Alison Weiner is the creator and caretaker of mahaloArts, a Carrboro-based company which develops and presents endeavors of positive, constructive and engaging manner that underscore gratefulness for being alive. With degrees in architecture, jazz studies and music composition under her belt, Alison is joyful earning her keep as a musician by teaching, performing, composing, and recording. She is a Leader in the Musicianship and Leadership Program of Music For People, honing and expanding her improvisational and facilitation skills so that she can better do her part to demonstrate that embracing the universal language of music can help save the world.