‘A little downer’: Pine Island music program continues despite Hurricane Ian destroying all instruments

Gregory and Warren Van Kirk, who founded the Monday Music program more than 10 years ago, lost nearly everything when the hurricane hit.

Not only did it flood from the bottom, it also rained through the top. So everything we thought would might be okay kind of got everything kind of got destroyed,” Gregory Van Kirk said.

Despite the setback, the brothers remain determined to keep the program running for the Pine Island community.

“We can make music with sticks and snapping and clapping, so that’s not gonna stop,” Warren Van Kirk said.