Day 823 North River Festival of Arts Memorial Day Weekend 2014 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 38th 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 24th and Sunday May 25th 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 10:45 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. Steve Marchena – classical, rock, & jazz guitarist (inside the G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. South Shore Conservatory Quartet with James Robotham (soprano sax), Jacob Prescott (alto
sax), Nick Metzger (tenor sax), Dante Nicotera (baritone sax) (at artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
10:45 -11:15 a.m. Alexi Iafrato – MHS senior & aspiring singer – National Anthem & Songs
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Cathy Jo Irvine – School of Dance
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. NRAS Puppet Parade
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Rosewood & Steel – Patrick Cronin (guitar/vocals), Brenda Harvey Reed
(piano/vocals), Carlston Wood of the Wood Bros. Band (guitar/vocals), Boston area
bluesman Gary Bernath (harmonica/sax/guitar)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Cranberry Lane with Kent Corson (vocalist), Justin “JJ” Moore (vocalist/guitar), and Steely
Dave Matheson (guitar, piano, drums, and flute)
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CONCERT featuring:
Tall Richard & the East Coast Killers (blues band)
 SUNDAY 12:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. – Paul F. McCarthy, Emcee
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1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Poetry under the Trees (Open Mike) – hosted by Sheila Twyman (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Rebecca Stone (vocals/guitar) (inside the G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MHS Jazz Combo with Lilian Austin, Nick Biagini, Oliver Farnum, Lauren Galante,
Andrew Julian, Christian Koertje, Kathryn Myers, Josh Noel, and Becca Shrand
(at artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
12:00 Noon Trumpet, National Anthem – Colin Gilbride, MHS senior
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 featuring:
Marshfield High School and Furnace Brook Middle School Jazz Bands
David Kaminski, Director – MHS Music Scott Brenner, Band Director – FBMS
