A Celebration of Place: Cultural Heritage Festival THIS WEEKEND!
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Join us at one of our final, signature Festivals of our 400+ year!
Free to the public and hosted at Stage Fort Park, this 2-day extravaganza will showcase the rich and diverse cultural history of Gloucester. The weekend’s festivities will include performances from local singer-songwriters, cultural dance performances, including those by the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a collaborative community art project, and booths representative of our cultural communities.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 7
10:00am: History of New England Desserts with Tammy Donroe Inman
11:00am: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions
Peter and Audi Souza (Sea Shanties, Gloucester 400+ Folk Volume One )
Michael O’Leary (Celtic Sessions, Gloucester 400+ Folk Volume One)
Paul (Sasquatch Smokehouse) Cohan “Wrapped in the Arms of Gloucester”
1:00pm: Two, one-act plays, written and produced by Debbie Weiss
First Light at Ten Pound Island
Remembering Good Harbor Beach
2:00pm: Revontulet Finnish Dancers and Oivan Ilo Finnish Band
3:00pm: Kyle Ann Carey – Traditional Celtic Music
4:00pm: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions
Hayley Reardon (Winner of Gloucester 400+ Songwriter Challenge)
Corey Wrinn (Folk Rock, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)
Sunday, October 8
11:00am: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions
Bill Gleason (Acoustic 12 String Blues, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)
Sheila and Ron Schrank (Folk Rock, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)
12:00pm: Children’s Scandinavian / Nordic Dancers
12:30pm: Mandingueiros dos Palmares (MdP) Brazilian Capoeira
1:00pm: Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
3:00pm: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions
ToniAnn Enes (Singer-Songwriter, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)
Kitt Cox (Folk, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)
Allen Estes (Country, Composer of the official song of Gloucester “Howard Blackburn”)
ACTIVITY & DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 7
all day
Community Art Project
Interconnections Brazil-Africa / Portugal – New England
Wellspring’s Cape Ann Immigrants
Sicilian Cultural Display
2:00 – 5:00pm: Indigenous Crafts (Clay bead making and Traditional Instrument demos)
2:00 – 5:00pm: Pick Up Soccer Tournament hosted by GHS Girls Soccer
announcing soon: Elianara Raquel, Brazilian Muralist
Sunday, October 8
all day
Community Art Project
Interconnections Brazil-Africa / Portugal – New England
Wellspring’s Cape Ann Immigrants
Sicilian Cultural Display
11:00am – 1:00pm Indigenous Crafts (Wampum Beads demo & Corn Husk Doll Making)
11:00am – 3:00pm: Wampanoag Artifacts Presentations
2:00 – 5:00pm Pick Up Soccer Tournament hosted by GHS Boys Soccer
3:00 – 4:00pm Indigenous Crafts (Deerskin Keychain making and Traditional Instrument demos)
announcing soon: Elianara Raquel, Brazilian Muralist
WEEKEND FOOD VENDORS:
Meat & Sweet Foods: Jewish Brisket Sandwiches & New England (Essex) Grapenut Pudding
Wampum Sisters Indigenous Tacos
Nana’s Portuguese Fried Dough
… and more!
Good Morning Gloucester 