A VOICE FOR VENUES THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR STAGES WORDS BY MONICA ALFORD PHOTO BY TONY POWELL
Audrey Fix Schaefer was sitting in the dentist’s chair on the morning of March 11 when she received a text saying Mayor Bowser was about to declare a state of emergency in the District. She skipped her afternoon plans and went straight to meet with her team at I.M.P., the independent concert promotion and production company behind 9:30 Club, The Anthem, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Lincoln Theatre.