From the 1960’s into this New Millenium, Peter Paul and Mary used music to entertain, educate, inspire, and energize Americans to work for a better world. Sunday June 29, 3 veteran Columbus musicians will pay tribute to PP & M’s legacy with songs, memories, and quips.

Bill Cohen, Joanne Blum, and Joe Lambert will sing and strum the most beloved songs that PP & M seared into the hearts and minds of so many people for decades. Among them: If I Had a Hammer, Blowin’ in the Wind, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Jet Plane, and Day is Done. Plus, the audience will be invited to sing along on tunes like Puff the Magic Dragon and the Times They Are a Changin’. Some lesser-known PP & M songs will also be in the spotlight because of their powerful meaning: Music Speaks Louder than Words, The Wedding Song, and When the Ship Comes In.

Heidi White will enhance the music with her stand-up bass, the kind that PP & M often used in the background of their songs in concerts and on albums.

The concert will also recall key parts of PP & M’s history and their linking of music and activism. Plus, we’ll test the audience’s memories with fun trivia questions about the endearing trio.

The tribute concert will take place Sunday June 29 at 4 pm at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue 43214. Free parking will be available on nearby streets and in lots owned by the North Broadway Methodist Church. $15 donations per person are suggested at the door, but all donations will be welcome.

The musicians and sound crew will split the donations with a worthy cause: the Clintonville Community Resource Center, which helps low-income, homeless, and older residents of the area.