Hanging with the band

Sonoma’s Dawn McIntosh was special guest at the star-studded Farm Aid 2023 concert in Noblesville, Indiana. A volunteer locally for Sonoma Overnight Support and its work at Grange Hall, she entered a contest representing SOS and the Grange – and won a VIP experience at the Sept. 23 event.

“The night before, there was a farm-to-table dinner at Connor’s Prairie,” she said, “where you got to meet up close and personal the prize recipients of the Spirit awards and discuss local small farming in Indiana. This was by far the best experience of my life.”

Below, the headliners: Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellancamp, Willie Nelson and Margo Price.

An annual event, Farm Aid has raised more than $70 million to help family farmers all over the country.