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Kent-Trumbull professor plays benefit concert

Kent State University at Trumbull’s Eve McPherson, associate professor of music, is helping to organize and perform in Music for Children’s free outdoor porch concert on Sunday to benefit Bessie’s Angels in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Weather-permitting, members of the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music faculty and students and other accomplished local musicians will perform at 1 p.m. at 2824 Scarborough Road in Cleveland Heights. It will also be live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/musicforourchildren.

Attendees are asked to wear a mask and maintain a distance of 6 feet from other guests. They should also RSVP on the Music for Our Children Facebook page or by emailing rakoge@hotmail.com. The event is free, but donations will be collected for Bessie’s Angels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, educating, empowering and providing low-income housing to young women who have aged out of foster care.

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