Enter through the Rainbow Gate and get your wristband. Watch the jugglers while in line.
Rush off to the Rainbow Stage to hear Pete Seeger & the Power of Song (young musicians).
Next, head to the Sloop Stage, where Roland Mousaa and other Native American guests offer "A Prayer for Clearwater" and several songs.
Pete Seeger arrives to introduce the next performer, Thomasina Winslow, who sings blues and gospel. Before she takes the stage, Mikro and I are able to say hello and thank you to Mr. Seeger for all the inspiration he has given us over the years. He poses for a picture with Mikro.
Everybody is hungry, so we head over to Working Waterfront for a picnic and watch people taking rides in kayaks and rowboats, while the Clearwater and the Mystic Whaler sail by.
Then it is time to check out the educational exhibits nearby and the craft fair. Mikro especially loved the Tideline Tent, where he looked at eels, learned about the water monitoring the Clearwater is doing and helped test turbidity, looked at microscopic aquatic life with educators from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (and surprised them by shouting "Hey! I see a daphnia!"), and read a book about eels. He also made out like a bandit at the booths, acquiring some really cool Tshirts.
Next, head on over to the World Dance Stage area, where Pete Seeger, David Amram, Roland Mousaa and friends perform "The Blessing of the River".
And now, head to the Circle of Song, where Rick Nestler emcees the many talented sloop singers who perform sea songs and Hudson River Songs, with "total audience participation" and belt out some sea chanteys and river tunes. Some of the wonderful performers we get to sing with over the weekend: Pete Seeger, Rick Nestler, Donna Nestler, Linda Richards, Bob Killian, Dan Einbender, Kim and Reggie Harris, Eric Russell, Betty Boomer, Steve Stanne, Dan Bern and Stout.
Somewhere along the line, there was time to explore a really cool tree and bird watch a bit. Music, nature and the river. A magical day.
And we get to do it again on Sunday! (But that's another post...)
2 comments:
Sounds like you had a wonderful musical day. Wish we could have been there.
Beautiful pictures!
We know the older juggler in the three person troupe that was wandering around in the striped t-shirts. Tony Duncan. He was one of my inspirations at the NY Jugglers Club when I was a teenager.
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