FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area invites the community to attend Synergy: A Festival of Philanthropy at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington on May 7.
The fundraiser event will run from 4 p.m. to midnight and feature a free barbecue from 5 to 6:30 p.m.. There will be interactive art and a scavenger hunt where teams of four will compete for prizes and participate in geocaching and other interactive activities with United Way partners. Central to the event will also be a bonfire, and live bands. Those include CatchaVibe This, an 11-member Bar Harbor-based reggae band; The Delta Roots from Farmington with a free-flowing sound based in the blues; Nigel’s Thornberry’s rock jam band of UMF students; The Running Gags, a rock band that started with three songwriters in Windham; Grand Hotel that recently released a self-titled debut featuring Indie pop rock numbers.
This is an 18 and over event, and LaFleur’s Restaurant will be providing beverage service for those over 21 after 8 p.m. Identification will be required. No alcohol may be brought onto the premises.
Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the gate. Tickets may be purchased online at uwtva.org, at the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area office at 232 Broadway, Farmington, or at Devaney, Doak and Garrett, Wicked Gelatos, or Tranten’s in Farmington.
To register for the scavenger hunt, purchase tickets, or for additional information, call (207) 778-5048.
All money raised at Synergy will benefit the United Way and be reinvested in the community.
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