Free GOTV Concert with Peter Yarrow and Local Artists in Cleveland

Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary comes to the Beachland Ballroom (15711 Waterloo, Cleveland; 216-383-1124), Sunday, October 26, at 7:00 p.m., to perform in a free concert.

The concert, called "The Audacity of Votes: A Concert for Change" is a get-out-the-vote event that also features popular local artists Carlos Jones (reggae), the Prayer Warriors (gospel), Kristine Jackson (blues), Chuck Fink (folk), and Noah Budin (original folk-pop).

The concert is free, with an optional suggested $5 donation to help cover costs.

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Peter Yarrow is a member of the Peter, Paul & Mary, the most successful folk music group in history. At 70, Yarrow is not only one of the best-known proponents of the late-1950s/early '60s American folk music revival movement, but he is still extremely active, as a performer and social activist.

Peter, Paul and Mary sang at the March on Washington in 1963 and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the historic Selma-to-Montgomery march in 1965. Yarrow helped organize and run the early Newport Folk Festivals, which launched the careers of many young folk singers, such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

Yarrow has written several well-known songs, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon," a children's song recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary, and "Torn Between Two Lovers," a number-1hit for Mary McGregor. This past spring, "Peter, Bethany & Rufus: Spirit of Woodstock" appeared on national public television. It featured 17 songs, performed in concert with his daughter, Bethany.

Yarrow started Operation Respect, a non-profit organization, founded in 2000, that offers children a curriculum of tolerance and respect for each other's differences in schools and camps around the country. He also founded the "Save One Child" Fund at Beth Israel Hospital 's Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN) in 1996 to provide free medical care for children from all over the world, whose families could not afford their critically needed neurosurgery. In 2003, a Congressional resolution recognized Yarrow's achievements and those of Operation Respect. Still as active as ever, Yarrow continues to tour and record.

"The Audacity of Votes: A Concert for Change," produced by musicians Noah Budin (ARC Inc. – The Arts Recreating Communities) and David Budin (PopCycles Productions), is not sponsored by any candidate, political party, candidate's committee or any other organization.

For more information, call David Budin, 216-791-5149; Noah Budin, 216-403-0384; or Chuck Fink, 216-410-8111; or go to www.beachlamndballroom.com.