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DAN KONIECZKO, left, and Mike Millett are two of the performers who will take part in a benefit concert on Sunday afternoon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Congress Street in Portland.
DAN KONIECZKO, left, and Mike Millett are two of the performers who will take part in a benefit concert on Sunday afternoon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Congress Street in Portland.
PORTLAND — Ron Carroll and Friends will present a special tribute to Scott Joplin and Al Jolson at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St.

The show is a benefit for Scott Linscott, a minister and photographer in the Portland area. He is awaiting a liver transplant.

The cast will include Marcelle Lachance, Pam Tondreau, Ashley Smith, Dan Konieczko, Mike Millett, Michael Kron and local pianist Ron Carroll.

Selections will include “Solace,” “Weeping Willow,” “Peacherine Rag,” “The Entertainer,” “Swipesy” and “The Easy Winner.”

The cast will sing “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “Grand Old Flag,” “What a Wonderful World” and several other songs.

Tickets cost $10 and are available at the Hannaford supermarket in Brunswick. In the event of a snowstorm, the concert will take place at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at the same venue.


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