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2021 Schedule of events and happenings!

Events around Town
Fri. June 4            
6:00 - 8:00PM

6:00 – 8:00 pm, TOGETHER Community Art Installation, Hawthorne Boulevard

6:00 to 8:00 pm, 159 Derby Street
Gallery reception at Salem Arts Association

6:00 to 8:00 pm, Artists Row
Stone Soup
Modern Classical

6:00 - 6:40 pm, Forten Park (289 Derby Street)
Qwill

6:45 - 7:25 pm, Forten Park*
ALDRA
Acoustic Soul/R&B

7:30 to 8:15 pm, Forten Park*
Sarah Blacker
Folk Rock

6:00 to 8:00 pm, roaming
Miracle Fish Puppets
Puppetry

6:30 to 8:00 pm, roaming
Moonrise Fae
Interactive Flow Arts

8:00 to 10:00 pm, Artists Row
Two Thoughts
Jazz

*Updated as of 6/4/21, 2:30 pm

Sat. June 5             
11:00 am - 6:00 pm

11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Street Fair and Art-Making Activities - throughout the festival


Mural Slam - Artists Row


TOGETHER Community Art installation - Hawthorne Boulevard

11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Forten Park
Charlotte Forten memorial art-making activities and re-enactor

11:15 am – 12:00 pm, Forten Park
Amy Billings & Nick Consone
Rock and Pop

11:30 am – 12:00 pm, Derby Square
Tiny Dance Stage, Group 1
Off Beat Tap Company, Abigail Ripin, L. James O'Gilvie, Natalie Johnson Dance, Betsy Miller Dance Projects, Decent Dance

11:30 am – 12:15 pm, Salem Common
Wangari Fahari
Modern African music

12:00 - 2:00 pm, Artists Row
Take Two
Pop

12:15 - 12:30 pm, Salem Common
Moonrise Fae
Interactive Flow Arts

12:15 - 12:30 pm, Forten Park
Christopher O'Keeffe
Spoken Word/Poetry

1:00 – 1:30 pm, Derby Square
Tiny Dance Stage, Group 2
Decent Dance, L. James O'Gilvie, Becky Jo Roland and Molly Quinn, Natalie Johnson Dance, Abigail Ripin, Off Beat Tap Company

1:30 - 1:50 pm, Salem Common
Moonrise Fae
Interactive Flow Arts

1:30 - 2:15 pm, Forten Park
Caillie Hughes
Folk Pop

2:00 - 2:45 pm, Derby Square
Calamus
Alternative Rock

2:15 - 3:00 pm, Salem Common
Wild Planes, sponsored by Moody's Home & Gifts
Rock

2:45 - 3:30 pm, Forten Park
Grace at Midnight
Gloom Pop

3:00 - 5:00 pm, Artists Row
Vibe Tribe
Jazz

3:30 - 4:30 pm, Salem Common
Ronnie Black Hat Deschenes
Americana/Blues

3:45 - 4:30 pm, Derby Square
The Gallerist
American Rock

4:15 to 5:00 pm, Forten Park
Dave & Kristen
Folk

5:00 - 5:45 pm, Salem Common
Greg Allens Fringe Religion
Rock

7:00 - 9:00 pm, Artists Row
JackRabbit Slims

Sun. June 6               
11:00 am - 6:00 pm

***UPDATE - Due to the extreme heat, all vendors and performers on Forten Park have been moved to Salem Common or Derby Square.

11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Street Fair and Art-Making Activities - throughout the festival


Mural Slam - Artists Row


TOGETHER Community Art installation - Hawthorne Boulevard

11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Artists Row
Matt Savage Trio
Jazz

11: 15m - 12:00 pm, Salem Common
Alexandra Grace
Folk

11:30 am – 12:00 pm, Derby Square
Tiny Dance Stage, Group 1
Eva Lou Rhinelander, Margaret Wiss, Vitality Dance Project, Jackie Bowden, Jake Crawford, Angelina Benitez & Rebecca Lang

12:00 – 12:20 pm, Salem Common
Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

12:30 to 1:00 pm, Derby Square
The Away Games

1:00 – 1:30 pm, Derby Square
Tiny Dance Stage, Group 2
Eva Lou Rhinelander, Margaret Wiss, Jackie Bowden, Jake Crawford, Hannah Ranco, Sarah Slifer Swift

1:00 - 3:00 pm, Artists Row
Andy Voelker Trio
Jazz

1:15 - 2:00 pm, Salem Common
The Sarah Blacker Trio, sponsored by Moody's Home & Gifts
Danceable, soul jam

1:45 - 2:30 pm, Derby Square
Jen & Bob Strom
Folk

2:00 - 4:00 pm, Salem Maritime NPS Site
Drawn Together
Outdoor Live Model Sketch Group

2:00 – 2:20 pm, Salem Common
Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Derby Square
Tiny Dance Stage, Group 3
Accumulation Dance, Redefined, Betsy Miller Dance Projects, Sarah Slifer Swift, Hannah Ranco, Angelina Benitez & Rebecca Lang

3:00 - 3:45, Salem Common
Molly Pinto Madigan
Folk

3:00 - 6:00 pm, Artists Row
D.E.N.C.I.T.Y. Soulcase

3:30-3:40, Derby Square
Ritmos Dance
Youth Latin Dance

4:00 – 4:20 pm, Salem Common
Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

4:00 to 4:45 pm, Derby Square
Ronnie Black Hat Deschenes
Americana/Blues

4:45 to 5:30 pm, Derby Square
Third Citizen Theatre Company
Street Theatre

5:15 – 6:00 pm, Salem Common
LadyCap
Reggae