\u00e2\u20ac\u0153DISCOVER THE AVENUE\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is on Saturday, June 9th, 12-5pm, rain or shine, on Farmington Avenue in Hartford. This street festival is sponsored by the Farmington Avenue Alliance and celebrates the arts, culture, architecture, and history of our Farmington Avenue neighborhood. There will be trolley rides, activities at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, music at the corner of Girard and Farmington Avenues, architectural walks in the neighborhood, an exploration of the Park River, artists exhibiting their work for sale, clowns, plein air artists painting neighborhood sites, and more. Here’s an outline of the events:<\/p>\n
MAIN EVENTS<\/strong> Nook Farm Green Arts & Crafts Show & Music<\/em> Corner of Girard\/Farmington<\/em> TOURS<\/strong> Immanuel Church<\/em> MUSIC<\/strong> Nook Farm Green<\/em> Immanuel Church<\/em> Corner of Girard\/Farmington<\/em> The Hartford Insurance Group<\/em> ART\/DANCE<\/strong> KIDS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ACTIVITIES<\/strong> Stowe Center<\/em> Nook Farm Green<\/em> Immanuel Church<\/em> Noah Webster School<\/em> FOOD<\/strong> GETTING AROUND-FREE<\/strong> PARKING<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153DISCOVER THE AVENUE\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is on Saturday, June 9th, 12-5pm, rain or shine, on Farmington Avenue in Hartford. This street festival is sponsored by the Farmington Avenue Alliance and celebrates the arts, culture, architecture, and history of our Farmington Avenue neighborhood. There will be trolley rides, activities at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, music at the corner of Girard and Farmington Avenues, architectural walks in the neighborhood, an exploration of the Park River, artists exhibiting their<\/p>\n
\nNoon to 5:00PM
\nHarriet Beecher Stowe Birthday Celebration<\/em>
\nLocation: Forest & Farmington<\/p>\n
\nLocation: Farmington & Woodland<\/p>\n
\nSwing to gospel, soul, R & B, and reggae in an afternoon of music sponsored by West End Civic Association featuring Tony Harrington, Precise and local performers.<\/p>\n
\nHartford Preservation Alliance Walking Tours<\/em>
\nMeet at Nook Farm Green, Farmington & Woodland
\n12 noon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nook Farm
\n1:30 p.m. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 4 p.m. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Park River
\n4 p.m. Asylum Hill (Woodland\/Niles)<\/p>\n
\nLocation: Farmington & Woodland
\nSanctuary open all afternoon, organ and bell ringing demonstrations<\/p>\n
\nStowe Center<\/em>
\nStrolling musicians, drumming, community choirs<\/p>\n
\nAmerica\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Music\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Celtic Roots. The Boys of Wexford featuring P.V. O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Donnell, fiddle, John Taub, accordion, Paul Recker, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Old Time
\nCountry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Claudine Langille, banjo and mandolin.<\/p>\n
\nOrgan<\/p>\n
\nTony Harrington, featured vocalist. Gospel, soul, R & B, and reggae<\/p>\n
\n10-piece salsa band, Mikata<\/p>\n
\nArt and crafts for show and display at Nook Farm Green.
\nClowns, mimes, street entertainers, Praise Dancers at the West End Community Center.
\nInternational art exhibit at The Hartford, with salsa band and free dance lessons.<\/p>\n
\nWest End Community Center<\/em>
\nLocation: 461 Farmington Ave.
\nChildren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Playscape, face painting, water balloons games, pony rides.<\/p>\n
\nCarriage rides, hat decorating, drumming, lawn croquet<\/p>\n
\nBead table<\/p>\n
\nFace painting<\/p>\n
\nLocation: 5 Cone Street
\nJune Fair \u00e2\u20ac\u201c games for young children<\/p>\n
\nRefreshments at Stowe Center, Mark Twain House caf\u00c3\u00a9, Nook Farm Green, West End Community Center, avenue restaurants.<\/p>\n
\nTrolley \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8 stops runs all day
\nCT Transit bus – no fare with day pass (at information table, Nook Farm Green)
\nWalking \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all Farmington Ave events are within 6 blocks<\/p>\n
\nAll legal spaces on street
\nClemens Place (enter Mark Twain
\nHouse driveway on Farmington Ave.)
\nSherman Street \u00e2\u20ac\u201c UConn Law School
\nSherman Street \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hartford Seminary
\nForest Street \u00e2\u20ac\u201c lots with signs
\nWoodland Street \u00e2\u20ac\u201c lots with signs
\nFarmington & Kenyon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kinko\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lot (aka West End Plaza)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"