THE YOUNG TRADITION

The 4th annual Young Tradition concert featuring 25-and-under musicians, singers and dancers in folk and traditional styles will be presented on Saturday May 17th from 11am to 3pm as part of Kids Day activities at Waterfront Park in Burlington. The concert is presented by the Events for Tom Series and Burlington Parks and Recreation.

Dozens of singers, musicians and dancers will featured, including Avi and Celia, Matt Bean, the Bosnian Lilies, Roland Clark, Hannah Crary, Fiddleheads, Jaden Gladstone, the Kerosene Geillors, Liza Mackey, Owen and Elly Marshall, Pale Fire (Colin Doherty, Dylan Hudson and Duncan Yandell), Rihana Pothiawala, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Colin Savoie-Levac and Beatrix Methe, the St. Andrews Highland Dancers, Maryse Rose Smith, Triskele (Maria Naumann, Abigail Sargent, Corrie Wilcox), the United Celtic Dancers and others.

Performances from this year's event to be included in a 4th Young Tradition DVD project. Audience favorite will be awarded cash ($500 for 1st place) and other prizes, including performances at Carol's Hungry Mind in Middlebury, the Champlain Valley Folk Festival, the Middlebury Festival on the Green, the Hello Darlin' concert series in Montreal, Higher Ground, the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery in Brattleboro, Occasional Concerts in Plainfield, the Quechee Balloon Festival, the Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival, the Valley Stage Festival and more.

A donation of $1 is requested at the gate for admission to Kids Day activities, which includes the Young Tradition concert. This concert will be the 79th Events for Tom presentation. Proceeds benefit the Tom Sustic Fund, supporting families with children with cancer. For more general information about the series and the Tom Sustic Fund, contact Mark Sustic at 802-849-6968 or mrksustc@together.net.