Dave Dvorak (he/him/his)
Skills/Mediums: Musician/Songwriter, Performance, Social Justice Themes, Theater, Writing
Member of ACW since: January 1, 2023
Biography
Dave Dvorak is a physician and singer-songwriter who heads up the Americana-folk-rock band Zoë Says Go.
After practicing emergency medicine in the Twin Cities for 30 years, he now volunteers in a community medicine setting at NorthPoint Health & Wellness in North Minneapolis. He has also done international medical volunteer work in Haiti, Honduras, Peru and a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos.
Dave’s songwriting is inspired by the likes of Dylan, Springsteen and Paul Simon. His lyric-driven original songs weave socially conscious themes into tales of love, struggle and wonder—from faraway refugee camps and Spanish laundromats to the streets of the Twin Cities. His band's albums "Space Between the Notes" and “Turn the Table” have both charted in the Top 100 of the US College Radio Charts.
Dave has played countless shows—both solo and with Zoë Says Go—at venues around the Twin Cities, including 7th Street Entry, Aster Cafe, 331 Club, Taste of Minnesota, and Loring Art Festival.
Dave is also the creator of the musical, “Just One Life”, a story of love and redemption centering around health care justice. The musical was staged at The Hive Collaborative in 2023, selling out all six performances.