Riverside Festival of the Arts is Sept 16+17, 2017. 10 am till 5 pm both days with special ‘Afters Hours’ with James Supra Band Saturday 17th from 5:30 till 7:30 ! Call for Artists to reserve location is on till March 15th for previous artists! Call for Musicians~will you be on the stage this year?
The 2017 Poster Contest is on!
Sponsors welcome for the 2017 21st Arts Festival!
Exciting new ‘Four Seasons’ Plein Air Art Workshops kick off, Earth Day Weekend this Spring! April 22+23. You can sign up for just the one weekend ($250) or for all four seasons of weekend workshops (1 per season) for $900… The expert artists instucting get paid, and the rest goes to the non-profit Riverside Festival of the Arts /Plein Air Art Contest.
Produce our next great poster of the year to be on all advertising for 2017 with credit to the artist! Please go to the Poster contest page for more information.
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Plein Air Art Exhibition = thru March 31, @ Pomfret Club at 33 n. 4th street, in case you missed it at the State Theatre:
Check out many fun festival photos on social media and facebook. THANK YOU to our dedicated hard-working committee and volunteers, for a beautiful 20th annual arts event!
FUND-RAISER for 2017 Festival: Want a lovely hand-stamped 20th festival tee? Or how about our lovely 9-notecard boxed set of gorgeous plein air art paintings for $20? Send an email to order.
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News for 2017!
This year from 5:30 till 7:30 we will have an “Afters” Event with music/ food / beverages and fun! More info coming!
If you have feedback on how to make any elements better or have skills to help run some facet of the event let us know.
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2016 Schedule of Events:
ACE : Arts Community Easton Presents:
R.F.A. 20th Year Anniversary Celebration (Sept 2016) in beautiful Riverside and Scott Parks, Larry Holmes Drive, Easton PA along the scenic banks of the Delaware and Lehigh Valley Rivers! For 2016 itinerary please scroll down.
FREE EVENT with FREE PARKING and FREE SHUTTLE …. wow!
look for updated dates and times this summer, 2017. We are busy working on this creative and fun event!
FREE to attend, with so many workshops and demos to inspire you at any age.
- Art contests up to $4000 in cash prizes with our Juried Arts Gallery and Plein Air Contest
- Fantastic Artists and Crafts! Get your holiday shopping for unique gifts on!
- Children through adult workshops all FREE.
- Great Food/Food trucks, Cup Cake Wars, Cuisine Challenge, Libations of all sorts
- Live Music, Performance Art, Spoken Word, special Freddies Bridgade and Easton Theater Co-Op with cabaret on hand!
- Educational workshops to inspire. All in one location!
- Email: EastonRiverside@gmail.com / Call: Lady Colleen @ 631-455-2195
Here’s our lineup of festival events for the whole family!!
Scott Park Festival Events
| Saturday | Sunday | ||
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| 10.45 | Opening: Native American Dance | 9.30 | Easton Yoga to Lenape drum |
| 11.15 | Music: Harakal Duo | 11.00 | Music: Acoustic Kitty Project |
| 12.15 | Music: Blue Hearts Revelry | 12.00 | Music: Heidi Ott |
| 1.30 | Theater: Freddies Brigade | 12.45 | Performance Dance: -FuSia Dance -Totts Gap Institute -Tap Ties |
| 2.00 | Juried Arts Top 10 Ribbon Presentation | 1.45 | Music: Soul Folks |
| 2.30 | Music: PDR Rocking music | 2.15 | Cup Cake Wars! Finals |
| 3.30 | Performance Dance: -Miss Julies with Adora Dance -PA Dance Network -DeSales | 2.45 | Theater:Easton Theater Co-Op |
| 4.15 | Music: IBD Band, a Grateful Dead Tribute | 3.00 | Cuisine Challenge Finals! |
| 5.30 | Close | 3.3 | Music: Sereen Green |
| 4.15 | Awards Ceremony and Special Guests | ||
| 5.00 | Close | ||
Riverside Park Festival Events
| Saturday | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30-11.30 | DRAW OFF! -at the Cranes Tent |
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| 11.00-5.00 | Childrens Interactive Area: -Young adult artistry -Busking, hooping and fun -Ian Summers Faces of Riverside -10,000 Crane Project for Childrens Hospital and Introspective workshop | 11.00-5.00 | Childrens Interactive Area -Young adult artistry -Busking, hooping and fun -James Glorias Historic Mural Painting with brooms and acrylics for Festigoers. $5 raffle for the finished project! -10,000 Crane Project for Childrens Hospital and Introspective workshop |
| 12.00 | Native American Candy Dance | 1.00-3.00 | Cathy Stoops Healing Paintings with flora & fauna found at Scott park. |
| 12.00-1.00 | Chesna Closs Fit Esteem | 3.30 | Return Plein Air for judging |
| 1.00-3.00 | Spoken Word | 5.00 | Close |
| 4.3.0 | Return Plein Air Art (overnight) | ||
| 5.30 | Close | ||
