ADRIAN — The Friends of the Adrian District Library are presenting their annual fundraiser, “Loud at the Library,” on Saturday, April 5, from 4-6 p.m. at the library.
This year’s event is titled “Loud at the Library: The Chocolate Version.”
The Friends of ADL’s mission is “to create a permanent endowment for the library, promote the importance of the library to the community, increase awareness of the resources offered by the library, and raise funds for library projects.” This fundraiser, sponsored by Clift Buick GMC and TLC Community Credit Union, will aid in fulfilling that mission. The Friends are seeking additional sponsors as well.
Tickets are $25 per person, and participants will be able to enjoy chocolate treats that will be available to them at various stations around the library.
At 4:30 p.m., door prizes from The Buzz Cafe and Marketplace, Downtown Dempsey’s and Harvest Chocolate will be drawn at no additional cost to ticketed guests. Following that, will be a live performance by local musicians Maya Gangadharan and Jeff DiCenzo.
Gangadharan is an author, nutritionist and corporate trainer. She is also the new Coordinator of Chocolate Experiences for Harvest Chocolate. She is also known as a singer and actor, having performed in many Croswell musicals, including “School of Rock” and “Company,” and in the plays “Boeing, Boeing” and “The Elevator: Sharing with Strangers.”
DiCenzo is one-half of the musical duo Linny and Moochie. He has also been with rocking Lazy River Band for several decades. An accomplished musician and singer, DiCenzo will be the emcee for the event and accompany Gangadharan on vocals and keyboard.
Friends of ADL president, Cindy Bily, invites members of the public to “poke around in the library, snack on some chocolate, hear fabulous music — it’s a bookalachocolapalooza!”
The Adrian District Library is located in downtown Adrian at 143 E. Maumee St.
Tickets for the fundraiser can be purchased at the main desk of the library, or from any member of the Friends of ADL. Tickets can also be purchased online at givebutter.com/LibraryFriends.
