Entries by Lizzi Skipper

Amplify Decatur Music Festival Celebrates ‘A Decade of Music on the Square’ With Headliner Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Tenth Outdoor Festival Features Four Days of Music June 4-7 with Events on and Around the Decatur Square, at Avon Theater, and Eddie’s Attic The annual Amplify Decatur Music Festival returns Thursday, June 4 through Sunday, June 7, with its flagship concert scheduled for Saturday, June 6 on the new downtown Decatur stage. The June […]

Amplify My Community Announces $20,000 Gift to Two Local Charities Following the 2025 Amplify Decatur Music Festival

Amplify My Community Has Directed More Than $645,000 to Community-Based Nonprofits Since 2011 May 16, 2025 (Decatur, GA) — The nonprofit organization Amplify My Community is announcing a combined total gift of $20,000 to Decatur Cooperative Ministry (DCM) and Decatur Education Foundation (DEF) to aid their vital missions. The unrestricted gift to these charities was […]

Amplify My Community announces $50,000 gift to Decatur Cooperative Ministry following the 2021 Amplify Decatur Music Festival

Today the nonprofit organization Amplify My Community announced a $50,000 gift to Decatur Cooperative Ministry (DCM) to support the organization’s efforts to prevent and alleviate homelessness and poverty in Decatur and DeKalb County. The unrestricted gift was made possible by funds generated at the Amplify Decatur Music Festival, held October 1 and 2, and is […]

Amplify My Community announces $36,500 in gifts to charitable organizations in 2020

Amplify My Community has directed more than $385,000 to community-based nonprofits since 2011 Today the nonprofit organization Amplify My Community announced $36,500 in gifts to three community-based nonprofits addressing issues surrounding homelessness and poverty. The 2020 gifts were made possible by Amplify’s sponsors and supporters, who helped raise funds despite cancelations of the organization’s largest […]