PRESENTED BY 1066 MUSIC CITY AND THE HASTINGS BOOKSHOP

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Join Shain as he launches his book in Hastings in partnership with 1066 Music City. Shain will be joined by local leaders and in addition to presenting the book, the discussion will be about Hastings and how the city can foster economic and social growth through its music assets.

Doors - 6:30pm

Interview - 7 - 7:30

Panel - 7:30 - 8:30

Networking and signing - until 9pm

“Dr. Shain Shapiro has synthesized what I have known all my working life. The more you care for music, the more music cares for you. In fact, you will mess around and fall in love. This is a seminal book by a seminal thinker and one I encourage all interested in music, cities and making our world better to read” - Al Bell, Original Owner, Chairman, Stax Records and Former President, Motown Records Group, songwriter and producer of “I’ll Take You There” (performed by The Staples Singers).

About the book:

This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music’s relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are developed, built, managed and governed. Told in an accessible way through personal stories from cities around the world — including London, Melbourne, Nashville, Austin and Zurich — This Must Be the Place takes a truly global perspective on the ways music is integral to everyday life but neglected in public policy. Arguing for the transformative role of artists and musicians in a post-pandemic world, This Must Be The Place not only examines the powerful impact music can have on our cities, but also serves as a how-to guide and toolkit for music-lovers, artists and activists everywhere to begin the process of reinventing the communities they live in.

This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better: Book Launch