Dover Apple Harvest Fest Schedule 2012
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The 28th Annual Apple Harvest Day will take place in Dover on Saturday, October 6 from 9am to 4pm.  The Seacoast’s premier fall festival, organized by the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and underwritten by Federal Savings Bank, will welcome over 25,000 people to downtown Dover for a day filled with live music, dance performances and theatrical presentations. (Continued below)

 

Festival attendees can expect all of the events and activities from past years’ including the WOKQ Apple Pie Judging Contest, Apple Harvest Day 5K Road Race and shopping with nearly 300 vendors.  Live entertainment will certainly be abundant at Apple Harvest Day 2012 with six performance venues featuring over 35 local and regional bands, dance troupes and theatre groups.

New in 2012 is the Bernson Legal, PLLC Orchard Street Stage, which will be located next to The Dover Brickhouse.  Hosted by 107.1 FM WERZ, the Orchard Street Stage will feature performances by The Mallett Brothers Band, Whiskey Kill Duo and Eli Autry.

The Mallett Brothers Band, hailing from Portland, Maine and fresh off of opening for country legend Jason Aldean in September, will offer festival goers a blend of country and rock.  The band has recently been nominated for Best Emerging Artist by Deli Magazine and Best Band in Maine by New England Music Awards.

"I think the Orchard Street Stage is going to be a great addition to the festival," commented Chris Serrecchia, Co-Owner of The Dover Brickhouse.  "We have a great band lineup planned that will attract people to Orchard Street and expand Apple Harvest Day."

Bernson Legal, PLLC Orchard Street Stage

Presented by The Dover Brickhouse

Hosted by 107.1 FM WERZ

9:45am  Ben Cook

10:45am  James McGarvery

12:00pm The Mallett Brother Band

1:00pm   Whiskey Kill Duo

2:00pm   Eli Autry

3:00pm   Tony Santesse

The Urban Tree Services Songwriter Stage, hosted by The Shark 105.3 FM, will be back in Waldron Court on Central Avenue, featuring the best singers and songwriters of the Seacoast.  Four soloists and two duos will take to the stage performing their own mix of original tunes.

Mallett_Brothers_Band

Dan Walker, a Songwriter Stage staple, will be performing a set at 11:30am that will feature his own brand of Americana Roots Music that is sure to delight the crowd.  Another Apple Harvest Day favorite, Martin England, will take to the stage at 2:30pm.  England will touch on multiple genres including folk, rock and Americana.

Urban Tree Services Songwriter Stage

Hosted by The Shark 105.3 FM

9:30am    Arty and LJ Acoustic Duo

10:30am  Deidre Randall

11:30am  Dan Walker

12:30pm  Liz Frame

1:30pm  BA Canning Duo

2:30pm   Martin England

The XFINITY Stage, located in Henry Law Park will once again host the Apple Harvest Day Opening Ceremonies featuring the Dover High School Marching Band.  As usual, the venue will be emceed by the WOKQ Morning Waking Crew’s Mark Ericson.  In addition to hosting performances by Extreme Air of New Hampshire, Matt Randall’s Black Belt Academy and Sole City Dance, Ericson will also conduct the 27th Annual WOKQ Apple Pie Contest at 11:00am.

The XFINITY Stage will also hold multiple theatrical performances.  At 1:00pm, the Garrison Players Thespians will present excerpts from their upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.  At noon, The Millworks Theatre Company will give a preview of their presentation of Footloose, which will be on stage at the Rebel Chef Café in early October.

“During Apple Harvest Day, the Rotary Arts Pavilion serves as a venue to showcase the community and the XFINITY Stage will be no different,” commented Chamber of Commerce Community Events Manager, Michael Mengers.  “This year you can find live music, dance performances, theatrical productions and even the Pie Judging Contest all at one stage.”

XFINITY Stage

Hosted by 97.5 FM WOKQ

9:00am  Opening Ceremonies with DHS Marching Band

10:00am  Garrison Players Youth Performance

10:30am   Sole City Dance

11:00am  WOKQ Pie Judging Contest

12:00pm    Millworks Theatre Company - Footloose

12:30pm  Matt Randall’s Black Belt Academy

1:00pm  Garrison Players – Midsummer Night’s Dream

2:00pm    Tri-Star Dance Team

2:30pm   Extreme Air of New Hampshire

3:30pm   Fusion Dance

 

The Ralph’s House of Tone Stage, located in the Ross Furniture parking lot, will once again rock the North End on Third Street.   Local bands, Valcona and Beat 4, graduates of the Rockright Academy, will perform on stage in addition to On Tap, The Green Bullets, The Experiment and Blue Matter.  97.5 FM The Bay will host the Ralph’s House of Tone Stage throughout the day.

Ralph’s House of Tone Stage

Presented by Ross Furniture

Hosted by The Bay 98.7 FM

10:15am  Beat 4

11:00am  On Tap

12:00pm   The Green Bullets

12:45pm   Valcona

1:45pm    The Experiment

2:45pm    Blue Matter

The Cocheho Arts & Technology Academy will once again be presenting the Cocheco Courtyard Stage on Central Avenue.  Dover resident and well-known performer, Andrea Szirbik, will headline the venue, performing at 11:00am.  There will also be two singer-songwriters (Kelly Fitz and Jack French) and indie rock band, Fables of 46.  The Cocheco Arts & Technology Academy’s Guitar Ensemble will be performing at 3:15pm.  The Courtyard will also host multiple interactive art displays and activities.

Cocheco Arts & Technology Academy Courtyard Stage

10:00am Dance Envy

11:00am  Andrea Szirbik

12:00pm  Fables of 46

12:45pm  Kelly Fitz

1:15pm    Musical Arts present Broadway

1:45pm    CATA’s Show Choir

2:30pm    Jake French

3:15pm    CATA’s Guitar Ensemble

New to Apple Harvest Day in 2012 is the McConnell Center Arts Pavilion & Stage.  The venue will feature a mixture of local vendors, artisans and food options.  The stage will feature a blend of musicians throughout the day ranging from local singer-songwriters to aspiring high school students.  Be sure to come by and catch some great live music, while enjoying the local arts.

For up to date information on Apple Harvest Day visit www.dovernh.org or call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at (603) 742-2218.

 

 

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