PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN

Saturday January 10, 2026; Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody: An Evening of the Songs of John Prine to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Dunlap Corner Bar, 3258 W. 32^nd Street: Performing before a full house, musicians Michael Sean McDonald, Kate Kooser, Ed Bridge and Landen Kearns take turns playing and singing songs written by John Prine while raising funds for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN

Saturday January 10, 2026; Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody: An Evening of the Songs of John Prine to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Dunlap Corner Bar, 3258 W. 32^nd Street: Musician Landen Kearns of Akron, Ohio plays a John Prine song while raising funds for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

by Chuck Hoven

   Four musicians performed at Dunlap Corner Bar in the Clark Fulton neighborhood at W. 32^nd and Meyer on January 10^th at an event titled Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody: An Evening of the Songs of John Prine. The event was a benefit for the Greater Cleveland Foodbank. Performing before a full house were musicians Michael Sean McDonald, Kate Kooser, Ed Bridge and Landen Kearns.

   The four musicians took turns singing and playing the songs of John Prine. Each musician was asked to perform six of John Prine’s songs.

   Michael Sean McDonald, who organized the event, said he learned just before they began performing that Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, had died. In memory of Bob Weir, the musicians sang the John Prine song “Please don’t bury me.”

   Some of the many John Prine songs performed that evening included: “Humidity built the snowman”, “Sam Stone”, “Souvenirs”, “You never call me by my name”, and “All the best.”

   Prine, a singer, musician, songwriter and performing artist wrote songs from the late 1960s up until his death in 2020.

   Those attending the event were asked to give a donation to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. In addition to collecting donations, staff from the Food Bank passed out fliers with a list of the 10 most needed donations and a list of volunteer opportunities at the Food Bank.

   The ten most wanted donations to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank are: money, beans (canned or dried), peanut butter, canned or boxed entrees, pasta sauce (low sodium), 100% juice, cereal (hot or cold), canned protein (like tuna or chicken), whole grain rice & pasta, and canned fruits and vegetables.

   Volunteers are needed for the following positions at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Repack volunteers are needed to sort, screen and prepare in-coming food donations. Kitchen volunteers are needed to provide 6,500 meals a day. Refrigerated donation volunteers are needed to help sort through incoming perishable retail donations on the refrigeration warehouse dock. Volunteers are also needed to help at the Community Resource Center’s Healthy Choice Food Market at 15500 South Waterloo Road in Cleveland. For more information and to register for a volunteer shift, visit greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/volunteer.

   Due to federal changes in work requirements to obtain eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, federal reductions in United States Department of Agricultural food distribution, and State of Ohio reductions in funding for local food banks, this upcoming year is expected to be an especially challenging one for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. The Food Bank is located at13815 Coit Road in Cleveland. The phone number is 216-738-2265.