Conservation Foundation hosting Beer, Bands & Barns benefit Sept. 20

The stately barns at the Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery will echo with music during The Conservation Foundation’s Beer, Bands & Barns on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The fundraising event will feature local musical acts, craft beer, and food trucks from 3 to 10 p.m. at Dickson-Murst Farm, 2550 Dickson Road. The event will be held rain or shine.

Bring your own chair or set a spell on one of the comfy red rockers set up around the farm to enjoy local musical acts.

Visit the libations tent to grab a beer or glass of wine to complement your delicious selections from Stray Dawgs and Santiago’s Tacos food trucks, and top it all off with a cool treat from The Scoop ice cream truck.

The goal of this fundraiser is to help maintain the historic farm as a gathering space for the community, so please respect our policy of not allowing coolers or outside food or drinks into the event.

There will also be a children’s farm and nature-themed play area set up to keep your little ones entertained, but they might just be dancing in front of the stage all evening!

The music stage will open with Jason Hubbard from 3 to 4:30 p.m., followed by The Telltale Hearts, who blends rock, pop, rockabilly, and classic country, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Taking the stage at 6 p.m. will be the Ron Porter Band, featuring vocalist and percussionist Ron Porter who is a retired performing arts teacher with West Aurora Unit District 129.

Closing out the festival at 8 p.m. will be the country/rock band Riplock featuring Matthew Ripsch and Elijah Somlock who grew up in Kendall County. Last fall, the duo launched their career opening for Riley Green at the 136th Sandwich Fair.

Admission and parking are free. The Conservation Foundation’s Dickson-Murst Farm is located south of Route 30 and north of Galena Road in Montgomery.

For information, call (630) 816-0604 or visit theconservationfoundation.org.

Also on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 to 11 a.m., The Conservation Foundation and other partners are joining in the volunteer river cleanup, It’s Our Fox River Day along the Fox River in St. Charles, Oswego, and Yorkville. This is your chance to celebrate, protect and restore the health of the Fox River. Sign up via theconservationfoundation.org.

The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest nonprofit land and watershed conservation organizations, with more than 6,000 members. Founded in 1972, The Conservation Foundation has helped preserve more than 36,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of rivers and streams and educated thousands of kids by engaging them in nature and the outdoors, according to a news release. Work is focused in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties to preserve and restore nature in area neighborhoods.

Thanks to the volunteer Dickson-Murst Farm Partners for their work on these events.