LEWISTON – “Hearty, wholesome and homegrown” sums up both the cuisine and the entertainment that will be dished out Friday, Nov. 30, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library.

Soup & Music Night, a festive celebration of local foods and music, presented by the library and Lots to Gardens, will get under way at 6:30 p.m. with a garden harvest supper featuring a choice of curried pumpkin-apple soup, tomato florentine soup and potato-vegetable chowder. Complementing these tasty bowl-fillers will be a variety of freshly baked breads and farm-made cheeses. For dessert, diners can select between pumpkin-nut cookies and beet & raspberry brownies. Tangy apple cider will be available to wash it all down.

Pumpkins, potatoes, carrots and many other vegetables in the soups were raised by local residents in community gardens located throughout Lewiston, most of them in the downtown area. The bread, cheese and cider have been donated by the Italian Bakery in Lewiston, Nezinscot Farm in Turner and Willow Pond Farm in Sabattus. Youth involved in Lots to Gardens’ Teen Cooking Club are baking the desserts, and participants in the organization’s adult cooking class are assisting with the soup preparation.

“The menu is not fancy, but it’s sure to be filling and tasty,” promised Lots to Gardens staff member Sherrie Blumenthal, adding: “Our gardens produced a bountiful harvest this season so the soups will be brimming with different ingredients.”

The florentine soup, for example, will contain kale and other leafy greens along with spinach and tomatoes; and the chowder will have a half-dozen or so vegetables plus potatoes. Fresh herbs will add more flavor to both, and a dash of maple syrup will balance savory with sweet in the curried pumpkin-apple soup.

A similarly eclectic buffet of offerings is on deck for the entertainment portion of the evening. Starting at 7:15 p.m., a selection of traditional dance tunes and songs will be performed by Auburn fiddler Greg Boardman and his sons Aidan, age 16, on guitar, and Ethan, 20, on percussion. Cited as “first rate” by Fiddler Magazine, Boardman is known for his lilting, driving bow work and the distinctively sweet lift to his playing.

The Lewiston duo Arborea will follow, performing a repertoire of all original music – both songs and instrumentals – described by Dirty Linen Magazine as “evocative” and “mysterious” and “bathed in shimmering harmonics.” Arborea comprises Buck Curran on acoustic, slide and electric guitars; and his wife, Shanti Curran, who sings lead and plays banjo, ukulele and guitar.

Singer-songwriter Denise Dill, also of Lewiston, is next on the program. This self-described “earthy” folk artist weds organic lyrics to themes of nature, love and loss. Dill, who accompanies herself on guitar and banjo, will be joined on a few numbers by Auburn percussionist Jessy Kendall.

Concluding the evening will be Ethan Miller and Kate Boverman of Greene. Backed by Miller on guitar, they join voices on original and historical songs fueled by their shared commitment to peace, the environment and social justice.

Admission is $7, with proceeds earmarked to support Lots to Gardens’ ongoing educational programs. An affiliate of the Sisters of Charity Health System, Lots to Gardens is a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing a healthy community by creating greater access to fresh foods.

For more information on Soup & Music Night, call the library at 513-3050.