Leaving somewhere after 26 years of friendships and community is difficult, but for some, the calling to do what you love makes it worth it.

Moscow singer-songwriter Bart Budwig is about to wave to his hometown and plunge into his dreams of full-time musicianship. Budwig will say goodbye on Sunday at 7 p.m. at One World Cafe the only way he knows how — with his music.

“Sunday is going to be a big One World music party,” Budwig said. “I’m having a bunch of people join me on the stage. I’m really excited for it.”

Budwig will move to Enterprise, Oregon, and begin a full-time career of writing, performing, recording and providing live sound engineering for bands in the Portland area.

This fall, he’s embarking on tour with Portland bands Wild Ones and Radiation City.

“At the Treefort Music Festival I was doing sound for Holiday Friends, and Radiation City played right after them. I was just talking with them and they were like, ‘Hey do you want to run sound for me?’” Budwig said. “That’s where our live sound relationship started to fuse.”

Budwig said he got to run sound for them when they opened for the Flaming Lips on the waterfront in Portland.

Budwig’s show is, in a way, a survey of the vibrant local music scene in Moscow that bassist John Nuhn said Bart helped to create.

“Bart has spent so much of his time here creating a community of musicians,” Nuhn said. “That community is really going to miss him, and it’s going to bring a lot of people there on Sunday.”

Among the night’s collaborators will be Moscow band Misé, Nuhn and Woolly Records owner Luke Taklo.

 “I’ve always been a fan and a supporter of his,” Taklo said. “We started working together creatively just when he was just getting ready to release his own record. He said, ‘Why don’t I just release my album on Woolly Records?’ I was like, absolutely,” Taklo said. “Everything that guy does is genuine and authentic. There are a lot of guys that can run sound but people want to work with Bart because he’s a joy to be around.”

Taklo said he’s looking forward to what Bart’s future creative atmosphere will bring.

“He’s been thinking about working on a new record for a while now, and he’s got great material,” Taklo said. “I’m sure it’ll be his best work yet. I’m really excited for it.”

Even through the excitement of what’s in store, Bart said his love for the Palouse and its music community will continue to be a part of his work. However, he said shows here have really been slowing down.

“You have to be OK with breaking even to have a venue,” Budwig said. “I’ll be touring so hopefully I’ll be able to bring some good acts through Moscow and Pullman.”

Saying goodbye is never easy, but with the support of his friends, family and the city of Moscow, Nuhn said Bart is leaving something behind much better than it was before.

“I’m excited to see people come together in an environment that supports genuine expression,” Taklo said. “The music will be great but the camaraderie will be even greater.”

Budwig will make his farewell performance Sunday night at One World Café in Moscow. The event is free and open to the public.