Social Distance Performance

A local musician and producer is creating some toe-tapping smiles on her street with a weekly performance her neighbors wouldn’t miss for the world.
At a time when a simple hello is a soothing sound, a neighborhood concert is more than music to the ears. Dinorah “Dino” Klingler is bringing her neighbors a treat so many of us have been craving - live music.
Her menu is as varied as the people she plays for with “everything from soul to salsa,” Klingler said.
For the socially-distanced crowd on Velarde Court, some smiles are masked and others come with a wave. It’s the one thing they look forward to during these stay-at-home days.
“It’s been a joy, believe me, because we don’t get to go out and have any entertainment,” a neighbor said.
They haven’t missed a performance.
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And yes, Dino takes requests, including “Happy Birthday.”
But it’s a request of a different sort that tells you how impactful her music is right now.
“You know what they’re asking me, they’re asking me to go to their court in front of their house. They want to bring to their neighbors the same kind of thing,” she said.
She is thinking about taking her show on the road.
“I don’t want to do it in a way that people think I’m inciting disorder, people start coming out of their house. I don’t want to do that because I know how important it is to take care of ourselves,” Klingler said.
For now, Dino will continue to take care of her corner of the world.
And that healing sound echoes far louder than the lingering questions of uncertainty.