Apr 28, 2015 1 min read

The fourth annual Raise Your Voice Music and Arts Festival will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at Monessen City Park Amphitheater.

The event will feature vendors, artists and local musicians. This year’s event is being held in memory of former Monessen Youth Council leader Abria Hairston, who passed away in February.

Those who attend are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket, a Frisbee, corn-hole game or kickball. Food will be sold. The festival is sponsored by Monessen Amphitheater Committee, Monessen Communities That Care and the Raise Your Voice Campaign, Monessen Library and Monessen Senior Center.

Some of the musical acts include Monessen natives Jonathan Bass, Ben Vivio, who will perform with his band, The Me Toos, and Mikey Deluca, who is a member of The Commonhear; Wind and Waves of Monongahela; Jessica Kovach of Coal Center; and Hear Tonight of California.