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Kitty Donohoe to perform benefit concert

BARK RIVER — Emmy Award-winning songwriter Kitty Donohoe will perform Aug. 19 at Northern Sun Winery in the third and final “Funday Sunday” Benefit Concert of summer 2018.

Her performance will be co-hosted by and will benefit programs of the Escanaba Kiwanis Club, including those that serve children and youth and strengthen the community, according to Kiwanis member-spokesperson Estelle Smyth.

Donohoe, whose Michigan and American folk roots have branched out to include contemporary blues and Irish and Canadian stylings, is based in Ann Arbor. Her Emmy Award recognized “There Are No Words,” a song inspired by 2001’s 9-11 American tragedy.

Her concert at Northern Sun, the U.P.’s premier estate vineyard, begins at 4 p.m. and proceeds rain or shine. Early arrivals can spread their blankets or set up their chairs to enjoy the winery’s specialty wines from the tasting room or under the pergola overlooking the vineyard’s rolling hills. Visitors are welcome to bring snacks or a picnic lunch (no alcoholic beverage carry-ins permitted). A free vineyard tour begins at 3 p.m. prior to the concert.

Tickets are available at Northern Sun and the Delta County Chamber of Commerce in Escanaba. Price includes wine tasting coupons.

Northern Sun is located south of Bark River and U.S. 2 at 983 10th Road. Watch for directional signage from U.S. 2 and on southbound D Road (South Bark River Road). For information, contact Northern Sun at 906.399.9212 or visit www.northernsunwinery.com; on Facebook, check out Northern Sun Winery.

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