The Dublin Community Center and the Monadnock Folklore Society are co-sponsoring the Dublin Music Festival Benefit for Ukraine Saturday, July 16, from noon to 7 p.m.
The festival will be held in the garden sanctuary behind Dublin Community Church, 1125 Main St. In the event of rain, the festival will move into the church, with face masks required. Admission is by donation with proceeds benefiting World Central Kitchen, which has been providing meals and assistance to those affected by the war in Ukraine.
This event will feature the DubHub barbecue grilling burgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers from noon to 2 p.m. This will be the community lunch for July. The Friends of the Dublin Public Library will be serving ice cream for dessert. Children’s activities are planned from noon to 2 p.m. Guests are advised to park at Yankee Publishing or behind Town Hall. They should bring lawn chairs, picnic suppers and beverages.
All performers are donating their services. Sound will be provided by Peter Martel of the Monadnock Folklore Society. For updates, visit dublincommunitycenter.org or the Dublin Community Center – The DubHub Facebook page. For information, send email to info@dublincommunitycenter.org.
The tentative schedule is as follows:
Noon to 2 p.m. – DubHub barbecue with burgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers, children’s activities, ice cream.
Noon – “Opa” VolkertVolkersz playing his grandchildren’s favorite songs.
12:30 p.m. — Amy Conley (children’s music).
1 p.m. — Waking Finnegan (Celtic rock).
2 p.m. — Steve Schuch (Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and violinist.
3 p.m. Tara Greenblatt Band (folk with jazzy arrangements).
4 p.m. — Tom Smith (Boston/Jaffrey-based singer/songwriter).
4:45 p.m. – Abhai Raj and GwirHuddleston Llewellyn (mantra music).
5 p.m. – Decatur Creek (New Hampshire-based acoustic band of Doug Farrell, Jack Henry and Beth Eldridge).
5:45 p.m. – Abhai Raj speaking about recent relief work in Ukraine and Poland.
6 p.m. — Cosy Sheridan (award-winning singer/songwriter).