Arts & Entertainment

Peter Yarrow of 'Peter, Paul and Mary' to Perform at Raue Center

Yarrow is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk group "Peter, Paul and Mary" will perform live at Raue Center for the Arts on April 20.

Yarrow's show starts at 8 p.m. at the Raue Center, located at 26 N. Williams St. in downtown Crystal Lake.

Yarrow's music has spanned the generations and touched the lives of so many. His talents as a creative artist — both with Peter, Paul & Mary and as a solo performer — are frequently directed at using music to convey a message of humanity and caring.

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His gift for songwriting has produced some of the most moving songs "Peter, Paul & Mary" recorded including “Puff the Magic Dragon," “Day is Done,” “Light One Candle” and “The Great Mandala."

As a member of the renowned musical trio, Yarrow earned many gold and platinum albums, and was awarded numerous Grammys and nominated for several more.

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More important to Yarrow, however, is the acknowledgment of the central role he and his partners played in bringing the folk renaissance of the 1960s to the hearts and homes of the American public.

Tickets to the concert start at $32 and are on sale now online at www.rauecenter.org, or via the Box Office located at 26 N. Williams St. in Crystal Lake, or by calling 815-356-9212. 

 

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