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 21st Annual Riverfest Click below to preview the posters for the 2011 Riverfest poster auction.  The 21st Annual RiverFest, the region’s favorite festival, celebrates art, music, and ecology on Sunday, July 24 at 10 a.m. on Narrowsburg's Main Street. Schedule of Events 9:45 a.m. River Dogs on Parade (registration at 9 a.m.) Pet communication mini-consultations with Brenda Seldin 9 to 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Stacy Cohen and Friends (pop & rock music) at the Main Stage Richard Johansen (pop & rock music) at the Main Stage 11 a.m. Mike Jung (folk music) at Gerard’s River Grill terrace 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Kids Korner with Maureen Cookingham 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pet consulations with animal communicator Brenda Seldin (at Booth 34) 12:30 – 2 p.m. Poster auction, led by auctioneer Jerry Malek 2:30 p.m. Carol Smith’s Little Sparrow (Americana/bluegrass music) at the Main Stage 3:30 p.m. Belly dancing with Sabah and Dancers of the Dawn on Main Street Daylong attractions include the Catskill Regional Medical Center Health booth where you can get your blood pressure checked. Galleries, shops, and restaurants are open for business.  RiverFest, the Upper Delaware River region’s most popular summer festival, is celebrating its 21st annual event with local music, original art, and information about the ecosystem. It all happens Sunday, July 24 on Main Street in Narrowsburg, NY. The festivities begin a 9:45 a.m. Presented by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and sponsored by Catskill Regional Medical Center, Riverfest is a family-friendly street fair where residents and visitors can talk with artists and artisans, enjoy the River Dogs on Parade, sample an array of street foods, celebrate the ecology of the pristine Delaware River, and encourage children to create art at Kids Korner. You can even get your blood pressure checked. The centerpiece of the event is a live auction of 60 original works of art created on Riverfest posterboards. At 12:30 p.m., auctioneer Jerry Malek will auction off the posters, which are created by local artists. Posters are available for preview here. They are uploaded to the website as they come in from the artists, starting in early July. This year, Riverfest features four local music acts at the bandstand including Richard Johanssen and Mike Jung, Stacy Cohen and Friends, and Little Sparrow. Bellydancers Sabah and Dancers of the Dawn return for the second year to perform. No one goes hungry at RiverFest. All the local restaurants are open (including Main Street’s new ice cream shop Likity Splitz) and the RiverFest food court offers tasty quick foods like sesame noodles, hot dogs, wraps, grilled chicken, roasted corn on the cob, funnel cake, and more. Over three dozen artist and artisan booths line Main Street. You’ll be able to meet and buy from potters; jewelers; woodworkers; textile, glass, and stone artists; a broom maker; a chain saw sculptor; painters; and photographers. The whole event kicks off at 9:45 a.m. with the River Dogs on Parade. Pooches and their owners 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 ribbons for Most Original, Funniest, and Best in Show. Brenda Seldin of Pets Can Communicate is offering consultations (proceeds benefit DVAA). Download a River Dogs on Parade Registration Form |
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