Celebration Weekend!

Come home to Hubbard Hall!  Workshops, Performances, Fun & Events for the Entire Family.
July 4-6, 2014

Exciting events are planned for the entire weekend……..

Friday evening, July 4th: Opening Ceremonies and "Fiddle Weekend Revisited" concert!

• 5-7 p.m. Valley Artisans Market Show and Opening Reception – Freight Yard DepotValley Artisans' Market began in March of 1981, making the west side of the Hubbard Hall street level stores its home. On the Hubbard Hall Celebration Weekend of July 4th through 6th it will hold an Old and New Members' Work Retrospective featuring art work by many of our founding members and the people who have joined VAM for a period of time over the years, as well as the current membership.  It will be hung in the Freight Depot Theater/ Gallery and will be open from 5 to 7 on Friday night, July 4th, with an opening reception during that time.  On Saturday, July 5th it will be open from 10 to 5 and on Sunday from 10 to 3.  Members will be demonstrating their crafts during those open times as well.
• 7:30-8 p.m. Opening Ceremonies and Remarks - Hubbard Hall
• 8:00-11 p.m. Fiddle Weekend Revisited Concert - Hubbard Hall. For 25 years, from 1980 to 2004, Hubbard Hall hosted a mini folk festival which we called "Fiddle Weekend"  It did, indeed, feature many fiddlers but also welcomed clowns,  dancers, singers and amazing musicians of all stripes.  The magic of these events was due to our letting one person invite the people with whom they most liked to perform.  The audience was the lucky recipient of this chemistry, year after year.  For our July 4th Hubbard Hall Celebration we again invite George Wilson to bring his friends, including guitarist Josh Ward, fiddler John Kirk, John Kirk along with student Seamus Carey who plays fiddle, Irish and Old Timey, and banjo and guitar playing, high stepping  Trish Miller. George's star fiddle student Claire Sweeney will show her stuff and  concertina player Jody Kruskal will entertain us with his rollicking tunes, silly songs and a special Uncle Dave Macon set with George.  Sometimes fiddle players come out of the walls during this event as well, so you'd best come check it out!

 July 5^th Saturday: A variety of events including:

• 10 am – 5 pm Fun Activities for the Whole Family - Workshops, Arts and Crafts, Food, Music, Performances, Games
• 9:30-11 am Bartinieff Fundamentals Workshop with Joanna Brotman in the Dance Studio
• 10 am – 5 pm  Valley Artisans Market Show in the Freight Yard Depot
• 10 am – 5 pm   T-Shirt Sales, Children’s Area Games & Arts Activities and Journal Distribution in the Tent
• 11 am - 12:15 pm Mixed Level Teen & Adult Ballet Class with Margaret Wagner in the Dance Studio
• 12 pm - 1 pm Bruce Williamson & Sima Wolfe Stiltwalking with Saxophones in Freight Yard Park
• 1 pm – 2 pm Children’s Theater Sing-a-longs with Allison Caldwell and Mariah Sanford-White in Hubbard Hall. All Ages welcome!
• 2 pm - 3 pm Parade Practice for All Ages with Public Works Ensemble in the Dance Studio.  Remember Dr Zoom's Fantastic Circus or The Magic Forest? Composer Jody Kruskal was in residence at Hubbard Hall for several memorable collaborations with the Dance Program.  He composed for whatever conventional instruments were played by the participants as well as for an assemblage of tubes, gongs, bells, pipes and what have you.  The effect was magical.  At times these instruments took to the streets as the Public Works Ensemble Parade.  If you'd like to be part of this event you will need to join Jody for a practice session on Saturday from 2 to 3 in the Beacon Feed Studio.  The parade itself will take place during the Farmers' Market on Sunday, July 6th.
• 3 - 5pm Reverse Applique Quilting Workshop with Margaret Wagner in the Visual Arts Studio
• 3 - 4:30pm Open Mic with Deena Smith (signup starts at 2:30pm) in the Tent.
• 5 - 6:30 pm Giant Pot Luck under the Tent. Grilled sausages and vegetables, beverages, breads and cheeses provided. Please bring a salad, dessert or side dish to share -- or if you're traveling from afar, just bring yourself.
• 7 - 8:30 pm Music from Salem Concert in Hubbard Hall. Over There: A Remembrance of World War I featuring works by Zemlinsky (String Quartet No.2)andElgar (Piano Quintet in A minor, Opus 84). Calvin Wiersma, Judith Eissenberg, violins; Lila Brown, viola; David Russell, cello; Judith Gordon, piano.
• 9 - 11 pm All Star Cabaret with Kevin McGuire in Hubbard Hall. A gathering of Theatre Company members, past and present, with songs, skits, and general merriment. Featuring Kevin McGuire and other returning members of the Theater Company and the Battenkill Chorale; Cash Bar and Snacks.

July 6^th Sunday:  During the hours of the farmer's market:

• 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Arts activities, Parade, Great Food and Music at the Cambridge Farmers Market.
• 9 - 11 am Somatics Workshop with Laura Gates in the Dance Studio.  Chasing contractive patterns out of the Torso. Neuromuscular re-patterning techniques to identify and change tight muscles that are pulling the body into asymmetry, twist, tilt, and postural distortion that may cause pain, poor movement mechanics and uneven wear and tear on joints. This gentle movement practice, safe for all ages and fitness levels, was developed by the late somatic pioneer, Thomas Hanna PhD. Wear flexible clothing and socks. Your instructor is Laura M Gates, certified Hanna (Clinical) Somatic Educator, NYC.
• 10 am - 4 pm. Valley Artisans Market Show in the Freight Depot.
• 10 am - 2 pm. Hubbard Hall Tune Jam Band at the Farmer's Market.
• 11 am - 1pm. Face Painting, Glitter Tattoos and Mehndi (henna) at the Farmer's Market.
• 3 pm - 5 pm.  Shape Note Singing in Lovejoy Building. Everyone is welcome to join in this a capella singing tradition, singing from the Sacred Harp and from Northern Harmony.
• 12 noon. Parade by the Public Works Orchestra
• 1 pm - 2 pm. Hubbard Hall Dance Showcase with pop-up performances at the Farmer's Market and Freight Yard Park.