{"id":24324,"date":"2024-09-05T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24324"},"modified":"2024-09-05T22:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:47:19","slug":"manchester-hosts-sing-me-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/manchester-hosts-sing-me-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Church hosts \u2018Sing Me Home\u2019 headliner May Erlewine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Submitted by Chris Good and Seth Hendricks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSing Me Home\u201d returns to North Manchester, Ind., in 2024 with a series of free, family-friendly music programing. On Saturday, Sept. 14, \u201cSing Me Home\u201d will welcome acclaimed Michigan-based singer-songwriter May Erlewine for a special performance at Manchester Church of the Brethren. Erlewine will be performing in-person at \u201cSing Me Home\u201d for the first time, having also shared a livestream concert performance during the festival\u2019s launch as an online event during Spring 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goshen (Ind.) based songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook and \u201cSing Me Home\u201d co-hosts Friends with the Weather will also be performing during the Sept. 14 evening event that will run from 5-9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSing Me Home\u201d is also a supporting sponsor of the inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival in downtown North Manchester on Sept. 13 featuring Chicago-based group Son Chiquitos. This festival is also free and family-friendly and is presented by the Wabash County Diversity Coalition, Manchester ALIVE, and 2nd Fridays & More.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manchester Church of the Brethren associate pastor of Youth & Congregational Life, Seth Hendricks, serves as \u201cSing Me Home\u201d co-coordinator alongside co-coordinator Chris Good. Hendricks shares, \u201cWe are really excited to present a series of programing this year, building upon a wonderful festival last September. We\u2019re grateful to be able to bring world-class songwriters and musicians to North Manchester and hope that many from our community will join us to enjoy these free performances!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ann Arbor (Mich.) based musician and North Manchester native Chris Good says, \u201cMay Erlewine is such a compelling songwriter and performer whose heartfelt and soulful songs offer deep comfort and inspiration for the audience. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome her to North Manchester for a rare Indiana performance and know that those attending on the 14th will immediately see why May has built a dedicated following of fans well beyond her home state of Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are not required to attend the Sept. 14 event but a free RSVP is encouraged to reserve a seat for the featured evening program that will be held indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sing Me Home is a collaboration between Manchester Church of the Brethren and Good and Hendricks\u2019 band Friends with the Weather. More information is at https:\/\/singmehome.org\/<\/a> or on the Facebook event page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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