WORTON — A music festival at Red Acres Farm in Worton on Sunday afternoon, April 13 will benefit Hungry for Music, an organization that collects used musical instruments, repairs and reconditions them, and then provides them to aspiring young musicians who cannot afford to purchase their own instruments.
In 30 years, Hungry for Music has put instruments in the hands of 22,000 young people in 50 states and 35 countries, according to a news release.
For more information, go to hungryformusic.org.
Philip Dutton and Marc Quigley are producing the April 13 Harmony Music Fest, which will run from 1 to 5 p.m.
Three local bands will be showcased — Philip Dutton & the Alligators (Louisiana music), The Good Stuff (old-time country and Americana) and The Stoneflies (roots rock), a band comprised of employees from Paul Reed Smith Guitars.
Also performing will be two up-and-coming local musicians, Sem Ortiz and Quinn Arnold.
All the musicians are donating their time and talent.
Food vendors will include Phat Daddy’s BBQ and La Cascada Mexican. Crow Vineyards will be serving its wines.
Sponsors of the event include Rosin Creek Collaborative, Campbell & Furneisen, Owen Excavation, Twigs & Teacups, Torchio Architects and PRS Guitars.
Supporters include The Mainstay, Skitch-O-Sonic Sound, MusicLife, WKHS Radio 90.5, Kent Cultural Alliance and United Rentals.
This is not a ticketed event. The price of admission is a donated musical instrument or a free-will contribution to Hungry for Music.
Sponsors will cover all the expenses so that every instrument and dollar donated will go toward putting an instrument in the hands of a young person.
If you have an instrument to donate but cannot attend the event, contact Philip Dutton (443-480-3134, philip.dutton@gmail.com) or Marc Quigley (443-994-3763, quigleymarc@mac.com).