Adamant Blackfly Festival

Past event
May 30, 2015, 9 AM to 5 PM

Don't miss the 13th Annual Adamant Blackfly Festival, May 30, 2015, 9-5 Free!

Event schedule:

9am: Pre-madness meanderings, with local naturalists Richard Czaplinski, Nora Estrin and Charles Taylor

10:00 Live Music: Rick Winston and Franklin Heyburn:
Fiddle and accordion, music from the New England and the British Isles

10:30 Live Music: Nancy And Lilly, a mother and daughter duo singing vintage and contemporary folk rock, and blues.

11:00 Live music: Mark Legrand and Sarah Munro: Original and roots music with beautiful harmonies: honest and passionate.

• Grill opens - jumbo hot dogs, chicken sausage, salmon burgers, black bean cakes, delectable salads and baked goods
• Silent Auction opens - ooh la la, more great stuff than you can shake a bottle of bug dope at

11:30 - Live music: Shady Rill (Patti Casey and Tom Mackenzie): Everything from French Canadian dance tunes, to Tin Pan Alley, to Old Time Country, and a healthy dose of originals.

12:00- Live music: Susannah Blachly and Patti Casey - Original, modern folk.

12:30 - Blackfly Fashion Show.

1:30 - Live music: Pitz Quattrone and the Freelancers: a highly improvisational, fun, jamrockin, 5-piece dance band sonic wave. A sprinkling of Pitz's original material makes it into the mix as well.

2:00 Blackfly Parade.

Silent Auction ends

2:30 Live Music: The Turning Stile with Joanne Garton (fiddle) and Aaron Marcus (piano, concertina). Original songs, traditional step dancing from Cape Breton, and Appalachia, Ireland and Quebec-

2:45 - Blackfly Pie Contest. Enter as a solo cook, or create your confection as a family! Hungry judges award entries for Taste, Blackfly Homage, and Artistry.

3:30 - The very first Blackfly Poetry Slam with Linda Quinlin, Wisconsin poet of the year.

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