Fun Fest

Join Música Franklin for our 7th Annual Fun Fest, a *free* all-ages festival of live music, crafts, and activities! Enjoy world-class performers, shop local craft vendors, get your face painted, try out a musical instrument at our “instrument petting zoo”, and grab a bite from Stone Soup Cafe. Don’t miss the fun, happening **Saturday, May 10th** from **12:30-5:15** at Unity Park in Turners Falls. In case of rain, Fun Fest will take place at Greenfield High School. Afterwards, keep the party going at The Rendezvous, where renowned trumpeter Saskia Laroo will perform from 7:00pm followed by an open jam session at 8:30.

Fun Fest will feature a vibrant line-up of performers, including Jazzkia Meets HipHop, Larksgrove, Música Franklin students, Roberto Piñeiro y su Orquesta Sensacional, and the Turners Falls High School Music Department. The day will also include an interactive drum circle with Abdou Sarr, a dance party for all ages led by Anne Cubberly’s Giant Puppets, and arts and crafts facilitated by Artspace Greenfield.

Música Franklin is a free after-school music and social justice program for students in grades 1-12 in Franklin County. Our mission is *preparing students for a brighter future through music.* Youth in the program gain skills that will help them succeed throughout their lives while also learning to play an instrument.

Fun Fest is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. Fun Fest is also funded in part by grants from the Greenfield, Montague, and Gill Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Fun Fest is also made possible by the generous support of Mass Cultural Council, RiverCulture, Greenfield Savings Bank, Greenfield Cooperative Bank, Paul Redeker Rental Company, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Amanda Abramson Coldwell Banker Community Realtors, Franklin County Community Development Corporation, and Artspace.