LAURIUM — The Lake Linden Music Department has announced it is organizing a benefit concert in effort to support the village of Laurium.

The concert is in response to the fire last week that destroyed the village’s public works garage, along with the equipment and trucks inside.

“Our HS Symphonic band and LLHS Tidal Wave Jazz band will be performing in the lineup alongside groups from Michigan Tech and other local districts,” Lake Linden-Hubbell Bands said in a social media release. “We hope you’ll join us on Wednesday February 19th at 6:30 P.M. at the Calumet Theatre to support the Laurium community.”

The lineup includes The Other Side of Pewabic, Jeffers Drum Club, JazTec, and the Huskies Pep Band.

Calumet Theatre Company President Dan Jamison said the Theatre is donating the theater and the stage for the concert.

“That’s what this theater stands for,” he said. “It doesn’t completely stand for ‘performing arts.’ Every time we can put in a situation where we can use our assets to help somebody else, I think we’re really nailing the mission.”

“The Village Staff can’t say thank you enough for the generosity of our Copper Country community members, businesses, municipalities, and agencies,” Laurium Village Manager Ian Lewis said.

“So many different groups have reached out to the Village asking how they can assist with this major transition for our Public Works Department.”

“It is truly inspiring to see how our U.P. communities have come together in order to guarantee that the Village Public Works Department can have some type of normalcy.”

Admission to the concert is a good will donation. “Please join us in raising badly needed funds for our community. Thank you all and we’ll see you there,” Lewis said.