Past event: Nene Fest 2013
Nene Fest 2013 was held on Saturday, April 27th, 2013, from 3 to 9 PM, at Optimist Park.
All the information below is now historical.
We hope you can attend! We have an exciting festival planned, including music, food, art, crafts, kids' activities, and giant puppets. We'll be selling T-shirts and posters with Nene Fest designs.
Food at 5:00
We'll be selling dinner and desserts. Serving starts at 5:00 and ends at 8:00 or when food runs out. Based on past experience food probably will run out, so don't wait until the last minute!
Dinner consists of lasagna (choice of turkey, vegetarian, or vegan) with salad and bread, at $5/plate. The lasagna is catered by New Leaf Market and the bread and salad are contributed by neighborhood residents.
Desserts, contributed by many of the great neighborhood cooks, are individually priced.
Disposable plates, flatware, and cups will be available, but we encourage you to bring your own non-disposables.
Any money made on food sales will be used to offset the cost of putting on Nene Fest and other neighborhood events.
Musical Lineup
| 3:00 | Guitars in the Park | Neighborhood folks who often play in the park. |
|---|---|---|
| 3:45 | Russ McGuff | Familiar tunes in new ways. |
| 4:30 | The Bothys | Traditional and contemporary Celtic/Folk with guitar, mandolin, banjo, drums, hammered dulcimer, whistle, flute, voices, and fiddle |
| 5:15 | Cows Don't Care | Lonesome ruminants playing music to graze by |
| 6:00 | The Teeny Nenes | Neighborhood kids ages 5 to 17 playing together for the first time just for Nene Fest |
| 6:30 | Puppet Show | Brand new narrated script with giant handmade puppets and neighborhood musicians. Only at Nene Fest! |
| 7:00 | John Sheridan | Guitarist/vocalist plays pleasing classics |
| 7:30 | Quanta | Duo playing eclectic mix of music, including original compositions, Americana, jazz and blues |
| 8:15 | Mark Russell | The Funky Violinist, everything from Purple Rain to Bach |
T-shirts and posters (3:00 to 8:00)
The popular
Nene Fest t-shirts will return! Our neighborhood artist Charity Myers has created a new design
(right) for 2013. We will also sell 2013 posters and a limited supply of T-shirts and posters
from previous years. T-shirts and posters will be on sale 3:00 to 8:00, but shop early for your choice of size and
style.
| Adult 2013 T-shirts | $15 |
| Child 2013 T-shirts | $10 |
| All vintage T-shirts | $5 |
| Posters 2013 | $5 |
| Posters vintage sets | $10 |
| Buttons | $1 |
Activities
We have some great activities planned. Details TBA.