Andrew Warde High School Graduates & Band Together Present "Deep Earth" to Benefit the Connecticut Farmland Trust April 2 in Fairfield

Andrew Warde High School graduates Rob Fried (1977) and Jerry Vigorito (1976), local businessmen and musicians who founded Band Together in 2005, are hosting another benefit concert. The group presents Deep Earth, Thursday, April 2, at the Fairfield Theatre Company at 70 Sanford Street, featuring original music and favorites to benefit the Connecticut Farmland Trust and to preserve and support local farms.

Band Together creates great musical events which unite a community of talented musicians with concerned citizens to raise money for Connecticut families in need or local charities. The show, scheduled for 7:30, features Toph-E and the Pussycats, including members Will Lee of the David Letterman Band, Chris Parker of Steely Dan, Andy Snitzer of the Rolling Stones, Ralph MacDonald of Jimmy Buffet, and Cliff Carter of James Taylor.

Band Together events have raised over $250,000 for Connecticut charities and families. Eight concerts have benefited Habitat for Humanity, the Concert for Gianna, Connecticut Burn Foundation, Pilot House, and the Susan Fund, among others. The group has also worked with Meryl Streep and the late Paul Newman, raising over one million dollars to protect Connecticut’s farmland.

The Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) was incorporated as a statewide organization and has four full time staff members. The organization was formed to preserve and protect Connecticut’s working lands through the acquisition of farm property and easements. The Connecticut Farmland Trust is committed to protecting a total of 50 farms by the end of 2011. It expects to protect seven farms totaling approximately 1,100 acres in 2009 alone!

Established in 2002, the Connecticut Farmland Trust holds agricultural conservation easements that protect 1,239 acres of farmland on 16 family farms around the state, has assisted partners in the preservation of 157 additional acres, and serves as a leading resource on conserving Connecticut’s working farmland.

The mission of the Connecticut Farmland Trust is to permanently protect Connecticut’s working farmland. CFT works with Connecticut farmers to protect their land for agricultural use by acquiring agricultural conservation easements and farmland; shares expertise and technical knowledge to assist landowners, land trusts, town officials, and state agencies in protecting agricultural land; and promotes farmland preservation education through presentations and outreach.

Doors open at 6 o'clock with a Farmer's Market featuring locally grown produce. Meet local farmers and have dinner before the show. Tickets are available by calling 203-259-1036 or visiting the Fairfield Theatre Web site. Make plans now to attend Deep Earth.

Paul

Please sign the AWHS Guest Book.

Visit the Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop.

Watch the AWHS 1976 vintage "film".