Fun at the 'Forge
| Hours: | 10:00am to 3:00pm |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
Bellforge’s third event in their summer series includes musical performances by Stacey Peasley and Wayne Potash; a puppet show by Rotem Goldenberg; arts and crafts with Kurt Jackson; science fun with The Inventor Mentor; and face painting and more with Raddo.
In addition, attendees can help create a colorful on-site art installation with the PopUpCycler.
The festival is free with registration at www.bellforge.org.
A rain date has been scheduled for Sunday, May 15.
“Stacey Peasley’s cheerful, folksy, sing-along tunes have made her the Pied Piper of the under-10 crowd for years,” says Jean Mineo, the Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Medfield, who are currently working to build the Bellforge Arts Center at MSH.
“She has quite the following in MetroWest, and we are thrilled to be able to have both Stacey and Wayne Potash perform at this event.
Wayne has similar appeal, with his quirky, fast-paced and downright funny songs.
I think the kids are going to be up and dancing all afternoon.”
In addition to the musical performances, Rotem Goldenberg will be delighting the audience with her tiny puppet theater.
Goldenberg is a Community Creative Fellow, an initiative powered by the Jewish Arts Collaborative (JArts) and Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP).
Her art is for audiences of all ages and exists between the spaces of visual theater, performance, storytelling, and clowning.
In between the performances, festival-goers can explore a variety of fun science projects with The Inventor Mentor, including bubbles, foam stations, rockets, parachutes, and more, or have children’s entertainer Raddo twist up a balloon hat, paint their face or airbrush a tattoo.
Kurt Jackson from the Zullo Gallery will also be engaging the kids in a simple watercolor art project using a masking technique to create a beautiful landscape for them to make and take home.
With Kim Bernard, from the PopUpCycler, attendees can use recycled plastic to create colorful disks to decorate the exterior of the Bellforge’s chapel in a unique crowd-sourced art installation.
Food trucks, an ice cream truck, and Magic Tree Henna, who will have a booth providing beautiful henna designs, are the only fee-based activities at the festival.
| COST | ↑ top |
FREE!
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
bellforge.org/event/fun-at-the-forge-spring/
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
1 Stonegate Dr, Medfield, MA, 02052 map
Take Rt. 27 to Hospital Road. Make a left on Hospital Road, then a left on Service Drive. Park at the top of the hill in the parking lots on the left.
| TIPS | ↑ top |
- Tickets are free with registration at https://bellforge.org/event/fun-at-the-forge-spring/.
- The address for the former Medfield State Hospital is 1 Stonegate Dr, Medfield, MA. For parking, continue passed the stone gates (which are closed) and turn onto the service road next to where the school bus parking lot is. Park in the lots on the left at the top of the hill. The chapel and green where the festival is are just through the buildings across from the parking lots.
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