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Neighbor News
AMP! (Village Art + Music Project)
By Monica Hinojos, Neighbor
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Art, Food and Music Fill West Acton Village with The 2nd Annual Village AMP!
Outdoor artist market, musical performances, food and family fun Sunday, September 8, 12:00 – 6 pm
West Acton, MA, August 19, 2013 -- West Acton Village is AMP-ing it up, and all are invited! The3Rivers Arts Village Arts+Music Project (Village AMP!) is a celebration of the rich local culture that's blooming in West Acton and the region with a lively neighborhood family festival. Enjoy pop-up art galleries and "locally-grown" arts and crafts for sale, live music, wine and beer tastings, local food, puppets, performance art, face painting and more.
Sunday, September 8
12:00 – 6 pm
543-537 Massachusetts Ave, West Acton Village (a short walk from the Acton-Boxborough Farmer's Market)
Musical Performances from 12:00-5:30 pm.
Musical performances feature Indian Hill Music's Brass Quartet, a Bluegrass Jam, Groton's Blue Taxi, Matt Rimkus, and the debut of Johnny Fireseed and the Junkyard Dogs, a sustainable band playing all recycled instruments. A project of Fireseed Arts in collaboration with professional local musicians and craftsmen, JFS&JYD is a concept band that uses instruments made from trash, recycling, and re-purposed items. Get your toes tapping to the tune of a sustainable future! Children's artist The Whirlygigs will also perform, and Puppeteer Bob Hepner will bring his fantastically quirky menagerie of puppets seen at The Nines Festival to delight audiences of all ages.
Participating Artists Include:
Joanne Modica
Carol Quinn
Nicole Zajon
Art Organizations and Businesses:
Central Mass Art & Agriculture Coalition
For more information, visit www.3riversarts.com.
The Village AMP is a collaborative effort among 3Rivers Arts, New Habitat Partners LLC, FireSeedArts and Acton Open Studios, with generous support from OMR Architects, Thoughtforms Corporation Builders, Indian Hill Music Center, Enterprise Bank, Rapscallion Beer, Revolution Community Acupuncture, Bodywork and Yoga, The Minor Chord, The Studio @ Stewart Design Group, and The Law Office of William J. Hickey.