North River Festival of Arts Memorial Day Weekend 2016 in Marshfield MA
The 2016 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 40th 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 28th and Sunday May 29th 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. Creativity will be everywhere, including kids doing chalk drawings on the pavement.
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. North River Brass – Timothy Maiuri, trumpet; Nancy Campbell, trumpet; Mark Schlesinger, horn; Kenneth
Anderson, trombone; Karen Rutherford, tuba (artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
11:00 a.m. National Anthem – Meghan Bateman
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Cathy Jo Irvine – School of Dance
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. NRAS Puppet Parade
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Half Astronaut – MHS graduates Danny Barbati, guitar/vocals; Oliver Farnum, drums; Kevin McManus,
Bass/Vocals; and Nick Biagini, guitar
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Kevin Connolly – singer/songwriter
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Andrew Smith & Company
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CONCERT featuring Tall Richard & the Nightowls (blues band) – Richard Roquemore, harmonica
and vocals; Darren King, guitar; Damian Purro, bass guitar; Uncle Dave Armstrong, drums; and Dr. Klem
Klimet, saxophone
SUNDAY 12:00 P.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 and Rich Berg (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Bill Courtney & Rob Lawlor – acoustic guitar (inside the G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MHS Jazz Combo – Christian Koertje, Lauren Galante, Evan Kelly, Andrew Julian, Luke Mallory, and Lily
Austin (at artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
12:00 p.m. National Anthem – Trumpet
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Gary, the Silent Clown
12:45 – 1:00 p.m. NRAS Puppet Parade
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Cranberry Lane with Kent Corson, vocalist; Justin “JJ” Moore, vocalist/guitar; and Steely Dave Matheson,
guitar, piano, drums, and flute
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 featuring Marshfield High School and Furnace Brook Middle School Jazz Bands David Kaminski,
Director – MHS Music Scott Brenner, Band
