Verdi Cannabis Presents

The Green Room, a Live Music and Arts Series

Premiering Thursday, August 15 & Sunday, August 18

At Verdi Cannabis (158 W. 23rd St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves.)

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Having opened in January, legal cannabis distributor Verdi gets down to the business of regular event programming—a goal discussed in our Q&A with owner Ellis Soodak (click here to read it).  “We are doing this to bring the community together through music, arts, and cannabis; to make Verdi a safe, comfortable, fun place for people to come to and experience culture,” says Green Room co-curator Kenny Cunningham.

The music part of the series happens every Thursday and is already booked through the end of the year. It kicks off from 5pm-8pm on August 15 with an extended set from refreshingly real content creator, lyricist, & podcast host Mia.

The art part of the series, which will run in 2-week installments (give or take), begins on Sunday, August 18. This debut installment features the output of painter Quinn Marston, whose work handily captures the charismatic, zippy mojo of NYC (which, he says, “drew me here like a magnet”). Marston and future featured artists will have the “freedom to design the interior of the space to their liking,” says Cunningham.

Cunningham also had some reassuring assurances to the community, regarding events programming at Verdi. “We will be sure to maintain the volume at a reasonable level so as not to be a nuisance to our neighbors,” he assures, adding, “We want to make this as inclusive as possible, and that doesn’t work if we’re creating enemies with our neighbors.”

To keep up with what’s up with Verdi, click here to visit their website.

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