LEWISTON — A costumed celebration will take place at the fifth annual Alive in Lewiston at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, 208 Bates St. Featuring a buffet of seasonal soups, salads and desserts as well as performances by local musicians, Alive in Lewiston is a celebration of the harvest and the work of Lots to Gardens.

There will be local musicians and a multi-course meal featuring locally grown ingredients.

Proceeds will benefit Lots to Gardens’ educational and community gardening programs. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $5 for kids and $5 for Lots to Gardens’ youth and community gardeners. If these prices don’t work for you but you really want to come, call or email Lots to Gardens.

Space is limited. Register in advance by calling 513-3844. To volunteer for the event or for more information, call or email [email protected].

A group of young local performers and gardeners known as De’ Hillview Groupsing will start off the night sharing “some rock and some roll.”

The Maine Squeeze According Ensemble, known for playing eclectic music from around the world, will also be sharing their tunes.

Wrapping up the evening will be the Juke Joint Devils, “an old time, hard driving, hard swinging blues band that never fails to get the crowd jumping.”

Attendees will also learn about the Youth Food Bill of Rights, a declaration written by 130 youth from around the country at the annual Rooted in Community conference in Philadelphia this past July. Four youth from Lewiston participated in the development of the original Youth Food Bill of Rights. After attending RIC they brought the idea back to Lewiston and led their coworkers at Lots to Gardens in developing their own Youth Food Bill of Rights for Lewiston. The 21-item declaration includes demands for less processed food in school lunches, an end to chemical and pesticide use on food, and more land for youth and community gardeners to grow food.