North River Festival of Arts Memorial Day Weekend 2015 in Marshfield MA
The North River Festival of the Arts is a celebration of regional and community creativity, diversity, and art across the South Shore that has been a highlight of Memorial Day Weekend since 1977. Even though this will be the 39th annual Festival, each year features different art and artists, entertainment, food, and special activities that appeal to all ages. The Festival will be held on Saturday May 23th and Sunday May 24th Admission to the festival is FREE
Located on Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills, the Festival offers art and photography exhibits, a fair and street party, and a marketplace for artists and artisans. There are juried awards and prizes for artists and the opportunity for visitors to see (and buy) the best work of the area’s painters, photographers, and artisans. Featured and juried art will include paintings, drawings, photographs, and multi-media sculptures, as well as wood carvings, textiles, and almost any form of the visual arts you can imagine.
Two blocks of Old Main Street in Marshfield Hills will be blocked to traffic, so people will be browsing among several indoor exhibit locations for juried hanging art and outdoor tents where artists and artisans will demonstrate, display, and sell their work. Several of our best artists will be doing painting demonstrations out on the sidewalks, and musical entertainment will be featured across the street from our G.A.R. Hall
SATURDAY 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. – Paul F. McCarthy, Emcee
11:00 – 3:00 p.m. Gary the Silent Clown – Street Entertainment
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Drum Circle – Alex Pevzner and a multitude of drummers performing the ancient art  of community drumming (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Michelle Levangie Gilmore – acoustic guitar; Nancy Hobson – acoustic guitar (inside
the G.A.R. hall)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Titus Brass Quintet (Timothy Maiuri – trumpet; Nancy Campbell – trumpet; Mark Schlesinger – horn; Kenneth Anderson – trombone, and Karen Rutherford – tuba)
(Artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
11:00 a.m. National Anthem – Keri Mulvehill – MHS junior & member of Marshallaires
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Cathy Jo Irvine – School of Dance
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Alexi Iafrato – Syracuse University sophomore and aspiring singer
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. NRAS Puppet Parade
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Andrew Smith & Company – Berklee School of Music students
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Bob Norton & Company
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Band – Half Astronaut (MHS graduates Danny Barbati – guitar/vocals; Oliver Farnum – drums; Kevin McManus – bass/vocals; and Nick Biagini – guitar)
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. CONCERT: The Fat City Band (Paul Redmond – lead vocals/harmonica; Joe Baglione – bass guitar/vocals; Mark Andersen – guitar/vocals; John Litwin – drums; Mike Valdez – keyboard; Tucker Antell – tenor sax/vocals; Dino Govoni – tenor sax; and
Clayton DeWalt – slide trombone)
SUNDAY 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. – Paul F. McCarthy, Emcee
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Poetry under the Trees (Open Mike) – hosted by Sheila Twyman (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. David Kelly – acoustic guitar; Brian Duchaney- acoustic guitar (inside the G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MHS Jazz Combo ((Brian Bowers, Andrew Julian, Katie Myers, Lily Austin, Christian Koertje, and Lauren Galante) (Artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. National Anthem & Program – Caitlin Michelle Ford & Company
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Gary the Silent Clown
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. NRAS Puppet Parade
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Stacey E. Shanahan & Theater Plus! – a summer theater/camp group performing selections from their upcoming productions
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CONCERT: Marshfield High School and Furnace Brook Middle School Jazz Bands
David Kaminski, Director – MHS Music / Scott Brenner, Band Director – FBMS
