North River Festival of Arts Memorial Day Weekend 2018 in Marshfield MA
The 2018 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 42nd 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 26th and Sunday May 277th 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. David Jackson & Karen Woodhall (inside G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. North River Brass – Timothy Maiuri, trumpet; Nancy Campbell, trumpet; Mark Schlesinger, French horn;
Ken Anderson, trombone; and Karen Rutherford, tuba (at artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
11:00 a.m. National Anthem – Christina Dimitri / Nicole Dimitri, MHS student and graduate
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 – Danny Barbati & Nick Biagini, MHS graduates
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Sweet Wednesday – Lisa Housman & Dave Falk (folk duo and band)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Becca Shrand (Kaplan Scholar) & friends
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. CONCERT – Tall Richard & the Nightowls (blues band)
SUNDAY 12:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. – Paul F. McCarthy, Emcee
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Elizabeth Hanson, Poetry under the Trees (Open Mike) – (142 Old Main Street)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Michelle Levangie Gilmore & Nancy Hobson – acoustic guitar (inside G.A.R. Hall)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MHS Jazz Combo – Cam Igo, Dan Pierce, Will Kelly, and Sean Tobin (artisan area on Pleasant Street)
Under the Tent
12:00 p.m. National Anthem – Daniel Pierce, MHS trumpet player
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. Andrew Smith & Company
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. The Amy Incident – a South Shore alt-rock band with Morgan Brown, vocals and guitar;
James McCarthy, drums; and Niall McCarthy, bass
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
