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Jonas Emmanuel Blanchet-Fricke Memorial Festival 7/29/23
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- 166 reads
Description:
- A "Jonas Memorial Festival" was held in honor of the late artist Jonas Fricke at Retreat Farm Saturday July 29th from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with live music at The Stone Church from 7 to midnight.
- The event featuresan art exhibit, face painting, "Dr. Know It All," music, storytelling, mural painting, ritual, arts and crafts, a cardboard carnival and sacred circle dancing.
- The schedule:
- Quaker-style meeting: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Opening ceremony: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Activities: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
- Stage performance: 2:30 to 4 p.m.
- Closing ceremony: 4 to 4:30 p.m.
- Live music at The Stone Church, 210 Main St., is from 7 to midnight. There is a door-suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Proceeds will benefit the Jonas Legacy Fund.
- Fricke, according to his website, jonasfrickeart.com, was a “radical musician,” painter, screenprinter and more.
- On April 16, hundreds of people paraded around Brattleboro in his honor. He died at age 42 in Florida after suffering a heart attack March 5.
Production Date:
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - 13:45
