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Cochecho Arts Summer 2012 Schedule

Cochecho_Arts_Festival_logoMARK YOUR CALENDAR

It’s two months of fun from Tuesday through Friday in downtown Dover. This is year 38 for the popular festival supported by local business and attnede by thousands. For a day-by-day calendar of events see the official listing below, and don’t forget to thank your local chamber, volunteers, and sponsors for making this all possible once again. (See below)

 

TUESDAY MORNINGS FOR KIDS

The Liberty Mutual Children’s Series has grown dramatically in recent years and these popular family events now average over 500 attendees per week.  Performances take place at the Rotary Arts Pavilion in Henry Law Park on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am.  The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is located right next door which makes for a perfect opportunity for families to spend the day in Dover.

July 10: BJ Hickman Magic Shows (St. Thomas Aquinas)

July 17: Dan Grady (Profile Bank)

July 24: Sammie Haynes (Wentworth-Douglass Hospital & CHaD)

July 31: Judy Pancoast (Holy Rosary Credit Union)

August 7: Wayne from Maine (Bernson Legal, PLLC)

August 14: Farmer Jason (Portsmouth Christian Academy)

LOCAL PERFORMERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

On Wednesday afternoons the Festival will shift to the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot at 550 Central Avenue with the Public Service of New Hampshire Farmers Market Series.  Local singers and songwriters will perform at 4:00 pm during the Seacoast Growers Association Dover Farmers Markets that will offer produce, herbs, meat, poultry, cheeses and baked goods, all locally grown and produced.

July 11: Cochecho Arts & Technology Academy Guitar Ensemble

July 18: Andrea Szirbik

July 25: The Joint Chiefs

August 1: Courtney Brocks

August 8: Jennie Backstrom

August 15: Nice & Naughty

 

THURSDAYS ROCK AT NOON

The Rotary Arts Pavilion is also home to the popular Shark in the Park lunchtime concert series, in its 10th year, named for local radio station and Festival media partner The Shark 105.3 FM.  Every Thursday at Noon during the Festival a local rock band will take the stage and Dover residents and employees alike are encouraged to find a shady spot in Henry Law Park to enjoy a live performance as they eat lunch.

July 12: American Made

July 19: The Jen Thayer Band

July 26: Rosie

August 2: Johnny and the Two Timers

August 9: Truffle

August 16: Smokin’ Loafers

FRIDAY NIGH HEADLINERS

The Festival’s Headliner Series will once again take place on Friday evenings at the Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin stage at Henry Law Park beginning July 6.  An eclectic mix of local favorites, including Truffle and Rock My Soul, will take center stage, as well as top regional performers, Entrain and the Boogaloo Swamis.  New this year will be opening acts, featuring the Seacoast’s brightest up-and-coming soloists, who will warm up the audience for the evening’s Headliner.  The opening act will begin at 6:00 pm with the Headliner performance beginning at 7:00 pm.

July 6: Truffle with Dan Walker (Federal Savings Bank)

July 13: Rock My Soul with Martin England (Wentworth-Douglass Hospital)

July 20: Wooden Eye with Andrea Szirbik (Beacon Financial Group & Bernson Legal, PLLC)

July 27: Boogaloo Swamis with Jennie Backstrom (TD Bank & Measured Progress)

August 3: Islandside with Ryan Flaherty DF Richard)

August 10: Entrain with Anthony Vito Fiandaca (Rotary Club of Dover)

SATURDAY MOVIE NIGHT

The Marion Cheney ReMax Legacy/Bernson Legal, PLLC Festival Movie Night will be held on Saturday, July 14, with a showing of the 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead.  Moviegoers are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite bloodsucking vampire.  The event will begin at dusk in lower Henry Law Park, offering attendees the opportunity to enjoy a riverside picnic dinner on the lawn with unobstructed views of the 26-foot inflatable outdoor movie screen.

Throughout the summer, attendees will be able to show their support of the Festival by purchasing a Shaheen & Gordon Festival Button, complete with a unique QR code that when scanned by a smart phone will send users directly to www.CochechoArtsFestival.org.  The collectable button will also feature the 2012 Festival logo created by Reverie Design.  Festival Buttons will be on sale at the Fairpoint Box Office throughout the summer.  The Bank of New Hampshire Festival Program, complete with all necessary Festival information, will also be available at the Box Office.

For all Cochecho Arts Festival information, performance lineup and sponsor information visit www.CochechoArtsFestival.org or the Festival’s Facebook page.  In the event or rain, both webpages will be updated with the latest information on cancellations and venue changes.  You may also call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, (603) 742-2218, with any Festival questions.

 

 

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