SOMERVILLE — An outdoor musical event featuring Fiddles and Feathers is set for 6:15 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, at 217 Hewett Road.

The duo combines live folk music, beginning at 6:15 p.m., with the chance to hear, and learn about, the Eastern Whippoorwill, whose call, once iconic of summer evenings, is now in decline.

Visitors can arrive at 6 p.m. to find their place on our new event lawn; lawn chairs and/or picnic blankets are recommended, as are bug spray, hats and sweaters. People can hear the folk music of Katherine Liccardo on fiddle and Matt Consul on mandolin.

When darkness brings their performance to a close, the sounds of nature take center stage. As dusk deepens, the farm’s resident whippoorwill begins to call, repeating its distinctive song as it patrols the boundaries of its territory, according to a news release from Kelly Payson-Roopchand with the farm.

Logan Parker, an avian field ecologist, will make a presentation at 8 p.m. about the work of the Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project and how to help whippoorwills and nighthawks recover.

To keep these events open to all, there is no admission fee. For those who are able, the suggested donation for the concert is $20. Donations also are accepted to support the research and conservation efforts of the Maine Nightjar Project.

There is no rain date for this event, so in case of bad weather it will be cancelled.

For more information, visit pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com, check Facebook or Instagram for updates, or contact Payson-Roopchand at 207-549-3096 or info@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com.

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