HARPSWELL — The Cook’s Lobster and Ale House Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit will take place Aug. 13, from 3-7 p.m. The event begins with a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony at 3 p.m., officiated by Rev. Karen Lilli Pax. At 4 p.m., the blues-rock band Coastal Outlaws will perform throughout the afternoon and evening. A silent auction will include meals at nearby restaurants, schooner voyages, art and overnights at local inns.

In July 2016, 28-year-old Jon Popham, a Machiasport lobstermen, died when he was pulled overboard after getting tangled in a line on board his lobster boat. Maine’s fishing community extended financial and emotional support to Popham’s widow and 2- year-old son. The Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance, a non-profit organization whose mission includes charitable support for distressed fishing families, in concert with Mary Coombs, manager of Cook’s Lobster and Ale House, organized the fundraising dinner last August, the proceeds of which support the organization’s charitable giving fund.

Tickets for the Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit are $50 per person and include the meal, refreshments and a complimentary beer glass from Geary’s Brewing. Tickets may be purchased at eventbrite.com, or through the MLCA web site at: http://mlcalliance.org/support/ community-support.

For more information, contact Coombs at (207) 833- 2818, 417-5102, or Antonina Pelletier at (207) 967-4555.