ESCANABA — As part of the National Week of Conversation, the Bay College Delta Chats group is partnering with The Listen First Project to host “The Music of Our Lives,” an online event that will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern time Monday.

The event will feature local musicians Phil Lynch and Katie Bender, and will be both a mixture of musical performance and conversation. Participants will be encouraged to share how music has changed their lives and help create a community-developed “Songs for Civic Inspiration” playlist.

“Music has always been a part of our community’s cohesion and is a way for people to connect in shared humanity and as fellow Americans,” said June Klees, instructor of social and behavior science and Civics Corps advisor.

The National Week of Conversation starts Monday and is widely celebrated across the country. “The Music of Our Lives” will be available online to local, regional and national audiences. Delta Chats encourages non-profit, non-partisan and non-religious service organizations in Delta County to learn more about dialog practices and how to host events of their own.

For more information email June Klees at kleesj@baycollege.edu.