As the cost of living and creating in San Francisco continues to rise, artists and cultural workers are being pushed further to the margins, threatening the very creative ecosystem that defines the city. This candid conversation brings together leaders from government, real estate development, artist advocacy, and the music and creative industries to examine the challenges facing artists today and explore innovative strategies for keeping creative communities rooted in San Francisco and the Bay.

Join us for this fascinating talk on how music, psychedelics and ritual shape our modern consciousness.

Stephanie Karzon Abrams-- neuropharmacologist and co-founder of Public Secret Records -- kicks off SF Music Week with a visually rich presentation tracing the hidden history of house music and psychedelics. From Chicago basements to Ibiza sunrises, from MDMA to the myth of the rave, she maps the dance floor as one of our last living temples, a place where neurochemistry, culture, and communion converge.

From there, she is joined by Modern Psychedelics author Joe Dolce for a conversation about psychedelics as far more than tools for healing. They explore how these molecules have long served as catalysts for creativity, psychological transformation, and the restoration of ritual in contemporary life.