BRATTLEBORO-A benefit concert, “Meeting the Moment: Music for Community, Justice & Service,” will be held Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St., to support the Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group’s upcoming service and learning trip to Charleston, South Carolina, during April break.
The concert will feature youth musicians from a cappella groups Shoulder Narrows and the Alsos, the Brattleboro Area Middle School Selects choir, bands Lovelace and Sammy & Brothers, and Becky Graber leading songs from the Singing Resistance.
In Charleston, these 16 young people and five adults from the Greater Brattleboro area representing Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faith communities will assist local nonprofits with projects addressing food insecurity, sea mammal rescue, poverty, and homelessness. They will be hosted by the nonprofit Youth Mission Co., stay in simple accommodations, and contribute hands-on service.
The Brattleboro Interfaith Youth Group organizers say they “build a multicultural community through friendships, fun, and service.” The group is composed of local young people, more than half of whom are either recently resettled refugees from Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo or exchange students at BUHS. More information about the youth group and their April trip can be found at bit.ly/856-youth.
Admission is a suggested donation of $15, with children admitted free. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Baked goods will be available for sale at intermission.
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