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Late Fall Concert Will Benefit Food Bank

Kathryn Boughton

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KENT—A late-fall outdoor concert is planned to benefit the Kent Food Bank ending the 2023 Summer Concert Series. The Kenn Morr Band will perform Friday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the Kent Land Trust Field, 37 South Main St.

The concert is free, but donations will be accepted. Bring a chair or blanket, a picnic dinner, or buy tasty treats at the neighboring Farmers Market. Parking opens at 3 p.m. Inclement weather will cancel either concert.

The concert is sponsored by Kent Land Trust, Kent Park & Rec, Kent Lions and Kent Greenhouse & Gardens

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Kathryn Boughton
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Kathryn Boughton, a native of Canaan, Conn., has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009. She has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication.

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