Rosencomet Project

IN 2023 WE HELD BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE GATHERINGS. WE LAUNCHED THE KARMA CHAMELEON CLUB, A ZOOM-BASED DONOR SOCIAL CLUB, MEETING APPROXIMATELY MONTHLY TO CHAT AND VIEW RECORDINGS OF STARWOOD WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS. OUR WINTERSTAR SYMPOSIUM TOOK PLACE BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM BETWEEN FEBRUARY 9-12, 2023. WE MANAGED TO PAY EIGHT INSTRUMENTALISTS/DANCERS COMMERCIAL RATES TO PERFORM AT OUR IN-PERSON CONCERT, WHILE OTHERS DONATED THEIR PERFORMANCES FOR THE FUNDRAISER. WE PROVIDED CLASSES, CONCERTS, A COMMUNITY CHAT CHANNEL, AND AUDIO-VISUAL PERFORMANCES ONLINE. ABOUT HALF OF THE 100+ ATTENDEES WERE VOLUNTEERS, MANY DONATED MONEY IN ADDITION TO THEIR TIME. OUR GOAL WAS TWO-FOLD: BRINGING TOGETHER OUR STARWOOD COMMUNITY ONLINE TO SOCIALIZE AND RAISING THE STARTING FUNDS TO PUT ON OUR YEARLY COMMUNITY-BUILDING CAMPING EVENT: THE STARWOOD FESTIVAL, WHICH WE PLANNED AND EXECUTED AND WHICH TOOK PLACE AT WISTERIA EVENT SITE IN POMEROY, OHIO DURING JULY 11-17, 2023. OVER 730 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 43RD STARWOOD FESTIVAL, OVER 200 OF WHOM WERE RECIPIENTS OF WORK-SCHOLARSHIPS, WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO ATTEND. WE PRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 150 WORKSHOPS, AND CURATED APPROXIMATELY 50 SEPARATE LIVE PERFORMANCES BY MUSICIANS, DANCERS, AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTISTS, INCLUDING AFRICAN AND WOMAN-LED GROUPS. WE ALSO FOSTERED ARTISTIC AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR VIBRANT VENDING COMMUNITY. WE ARE HONORED TO BE "AMERICA'S LONGEST RUNNING TRANSFORMATIONAL FESTIVAL".