On August 23, the Unitarian Society of Northampton’s incoming Music Director, pianist Lemuel Gurtowsky, will join the talented young mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis, a rising senior at UMass Amherst, in a recital of art songs, opera arias, spirituals and jazz. For a recent performance by Natalie and Lemmy, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGYHK5uLE4 This is a virtual event. For details, visit www.livefromsanctuary.org. All donations will be split between the musicians and the Unitarian Society of Northampton’s Sanctuary Fund. Since April, 2018, the Society has provided sanctuary to Irida Kakhtiranova, a mother, wife, friend, community member, worker and U.S. taxpayer. Irida came to the Unitarian Society via the Pioneer Valley Workers Center, a local nonprofit working tirelessly towards immigration justice. Sanctuary allows someone who is in danger of deportation to have a protected place to live while making a case for asylum or citizenship-They have built lives and contributed to their communities here;for many, return to their native countries would destroy a family or pose a threat to their safety.