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The Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project presents a fundraising concert on Sunday, October 27 at 4:00 p.m. Boograss is an annual event that features bluegrass music and a silent auction. The event takes place at Waitsburg’s Plaza Theater at 208 Main Street, beginning at 4:00.

Look for performances by Jasper Mountain, the Coyote Gulch Family Band, Caleb Shanks and friends. Blush Salon, Waitsburg Grocery, Rey’s Roast Coffee, Gard Vintners have donated items for the auction.

Organizers hope to raise $1,500, which will cover operating expenses at Rural Youth Enrichment Services (RYES) for another year. RYES is a 501c3 nonprofit umbrella-organization that supports the Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project (TVAMP), Friends of the Pool, and the Waitsburg Urban Forestry Project. TVAMP teaches local kids to play stringed instruments with an emphasis on bluegrass music. The group currently has enrolled 22 youth aged 7 to 21.

Performer Caleb Shanks is a 2nd year student in the Electronic Service Technician program at WWCC.  He loves to hunt, fish and sing.  He says that he hopes others might see God…through his performance.  And they might, Caleb’s voice is kinda…out of this world. The ‘friends’ performing are the Kuykendall kids who have been busy putting together a new family band. We’re all looking forward to hearing this new group!

Tickets cost $10 and are available at Ten Ton Coffee, located at 216 Main Street, or by calling (509(-337-8789.