(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Roots-rockers Lukas Nelson, Tommy Stinson, and Ruby Stinson will perform in “FarmOn! Hoedown,” an all-star benefit concert for the FarmOn! Foundation at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 18, 2014, at 7pm (note early start time). Liana Gabel will also perform.

Nelson, who will be joined by his group, Promise of the Real, is the son of country music icon Willie Nelson, and carries on his father’s longtime support of independent farmers (with FarmAid) in this program. Tommy Stinson, who lives in Hudson, is the father of Ruby Stinson, as well as a cofounder of legendary alternative rock group the Replacements and a touring member of Guns ‘n’ Roses.

The specially priced event kicks off at 6pm with Local Libations, in partnership with TasteNY (taste.ny.gov), in the outdoor courtyard at Helsinki Hudson, followed by a locally sourced, farm-fresh menu by Helsinki’s acclaimed executive chef Hugh Horner.

Located in the heart of the agricultural community of the Hudson Valley in Columbia County, N.Y., the Farm On! Foundation strives to bring community awareness to food sources, reinvigorate a respect for farming to inspire youth and encourage careers in agriculture and help connect rural to urban marketplaces. By supporting succession on the farm and funding educational youth programs and experiences for the next generation of farmers, FarmOn! Foundation is working to preserve family farming in America.

This event is a co-presentation of Club Helsinki Hudson and John Varvatos.

For reservations in The Restaurant or in the club call 518.828.4800.