Delaware Valley Arts Alliance

		Click below to view the posters created for this year's Riverfest. RiverFest, the region’s favorite festival, is celebrating its 20th birthday this year with more music and entertainment, incredibly talented artists and artisans, dog parade, and information about the ecosystem supporting the Upper Delaware River. The event kicks off Sunday, July 25 at 10 a.m. on Narrowsburg's Main Street. Presented by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and sponsored by Catskill Regional Medical Center, the 20th Anniversary Festival is a place where you can interact with artists and artisans, learn about fly tying, gardening, the ecology of our wonderful Delaware River or create a work of art at Kids Korner. You can even get your blood pressure checked! “We’re proud of the way this festival has evolved,” says DVAA Board President Robin McClernon, “throughout the years it has presented consistent quality, a genuine sense of community, and unbelievably beautiful art posters.” Live music includes “Stacy Cohen and Friends” from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and “Little Sparrow” from 2:30 - 5 p.m. at the bandstand, along with other smaller combos around town. NACL’s stilt walkers and theatrical performers will appear at 3 p.m. and Sabah and Dancers of the Dawn will perform at 3:30 p.m. Auctioneer Jerry Malek will work his magic at 12:30 p.m. to auction off 60 posters created by local artists. “The posters are already coming in and each one is a gem,” says DVAA Gallery Director Rocky Pinciotti. “This tradition has enlivened RiverFest for 19 years (the poster auction started at the 2nd Annual RiverFest) and always draws an appreciative crowd.” You can find wonderful food at RiverFest. All the local restaurants are open and the RiverFest food court offers tasty quick foods like fresh fruit, cold soup, wraps, kettle corn, funnel cake, Italian ice, homemade ice cream and more. Artist and artisan booths line Main Street. You’ll be able to meet and buy from five potters, ten jewelers, seven woodworkers, seven textile, glass and stone artists, candle and broom makers, painters and photographers. Riverfest Schedule of Events, Sunday, July 25, 2010 9:45 a.m. River Dogs on Parade (registration at 9 a.m.) 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Stacy Cohen and Friends, local music 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kids Korner with Maureen Cookingham 12:30 – 2 p.m. Poster auction, led by auctioneer Jerry Malek 2:30 – 5 p.m. Little Sparrow 2:45 p.m. NACL stilt walkers and theatrical performers 3:30 p.m. Belly dancing with Sabah and Dancers of the Dawn For more information call 845-252-7576. Dogs Wanted for River Dogs on Parade Is your dog ready for her close-up? Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is looking for blue-ribbon canines for the River Dogs on Parade at the 20^th annual Riverfest on Sunday, July 25 at 9:45 a.m. The parade welcomes pooches of all sizes and shapes showing off their best finery. All dogs must be leashed. Pooches and their owners will parade from the former Narrowsburg Central School on Erie Street in Narrowsburg to the Main Street Bandstand. Emceed by TV critic Kevin McDonough and judged by a distinguished panel of citizens, the event features prizes for Most Original, Best Trained, Funniest, and Best in Show. Registration is $10 and can be made in advance by downloading the following registraion form. Drop off completed forms at the Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY, or mail to DVAA, PO Box 170, Narrowsburg, NY 12764. Download a River Dogs Registration Form RiverFest's River Dogs on Parade,