The Bee Eaters perform with bluegrass legend on Bainbridge Island

The Bee Eaters will perform with Grammy winner and bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. - Photo by Maria Camillo
Photo by Maria Camillo
The Bee Eaters will perform with Grammy winner and bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis at 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.

April 30, 2012 · Updated 6:09 PM 

The Bee Eaters are coming back to Bainbridge Island, this time with Grammy winner and bluegrass legend Laurie Lewis.

The concert is 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church and features Simon Chrisman, hammered dulcimer and Tashina and Tristan Clarridge, national fiddle champions. Tickets are $20 at the door, $17 in advance, and $15 seniors/students at brownpapertickets.com, 800-838-3006 or at Eagle Harbor Books.

Part of the proceeds will benefit two school choirs in the Malawi area of Kenya.

For more information on the band, visit www.BeeEaters.com.

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