Funds to assist residents who lost homes to Matthew

The Beacon Sloop Club will host a benefit concert for Haiti at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. Organizers from the Haitian People’s Support Project will speak about their work bringing food and supplies to the former residents of Jeramie, which was destroyed in October by Hurricane Matthew.

Open Book, Gaia Wolf and One Sky with Mighty Xee and EC Lorick will perform, and there will also be a bake sale. The suggested donation is $20. Call 845-399-5359 for information.

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