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The MARC Center needs to replace its 12-year-old van.

The Ranch and Friends of the MARC Center are sponsoring a concert to help purchase a new 15-pasenger van on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. at The Ranch. The headliner will be Milam County crooner, Brooke Graham. Other performers are Joel Lehman and Marc Durham.

VIP tables can be reserved for $150 and general admission seating will be $10 at the door.

Graham, Milano’s chart-topping country artist with a tropical vibe, released “Easy Does It” on May 15 of last year and it became an instant hit. Her current hit “Me Time” is at No. 28 on the Texas Regional Radio Report and got recognized as one of the “most added songs” on Texas radio stations on Friday. Her hit song “Hello Texas” was the No. 1 song in Texas Radio last month. She’ll be singing all of these songs at the benefit.

Joel Lehman is another Milam County musi cian who resides in Thorndale. His music is best described as somewhere between the “outlaw country” of Waylon Jennings and classic singer/ songwriters like Guy Clark and Jerry Jeff Walker. His song “Hero” is a tribute to Jennings. Marc Durham has over 50 years’ experience in the music business as a musician, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. As a bass player he has toured with Tanya Tucker, Dorsey Burnette, Billy Burnette, Bo Diddley, The Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Vince Gill, Wolfman Jack, Juice Newton, Marty Stewart, Shelby Lynn and Roger Miller. In April of last year he joined Jimmy and Heather Collins’ new independent Nashville-based record Label, Flyin C Records, as Vice President of Promotions. Flyin C Records is Brooke Graham’s label.

For questions or more information, contact Russell Fischer at 512-446-7005.