Porchfest Returns!

 July/August 2023  Comments Off on Porchfest Returns!
Jun 302023
 
Porchfest Returns!

By Mary Bradley Porchfests began in 2007 in Ithaca, New York, as a means for local musicians to perform for their friends and neighbors on porches throughout town.  Little did the organizers know what an explosion of joy they had unleashed.  There are now over 200 Porchfest across the world, the majority of which are right here in New England. Earlier this year, NPR declared the Porchfest Season* runs from May through September.  And it’s true; the majority of Porchfests in New England do fall within this time, including Belmont’s very own.   Belmont’s Porchfest has carved out the Saturday following [READ MORE]

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Belmont Porchfest to Celebrate Our Resilience

 July-August 2022, Newsletter  Comments Off on Belmont Porchfest to Celebrate Our Resilience
Jun 212022
 
Belmont Porchfest to Celebrate Our Resilience

By Mary Bradley Planning is underway for Belmont Porchfest’s most ambitious event yet to reflect on and celebrate our resilience as a community. Porchfest is scheduled for September 10, and registration is open at BelmontPorchfest.org. Expect to see our new “Thank You Sponsors!” signs in front of EVERY registered porch beginning in early July.   A peek behind the curtain reveals plans for a Park Palooza (location TBA) featuring student musicians, a community-wide art project, and food vendors. The art project is geared toward all ages, aimed to bring out our inner painters and writers, each creating a small part [READ MORE]

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