Marblehead Festival of Arts for Marblehead Reporter
Here’s the other event I shot this past Saturday! This is actually the first — the Haitian culture night was later in the day.
This event was a blast. The weather was lovely, the festival-goers were friendly, and the art was fun. Check out all my photos below, or click through to the WickedLocal article to see my photos alongside some from Chris Stevens.
Charlie Ainlay, 5, poses in front of his entry in the sand sculpture contest at Deveraux Beach during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Toy cars drive over a kid’s entry in the sand sculpture contest at Deveraux Beach during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Greg Triplett, one of the staff at the Deveraux Beach Kite Festival portion of the Marblehead Festival of Arts, waits for customers to buy spools of kite string on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]A rainbow kite, flown by Richie Salvo of Kites Over New England, floats over Deveraux Beach during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Richie Salvo of Kites Over New England sets up the kite “Yaya the Duck” at Deveraux Beach during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. “We picked the colors for the feet, beak, and bow tie,” he says. “I just think it looks comical in the sky.” [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]A member of the Charles River Saxophone Quartet plays ‘The Liberty Bell March’ outside Abbott Hall during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Elora Tewksbury plays with maracas at the Children’s Festival outside the Lee Mansion during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Volunteer David sprays enamel on painted rocks during the Children’s Festival outside Lee Mansion during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]Margaret has her face painted with a butterfly during the Children’s Festival outside Lee Mansion during the Marblehead Festival of Arts on Saturday, July 7, 2019. [Wicked Local Staff Photo / Ray Bernoff]
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