Residents are encouraged to attend a special concert and help local food pantries at the same time.
Emporia Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with Emporia At the Table for “Our Town: Feeding the Community Through Music.” The concert starts at 7:30 pm at Albert Taylor Hall. Admission is $5 or at least two non-perishable food items. Canned items, rice, cooking oil and spices are among the items desired.
Orchestra conductor Ramiro Miranda believes this kind of partnership concert will become more commonplace for the group.
The concert will feature works by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, as well as a piece by Emporia State music professor Andrew Houchins.
Emporia At the Table, or EAT, works with different local food banks, but it also works to raise community awareness about different food-related needs, including food insecurity.
