Students react to café closure
"After learning that the Ground Zero Performance Café will be closing at the end of this semester, Nina Lu, a freshman majoring in screenwriting, reflected on her opportunity to speak to USC alumnus Alec Benjamin, a singer-songwriter who now has more than 13 million monthly listeners on Spotify, about their shared love of the café. Lu told the Daily Trojan that Benjamin had visited the cafe a couple of weeks ago and told her about what Ground Zero means to him."
Covering this closure was bittersweet for Adrian, as they had regularly attended performances at this venue, which was known for its weekly open mic night and monthly "First Fridays." Adrian spoke to regular attendees and performers at Ground Zero and found that many had found both community at these events and also a safe space to get comfortable performing in front of a live audience.
The full article can be read at: https://dailytrojan.com/2022/04/26/students-react-to-cafe-closure/
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