news-record.com

Got plans for today?

Festival on the Mount, featuring bluegrass and crafts, is scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. today — rain or shine — at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Proceeds will benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry’s Partnership Village.

Partnership Village is a transitional housing facility for formerly homeless families and individuals trying to break the cycle of homelessness.

Bring a lawn chair or a picnic blanket. The Grass Cats, Constant Change and Strings of Faith will perform on the church grounds at 5120 Burlington Road (www.mountpleasantumc.org for directions).

An eclectic food menu includes funnel cakes, sausage dogs and snow cones. Also scheduled are special games, rides and events for children, including face-painting and professional storytellers. Tickets are $10 at the gate.

* * *

Sanctuary Deliverance Church will become the latest Kids Cafe site on Wednesday.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina has teamed up with the Summit Avenue church and other partners to host children from the Boys and Girls Club of Claremont Homes. The partnership provides children at risk of hunger with an evening meal, tutoring and activities three nights a week throughout the year.

This is the 11th Kids Cafe opened by the food bank, which serves Guilford County — along with 17 other counties — from Boone to Burlington. This is also the fourth opening of a Guilford County Kids Cafe. Nationwide, there are more than 1,300 sites.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony including Mayor Yvonne Johnson and Guilford County Schools Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green is planned for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 3631 Summit Ave.

Information: Erin Foster, 784-5770, or efoster@secondharvest.org.

* * *

“An Evening with Claire Holley” is this year’s annual benefit concert for the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at UNCG and Greensboro College. The concert is at 8 p.m. Sept. 27 with a free meal for college students beforehand. RSVP for the meal at info@pcmgreensboro.org.

Holley is a singer and songwriter and a former Greensboro resident. The show is one of two East Coast events on her schedule.

“Holley’s voice is nothing short of achingly beautiful,” a review on www.huffingtonpost.com states. To hear Holley’s music, go to www.claireholley.com.

Singer and guitarist Bryan Field McFarland will open the show.

Tickets are $10 at the door. Group reservations are available by sending an e-mail to info@pcmgreensboro.org.

The concert will be at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 501 S. Mendenhall St. For more information, go to www.pcmgreensboro.org.

* * *

Leadership Greensboro Seniors along with volunteers from area congregations will collect food for the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Bank at area grocery stores today.

“This food drive is critical in order to resupply our food inventory, which was significantly affected by a very busy summer serving thousands of needy families suffering from our economic hurricane,” says Mike Aiken, the nonprofit’s executive director.

Go to www.greensborourban ministry.org or call 271-5959 for additional details.

Contact Nancy McLaughlin at 373-7049 or nancy.mclaughlin@news-record.com