Precious Byrd Alights at COCC for Fundraiser

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Touring rock band Precious Byrd is touching down at Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Mazama Field for a community concert to benefit the COCC student food bank at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 31.

This concert is open to the public and has a suggested $10 donation, with all proceeds supporting the college’s food bank for students in need. Donate in advance at cocc.edu/departments/student-life/events or on a mobile device at the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Food will be available for purchase at several food trucks.

Bend-based Precious Byrd tours nationwide and has taken the stage with a number of well-known artists, including the Steve Miller Band and Kris Kristofferson, and performed at private events for Nike, Deschutes Brewery and Pendleton Whisky, among others. They play modern and classic hits, along with a number of high-energy originals.

For more information, contact Lindsay Buccafurni, COCC’s assistant director of student life, at lbuccafurni@cocc.edu or 541-383-7256. In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact Caitlyn Gardner at 541-383-7237. For accommodation because of other disability, such as hearing impairment, contact disability services at 541-383-7583.

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