The Francestown Old Meeting House “Sunday at 4” event series will host The Ruta Beggars, a New England-based quintet, Sunday, Aug, 20th from 4 to 5 p.m.

The Ruta Beggars combine bluegrass and early swing to create vocal harmonies and instrumentals. The won Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition in 2019.

Best friends since the inception of the group, The Ruta Beggars include Micah Nicol on guitar, Sofia Chiarandini on fiddle, Ariel Wyner on mandolin, Trevin Nelson on banjo and Noah Harrington on bass. They met while studying in the American Roots Program at the Berklee College of Music.

People can bring a picnic, lawn chairs or blankets to listen on the lawn at the Old Meeting House. In case of rain, the show will move inside the Old Meeting House. The last event of the summer will feature North River Music Aug. 27.