La Grange Public Library Virtual Music Event Supports BEDS Plus

LA GRANGE IL - The La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt Avenue, will sponsor a Virtual Folk Music Event featuring Chicago’s “official troubadour” Mark Dvorak on Friday, November 6 at 7:00 pm. The event is presented by Music & Potlucks, a community
organization, to support the mission of BEDS Plus who provides housing, shelter
and support programs to thousands in the suburban Chicago area.

“We worked with Music and Potlucks
last February,” said Jeanne Jesernik, Adult Services Librarian. "This
is a unique opportunity to support such a worthwhile community cause and feel
uplifted at a time when we can all use a boost.”

The evening features Chicago folk
singer/songwriter Mark Dvorak in a ZOOM performance.

“We’re thrilled that Mark is able to
join us for our ‘ pop-up’ event," said Stephanie Schrodt, co-director
of Music & Potlucks. “He is a treasured member of our community and we find
a special affinity for his music and message.”

The Chicago Tribune has
called Dvorak “masterful,” and the Fox Valley Folk Festival describes him
as “a living archive of song and style.” He has recorded eighteen albums
to date including Let Love Go On released earlier this year.
Dvorak has won awards for journalism and children’s music, and was honored in
2013 with the FARM Lantern Bearer Award from Folk Alliance International. In
2008 he received the Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and in
2012 Rich Warren, long time host of The Midnight Special radio
program named Dvorak “Chicago’s official troubadour.” Learn more at www.markdvorak.com.

Since 1988 BEDS Plus is a non-profit
agency that has been working to ease the distress of homeless people in the
area. In the last five years, according to their website, more than 4,500
members of BEDS community have found help through their shelter, housing and
support programs. Learn more and make a donation at www.beds-plus.org.

Admission to the virtual concert is
free but registration and a valid email address is required. Attendees will
receive the ZOOM meeting login information one hour in advance of the program.
Registration closes at 5:00 pm the day of the event. For information and
registration contact the La Grange Public Library at 708 215 3200 or online
at www.lagrangelibrary.org. To learn more about the community initiative of Music
& Potlucks, visit them on the web at www.musicandpotlucks.org.