Local musical talent will perform a benefit concert on the platform in City Meadow on Saturday, May 15, from 2 to 7 p.m. to support an educational trip by the sixth grade class at Botelle School.

Participating artists include Lion’s Share (bluegrass), singer-songwriter Trina Hamlin, Mike Cobb’s Americana band The Deep North, with others still to be announced.

The concert can best be experienced from the walkways that overlook the City Meadow. Per Covid safety recommendations, attendees are asked to wear masks and maintain six feet of distance.

In late May, Botelle sixth graders will travel to Project Oceanology at the University of Connecticut Avery Point campus in Groton, where they will learn about the impact of climate change on Connecticut land and sea ecosystems. They will have shore, boat and lab expeditions with scientists and will collect data, discuss ideas and draw conclusions. Funds raised by the benefit concert will help offset travel costs to Groton.

The concert is free and open to the public, but attendees are encouraged to donate at the Botelle booth located in the plaza beside the Royal Arcanum Building or online at pto@botelleschool.org. The rain date is Saturday, May 22.

The event promises to be a fun way to bring the community together for a great cause at a safe distance.