「还权于民」音乐节在哥伦比亚举行，斯普林斯汀压轴与琼·贝兹同台
华盛顿消息——以音乐结合选民动员为主题的「还权于民」（Power to the People）音乐节10月3日在马里兰州哥伦比亚的梅里韦瑟邮政展馆（Merriweather Post Pavilion）举行。据美联社10月4日报道，这场由音乐人汤姆·莫雷洛（Tom Morello）发起组织的活动，由布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀（Bruce Springsteen）压轴演出，他还与民谣传奇琼·贝兹（Joan Baez）同台合唱，成为全场高潮。
主办方表示，音乐节部分收益将捐赠给VoteRiders与HeadCount等选民教育与登记组织。现场设有「自由村」（Freedom Village）展区，美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）、Farm Aid等机构摆摊，向观众提供选民登记与公民参与信息。
哥伦比亚位于华盛顿与巴尔的摩之间，梅里韦瑟邮政展馆是该地区历史最悠久的户外演出场地之一。组织者称，希望用音乐把不同世代的观众带到一起，在中期选举临近之际提升公众对投票的关注。
梅里韦瑟邮政展馆开放于1967年，出自著名建筑师弗兰克·盖里（Frank Gehry）早年设计，是哥伦比亚这座规划新城的地标，也是华盛顿与巴尔的摩两地乐迷共同的夏季记忆。本届音乐节把演出与选民动员结合，是近年来美国流行的一种模式：主办方在演出间隙安排登记志愿者，观众凭票根即可在现场完成选民登记状态查询。组织者表示，选择在中期选举前一个月举行，正是希望把音乐节的热度转化为实际的投票参与。哥伦比亚所在的霍华德县官员也到场支持，认为活动为本地带来了可观的人流与消费。对于华盛顿都会区的居民而言，这类跨界音乐节正成为秋季文化日历上的一项固定选择。
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'Power to the People' Festival in Columbia Features Springsteen Headline Set and Duet With Joan Baez
WASHINGTON — The 'Power to the People' festival, pairing live music with voter engagement, was held Saturday, October 3, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. According to the Associated Press (October 4), the event, organized by musician Tom Morello, was headlined by Bruce Springsteen, who performed a duet with folk legend Joan Baez in the night's most anticipated moment.
Organizers said part of the proceeds will support voter-education and registration groups including VoteRiders and HeadCount. A 'Freedom Village' area hosted booths from organizations such as the ACLU and Farm Aid, offering attendees voter-registration and civic-engagement information.
Columbia sits between Washington and Baltimore, and Merriweather Post Pavilion is one of the region's longest-running outdoor venues. Organizers said they hoped the music would draw multiple generations together and raise attention on voting as the midterm elections approach.
Merriweather Post Pavilion opened in 1967 to an early design by famed architect Frank Gehry and is the landmark of the planned community of Columbia — a shared summer memory for concertgoers from both Washington and Baltimore. Pairing performances with voter mobilization follows a now-common American model: volunteers stationed at the show help attendees check their registration status between sets. Organizers said staging the festival a month before the midterm elections was deliberate, aiming to convert concert energy into actual turnout. Howard County officials attended in support, noting the visitor spending the event brings. For Washington-area residents, crossover festivals of this kind have become a fixture of the fall cultural calendar.
Photo: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Reality truth
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