation]" will provide a chance for people registered on Zoom to participate in the discussion, or share a song with the in-person group.
Sessions marked "[IN-PERSON & ZOOM: One-way Broadcast]" will give live access to a presentation. You can ask questions in the chat.
Sessions marked "[ZOOM-ONLY]" are being hosted by PMN members not making it to Groton. Participants are invited to share songs and participate in the discussion.

At the Saturday evening Round Robin Collaborative Concert, both in-person and online participants will be able to share their music.

Recordings of these sessions will be made available to PMN Members after the Gathering.

ZOOM-Only REGISTRATION FEES EXPLAINED:

- FOR MEMBERS: Registration is available to members of the People's Music Network on a solidarity sliding scale, from $0 to $75. Simply log in to our website with your password and choose any of the "PMN Member" registration options.
- FOR EVERYONE ELSE: If you aren't already a member of PMN, simply choose any of the "New Member" registration options. Your registration fee includes a one-year membership in the People's Music Network, which PMN staff will activate manually within a day or two of you registering. This gives you full member access to our website, including all of our events throughout the year. (See PMN member benefits). If the low end of our annual member dues scale is prohibitive, read our membership dues cost reduction policy.

Juneteenth Celebration: Songs of Liberation and Freedom from Oppression (06/11/2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

The People’s Music Network will honor and celebrate Juneteenth with our fourth online community art performance event on Thursday, June 11, 2026. In this Zoom event, members of the People's Music Network and artists from around the world will share poetry and songs of liberation and freedom from oppression in honor of Juneteenth. We invite PMN members to sign up to sing songs that speak to the struggles of people fighting for a better world, free from war, poverty, racism, and all forms of oppression. We are prioritizing inclusion of artists with disabilities who are physically unable to attend the many in-person Juneteenth events taking place later in the month, but invite all who would like to share a song to sign up and register.

FREE LIVESTREAM: Thursday, June 11, 2026, 7:00 – 9:30 PM (ET)

on YouTube:

*** Once event ends, the livestream will be archived at this same link.

Join us as audience via Zoom

To be part of the audience on Zoom, press the "Register" button. As a member of PMN, you may register for free.

Non-members can register for a donation of $5 or more. Non-Members needing to register without payment can do so by emailing joaniecalem@gmail.com

PERFORMER LIST:

TBD

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