AUSTIN, Texas - Local bands are coming together to show support and raise awareness for a beloved Austin ISD elementary school facing closure.

What we know:

The Save Maplewood Concert and Rally is set for 5-8 p.m. at Cherrywood Coffeehouse at 1400 E. 38th ½ Street.

The rally came about after two Maplewood parents shared the outpouring of love for the school with friends in the Austin music community.

Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards, The Tender Things, and DJ Topaz of Golden Dawn Arkestra stepped up to put together the concert to help lift up the community and show support for the beloved school, says a release.

Maplewood parents are also set to deliver remarks throughout the program and the Maplewood Choir is slated to perform.

Opponents of the closure plan note that out of

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