WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR IT!
DecaturFest is the annual block party during the ONE Ramble on the raddest street in the universe!! The theme of this year's Ramble is **The Golden Years** and the theme of the DecaturFest is **The Golden Hour** -- focused on light, appreciating the special times in life, and all things wonderful and gold. DecaturFest will feature music, readings, and mini-workshops from some of the talented people within our community, in addition to various local vendors, performance art, and installations from local artists.
****a reminder that ALL VEHICLES WILL NEED TO BE OFF THE STREET BY 10 AM on Saturday morning 7/27****
DO YOU WANT TO HELP?
Art Build Party on Friday 4-6pm at 21 Decatur St. (prep to turn the street into a golden hour dreamscape -- bring any materials or art installation ideas)
Set-up and Street Decorating on Saturday 10-12am
Street End Guardians on Saturday 12-5pm (in shifts)
Clean up! on Saturday 4:30-6:00pm
**please contact Annalise Carington (210) 275-2309 if you're interested in volunteering. All Ramble volunteers are eligible for city market hours.
THE SCHEDULE
Community Potluck: (we will have BBQ basics but dishes to share are welcome!)
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Music:
11:15 --- Marxist Jargon
12:15 --- Meg Rice
1:15 --- House of 1000 Sportscars
2:00 -- Esther Rose and Eric George
3:15 --- Honey and Soul
4:00 --- Appalled Eagles
Cool Stuff:
11:00 --- Pruning, training and feeding your backyard cannabis with expert gardener Colin Pratt;
11:45 --- Poetry reading with author, poet, translater and musician Henry Finch and Friends
12:45 --- A presentation on cooperative food systems by Sam Bliss, a PhD student in ecological economics studying non-market food systems at UVM (and Marxist Jargon musician)
1:30 --- Reading and poetry with Old North End author, educator and artist Frances Cannon and friends.
2:45 -- Trash Trees of Burlington: IDing the scrappy trees and shrubs of our yards, hedgerows and "waste" spaces with Ethan Tapper, Chittenden County Forester.
Jan 19, 2025, 3 to 5 PM
NPA Meeting Wards 4 & 7Jan 22, 2025, 6 to 8 PM
Astrology ImprovJan 23, 2025, 7 to 8 PM