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Triumph to host barbershop, bluegrass groups Saturday

2nd Opinion, Maggie’s Ridge to perform

Barbershop and Bluegrass will bring two Americana groups to the Triumph community center this Saturday.

Attendees are invited to bring a dish to pass with dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment starting at 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Ophir Community Building, 3907 E. 752nd Road.

Admission is $10. Children 8 years and younger are free.

The evening will begin with a performance by Rockford-based barbershop quartet 2nd Opinion, which has been performing in Illinois nad Wisconsin for 19 years.

They will be followed by bluegrass band Maggie’s Ridge, a group of five musicians from northern Illinois.

The event is sponsored by the Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association.

Emily Coleman

Emily K. Coleman

Originally from the northwest suburbs, Emily K. Coleman is Shaw Media's editor for newsletters and engagement. She previously served as the Northwest Herald's editor and spent about seven years as a reporter with Shaw Media, first covering Dixon for Sauk Valley Media and then various communities within McHenry County from 2012 to 2016.