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Katie Elevitch grew up in Nyack, NY, where her dream was to play the piano and play guitar in a band.
She eventually got her degree in women's studies at Barnard College, and went on to tour in Europe before opening 95 Main on Main in Nyack in 2017 as a community-run arts space, reports the Journal News.
But after her mother's death in 2019, Elevitch decided to focus more on raising her daughter and shut down 95 Main.
"The idea was that everyone has a story, and every story matters," Elevitch tells the Journal News.
"I wanted to create an atmosphere of empathy and nurturing," she says.
"Almost like an experiment, Elevitch developed programs she hoped would help artists and creatives feel safe and give them new outlets for expression and community building."
Among them: poetry readings, open mic sessions, solo exhibitions, short films, and live music.
Her latest project, Abandoned Places: Sight, Stories, Sound, was on display at the Rockland Center for the Arts in West Nyack through September.
It was a collaboration with musicians Joel and Maks Newton, New Media Artists Melissa Welland, and Erin Cardullo of the Nerdy Duo, as well as
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