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Release:</i></b><span> </span><b>IMMEDIATE</b><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i>Contact:</i></b><span> </span>Brendan Buckless, Outreach and
Stewardship Coordinator<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt">Anais Mitchell
LIVE in Concert at Westport Town Farm<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt">Saturday,
August 4th<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i>WESTPORT</i>
– Save the date! On Saturday, August 4th Westport Land Conservation Trust
(WLCT) are pleased to host the 11<sup>th</sup> annual Town Farm Summer Concert.
The goal of the concert is to get Westport residents and non-residents outside
and on the land at Westport Town Farm (830 Drift Road) to support the work of
the Westport Land Conservation Trust; a not for profit corporation that has
worked since 1972 to acquire and preserve natural resources, farmland, and
wildlife areas in Westport for the use and enjoyment of future generations.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This summer, WLCT is proud to
present an acoustic performance by Anais Mitchell, with guitarist Michael
Chorney. Considered one of the best young American folk musicians, Anais
Mitchell, a Vermont and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, comes from the world
of narrative poetry and balladry. Her 2012 Young Man in America album was
described by the UK's Independent as ‘an epic tale of American becoming’ and her
2013 Child Ballads, a collaboration with Jefferson Hamer, won a BBC Radio Two
Folk Award for Best Traditional Track.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mitchell has headlined
shows worldwide as well as supporting tours for Bon Iver, Ani Difranco, The Low
Anthem, Josh Ritter and Punch Brothers. Her stage production of Hadestown,
which was ten years in the making, opened off-Broadway in May 2016 to rave
reviews. The New York Times called it "inventive, beguiling and
spellbinding" while Vogue announced that "Hadestown will be your new
theater obsession". The show was extended twice as a result of critical
success and will transfer to Broadway for a 2019 opening next year.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“We are extremely excited to host
this critically acclaimed musician and artist,” said WLCT outreach coordinator
Brendan Buckless. “By bringing Anais Mitchell to Westport Town Farm, we hope to
welcome young adults and families onto the land while staying true to the
traditional folk music genre that supporters of this concert have come to know
and love.” <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The outdoor concert starts at 5:30
pm but make sure to arrive early for good seating. Tickets are $20 per person
and go on sale at 5 pm at Westport Town Farm (830 Drift Road). Children 12 and
under may attend for free. <span> </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This concert is supported, in part,
by the Westport Cultural Council through a grant from the Helen E. Ellis
Charitable Trust administered by Bank of America; Partner’s Village Store &
Kitchen; Adamsville Wine & Spirits; and Country Woolens, Westport’s Outdoor
Store. <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span></span></p>
<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Brendan P. Buckless</div><div style="font-size:small"><b>Outreach and Stewardship Coordinator </b> </div><div style="font-size:small"><b><font size="4">Westport Land Conservation Trust</font></b></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">P.O. Box 3975 | 830 Drift Road | Westport, Massachusetts 02790</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Phone: </span><a href="tel:%28508%29%20636-9228" value="+15086369228" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">(508) 636-9228</a> ext. 5023<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">| Fax:</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="tel:%28508%29%20636-0587" value="+15086360587" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">(508) 636-0587</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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