Town Set to Celebrate Life in Lakeville

The Lakeville Arts Council and the Lakeville Garden Club will once again host the Lakeville Arts & Music Festival to be held Saturday, September 30, 2006 between 10AM-4PM at the same location as last year, at the junction of Routes 18 and 105. The public is urged to enjoy the music, dance, crafts, storytelling, regional foods, demonstrations, and gardening tips.

This community-wide event not only celebrates the arts and culture of our town and region, but serves as a fund raising and information sharing opportunity for any local non profit organization that is interested in participating. For more information contact Daniel Cooney at 508 947-9973.

There will be a wider variety of music than last year and some spectacular dance performances as well as an additional treat of scheduled craft demonstrations at the historic Town Hall. Over forty juried artisans will be selling their unique handmade wares such as ceramics, weaving, metal and wood sculptures, jewelry, shell craft, clothing, photography, hand-blown glass, stained glass, wreaths, hand-painted silks, and needle felting.

Plan to have lunch on the green for a worthy cause or two at the food court set up in front of the United Church of Christ featuring a wide variety of regional foods that will be on sale to the public.

The event is FREE and will be held, rain or shine! The public is encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs to better enjoy the music and dancing or they can simply bring a blanket and sit on the grass!

Parking will be identified with signs and will be available for free at the Assawompset Elementary School and at the Ted Williams Camp. A path has been created between the Camp and the library for your walking convenience.

The preliminary schedules are as follows:

SATURDAY, September 30, 2006 at the Junction of Routes 105 & 18

10am –4pm: 40 local and regional artisans and craftsmen.
Lakeville Garden Club selling displays, edible delights/providing demonstrations
Face painting
Sock designs
“Drawings for Prizes”--to include handmade items from the artisans & craftsmen
Regional foods for sale at the Food Court organized by the Lakeville United Church of Christ

Demonstrations/Old Town Hall: Ongoing all day
Claire Frechette, acrylic painting
Andrea Chartoff, pottery
Carol Tripp, spinning yarns
Richard Tripp, Navajo weaving


Stage 1: 10:00-10:45: Mike Higgins-EMCEE, folk guitarist
10:45-11:30: Artist’s Way Cabaret, music of Roger&Hammerstein
11:30- 12:00: Joddie Webber Dance Company 12:30-2:00: Irish Music Band 2:00- 4:00 Timothy Paul Band

Stage 2/behind Old Town Hall: 10:00-11:00: To be Announced
11:00- 11:30 NoteAble Blend Chorus, acappella group
11:30-1:00 Reality, young artist Band
1:00-2:00: El Arte Flamenco Troupe, dancers& musicians 2:00-4:00: Jim Foster Quintet, jazz

Library Meeting Room: 1:00-1:30 Jodie Webber Dance Company
2:00-2:30 NoteAble Blend Chorus, acappella group
2:30-3:30 El Arte Flamenco Troupe, dancers& musicians

Improvisational Story Telling
Recommended for children Ages 4-8,
Children’s Room/Library: 10:30 and 11:30 (30 minutes each)

Come and support Lakeville Arts and Culture...join us on September 30th!

Presently, volunteer committees are working hard to make this year’s Arts & Music Festival a success for the citizens of Lakeville and its surrounding communities. Volunteers are still needed however for the day of the event, as well as advertisers and tax-deductible donations from businesses and individuals. Please email the committee at LakevilleFestival@hotmail.com

The Lakeville Arts Council is part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Statewide, local cultural councils like Lakeville will have distributed more than $1.9 million in 2005. Grants support an enormous range of grass-roots activities: concerts, exhibitions, radio and video productions, field trips for schoolchildren, after-school youth programs, writing workshops, historical preservation efforts, lectures, First Night celebrations, nature and science education programs for families and town festivals such as Lakeville’ s Arts & Music Festival. Grant information and application forms are available on-line at www.massculturalcouncil.org, and are due Oct. 16, 2006.