Colorado Symphony Makes a Very Unlikely Partnership

• DATE: May 1, 2014
• POSTED BY: Sarah Carrillo
• CATEGORY: News

Perhaps it was only a matter of time once cannabis was decriminalized in the state, but it seems the Colorado Symphony Orchestra has teamed up with the cannabis industry for a series of concerts, where, yes, you can BYOM (bring your own marijuana).

Here’s a key quote from the story by Ray Mark Rinaldi for the Denver Post:

“We see ourselves as connecting classical music with all of Colorado,” said Colorado Symphony Orchestra executive director Jerry Kern. “Part of our goal is to bring in a younger audience and a more diverse audience, and I would suggest that the patrons of the cannabis industry are both younger and more diverse than the patrons of the symphony orchestra.”

You can read the full article here.