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Marblehead Arts Festival Days

           



Date: 7/1/2009  -  7/5/2009
Address: Various Locations, Marblehead, MA
Hours: see website
Cost/Cover: free
Web Page: Event Web Page
Contact Info: Call (781) 639-ARTS for more details.


Details: Wednesday, July 1
6:00–7:00 PM
Festival Opening & Award Presentations
Abbot Hall Upper Grounds
Award presentations for Crafts, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Senior Art, Writers' World, and Student Art

7:15–9:00 PM
Art Exhibits
Abbot Hall, St. Michael's Church, Marblehead Arts Association, Old Town House, UU Church, and Old North Church

ArcWorks, Crafts, Drawing, Logo Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Senior Art, Writers' World, and Student Art

Thursday, July 2
Starting 9:30 AM
Painting the Town
Plein air painting by artists at various locations around town

7:00–8:30 PM
Performing Arts
Crocker Park
Overboard

9:00–10:30 PM
Film Festival
Crocker Park
Program lineup TBA

Friday, July 3
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Festival Trolley & Satellite Parking
Parking at Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street, with Festival Trolley service to the exhibit sites. Free!

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Art Exhibits
Abbot Hall, St. Michael's Church, Marblehead Arts Association, Old Town House, UU Church, and Old North Church

ArcWorks, Crafts, Drawing, Logo Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Senior Art, Writers' World, and Student Art

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Logo Store
2 locations: outside Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street; and outside Premier Incentives, 2 Market Square

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Literary Arts Café
Unitarian Universalist Church
Iced drinks, coffee, sandwiches, sweets

Noon to 5:00 PM
Tea Room
Marblehead Arts Association
Iced drinks and desserts in the historic Wine Cellar

Noon to 3:30 PM
Performing Arts–Local Artists Showcase
Crocker Park
Village School Jazz Band
Petty Thieves
Better Than Nothing
The End of Bread

2:00 PM
Theatre Festival
Unitarian Universal Church
Dr. Love

2:00–4:00 PM
Writers' World Workshops
Unitarian Universalist Church
Phyllis Karas: How to Get Published

2:00–2:30 PM
Painting the Town Awards Presentation
Marblehead Arts Association
The public is invited to the presentation of awards.

2:30–5:00 PM
Painting the Town Exhibit
Marblehead Arts Association


6:00–10:30 PM
Performing Arts–Evening Program
Crocker Park
Rocco & The Stompers
The Boston Horns with guests Thaddeus Hogarth and Rachel Taylor

Saturday, July 4
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM**
Festival Trolley & Satellite Parking
Parking at Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street, with Festival Trolley service to the exhibit sites. Free!
**From 5:30 PM until 11:30 PM, The Festival Trolley will shuttle between Marblehead High School and Crocker Park.

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Kite Festival
Workshop at Devereux Beach

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sand Sculpture Competition
Fun and instruction at Devereux Beach

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Art Exhibits
Abbot Hall, St. Michael's Church, Marblehead Arts Association, Old Town House, UU Church, and Old North Church

ArcWorks, Crafts, Drawing, Logo Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Painting-the-Town, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Senior Art, Writers' World, and Student Art

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Artisans' Marketplace
Abbot Hall Upper Grounds
Featuring crafts and fine art from 39 artisans

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Logo Store
2 locations: outside Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street; and outside Premier Incentives, 2 Market Square

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Literary Arts Café
Unitarian Universalist Church
Iced drinks, coffee, sandwiches, sweets

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
**3:00 PM
Model Boat Building
Abbot Hall Lower Grounds & Redd's Pond
Workshop outside Abbot Hall from 11:00 to 2:00 PM.
**Regatta at Redd's Pond at 3:00 PM

2:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Theatre Festival
Unitarian Universal Church
2:00 PM: Dr. Love
3:00 PM: Thirteen Things About Ed Carpolotti

10:00 AM to Noon
Writers' World Workshops
Unitarian Universalist Church
Jennifer Jean: Sacred Poetry

Noon to 3:30 PM
Performing Arts—Local Artists Showcase
Crocker Park
Anna & Craig VanRemoortel
Bridge Street
Haley Reardon
Carnival Hero
Paul Phillips Band

Noon to 5:00 PM
Tea Room
Marblehead Arts Association
Iced drinks and desserts in the historic Wine Cellar

6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Performing Arts (Evening)
Crocker Park
6:00 PM: Bird Mancini
8:00 PM: Chad Hollister Band
Program breaks for Harbor Illumination and Fireworks

8:45 PM

Harbor Illumination at 8:45 PM
Fireworks at 9:00 PM

After Fireworks to 10:30 PM
Performing Arts (Evening)
Chad Hollister Band resumes

Sunday, July 5
**9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Festival Trolley & Satellite Parking
Parking at Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street, with Festival Trolley service to the exhibit sites. Free!
**Note: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Trolley service will be between Marblehead High School and Crocker Park

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Art Exhibits
Abbot Hall, St. Michael's Church, Marblehead Arts Association, Old Town House, UU Church, and Old North Church

ArcWorks, Crafts, Drawing, Logo Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Painting-the-Town, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Senior Art, Writers' World, and Student Art

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Artisans' Marketplace
Abbot Hall Upper Grounds
Featuring crafts and fine art from 39 artisans

Noon to 5:00 PM
Logo Store
2 locations: outside Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street; and outside Premier Incentives, 2 Market Square

Noon to 5:00 PM
Literary Arts Café
Unitarian Universalist Church
Iced drinks, coffee, sandwiches, sweets

Noon to 5:00 PM
Tea Room
Marblehead Arts Association
Iced drinks and desserts in the historic Wine Cellar

Noon to 4:00 PM
Street Festival
Washington Street from the Jeremiah Lee Mansion to the Old Town House

2:00–4:00 PM
Writers' World & Theatre Festival
Unitarian Universalist Church
Reading selections from the winning Writers' World entries, followed by a Reception in the Literary Arts Café


 

Event is on: Daily
Audience: Kids and Up
Category: Holiday Events
Location: Marblehead, MA 
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