BY STEVEN ANDREWS

Though the damage in town due to the April flooding was great, the community’s volunteer response to help repair it has been just as great.

The latest event to benefit the library as it works to repair the Children’s Room will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, at Center Woods Elementary, with a concert performed by Parents Choice Award-winning entertainers Ben Rudnick and Friends.

This is the third and final event put together by the Volunteers for the Weare Public Library, after a successful carwash and show by the Bedford Youth Performing Company.

So far, the events have raised more than $2,000, thanks in large part to the more than 30 volunteers who have contributed to the planning of each fundraiser, including everyone from parents to high school students.

Rudnick’s show aims to bring together people of all ages by providing a variety of styles he describes as an “amalgamation of bluegrass, folk and rock with some reggae/calypso tossed in because it’s fun to play.”

While children may not recognize the styles, Rudnick is confident they will enjoy the atmosphere.

“Our music is generally aimed at the family unit with kids and grandparents in tow,” he said. “The kids are free to run and dance and engage anyway they like and the parents and grandparents appreciate the playing, enjoy the tunes and recognize the well-known covers that we liberally sprinkle throughout our sets.”

He is also excited to play for a good cause, hoping to please his old fans, and maybe earn a few more along the way.

“Our band comes out of the school of thought that our fans and those who care about what we do is something of a community,” he said. “We love being part of this community, and helping when we can always feels like a very good thing to do.”