Herring Run ArtsFest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
September 8-10, 2006

Herring Run ArtsFest teams up again this year with the Middleboro Public Library and Lakeville Garden Club to offer our community and region a weekend of concerts, visual arts & flowers exhibits, poetry, theater, and independent film.
--Complimentary receptions.
--Free admission (donations appreciated).

Your participation as an audience is essential to the success of Herring Run ArtsFest. Come to meet area artists and learn about the richness of the talent from our regional New England and New York communities.

Friday, September 8, 2006

6:00p.m. until closing Arts & Flowers Visual Art Exhibit

Works of area artists in a variety of media. Flowers by Lakeville Garden Club.

7:00-8:30p.m. Staged Readings of short original plays acted and directed by local talent

Life Savings
    Playwright: David Scraggs, Brighton, MA
    Director: Michael F. Hall, Middleboro, MA
   

Winners Never Quit
    Playwright: Hank Kimmel Atlanta GA
    Student Director Josh Rashid,
        Burtwood School of Performing Arts,
        Middleboro MA

Trudy
    Playwright: Jane Wagner
    Director: Lauren Osornio, Boxborough, MA

Car Talk
    Playwright: Lucille Lichtblau Fort Lee, NJ
    Director: Sue O’Neil, Middleboro, MA

Gurney’s Nightmare
    Playwright: Jerry Bisantz, Lowell, MA
    Director: Lauren Osornio

A Case of Anxiety
    Playwright: Mark Harvey Levine, Pasedena CA
    Director: Michael Hall

8:30p.m. complimentary reception


9:00-10:00p.m. Concert:
The Gramercy Trio

This concert is underwritten by the generosity of the Mayflower Cooperative Bank
These critically acclaimed artists view chamber music as an ongoing heritage.  They bring a sense of adventure to music of the past and a sense of history to the music of our time.

Saturday, September 9, 2006

10:00a.m. until closing Arts & Flowers Visual Art Exhibit

Works of area artists in a variety of media. Flowers by Lakeville Garden Club.

12:00-3:00p.m. Independent Film Series

A mini-festival of film - combination lecture and film samples, inclluding an opportunity to meet some of the film-makers.

3:30 - 4:30p.m. Family Program: The Toe Jam Puppet Band

Music and fun appropriate for the entire family.

5:30p.m. Meet the Artists

Informal conversations with participating visual, theater, and independent film artists.

7:00-8:30p.m. Staged Readings of short original plays acted and directed by local talent and performance of The Cigarette Papers by Richard Cambridge.

Cat Walk
    Playwright:E.M. Lewis, Santa Monica, CA
    Director: Brett Marks, Dorchester, MA

The Carpenter
    Playwright: Sandy Burns, Natick, MA
    Director: Brett Marks

The Cigarette Papers
    Written and performed by
        Richard Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
    Director: Patrick Trettener

8:30p.m. complimentary reception


9:00-10:00p.m. Concert:
The Phill Argyris Quintet
with special guests Bill Pierce , Phil Grenadier, Ron Savage and Ron Mahdi

This concert is underwritten by the generosity of the Middleboro Rotary Club
Performing red hot mainstream bop and post bop, including standards and original compositions.

10:30-? ArtsFest After Hours

Location: Hideaway Restaurant, Middleboro
Kick back and relax with ArtsFest organizers, artists, performers, and audience members.
Please join us!


Sunday, September 10, 2006

1:00-4:00p.m. Arts & Flowers Visual Art Exhibit (concludes)


2:00-3:00p.m. Concert:


The Mosaic Ensemble
with special guest belly dancer Bahijha

This concert is underwritten by the generosity of Dawn and David Michael and Estabrook and Chamberlain
Near Eastern musical group performing Balkan and Middle Eastern traditional folk and classical pieces with a contemporary twist.

3:00-4:00p.m. complimentary reception


4:00-6:00p.m. Poetry Jam & Slam

This year's featured guest poet, Regie Gibson. Participation welcome for Open Mic and Sudden Death Poetry competition.

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