There will be an evening of poetry and music to celebrate the vernal equinox and with it, the return of farmers carting their green wares to the city. Proceeds will benefit Nesenkeag Farm and the New Farmer Development Project in New York. The Vernal Cabaret will take place in the Gershwin Hotel Living Room, 7 East 27th Street, New York City, from 8 pm-12 am, bringing together poets, artists, comics, musicians, urban agriculture activists and other visionary spirits for an evening of high-falutin' sustenance and fun. Suggested donation at the door is $10.

The lively line-up of performers includes David Abel, Bare Hand Wolf Chokers Association, Lee Ann Brown, Scott Chaskey, Andy Clausen, Brenda Coultas, Jason Eisenberg, Russ Gershon, Grant Hart, Kimberly Lyons, Edgar Oliver, Simon Pettet, Nicole Peyrafitte, Janine Pommy Vega, Eero Ruuttila, Sparrow, Steven Taylor, Laki Vazakas, and George Wallace.

The benefit is grateful for the support of co-sponsoring organizations, including the Chefs Collaborative, the NY Food Museum, and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY).