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Strawberry Festival at Plymouth Meeting Friends School

Fun for the Entire Family
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Strawberry Festival

Bring your family, spread a blanket, and stay for the day!

Plymouth Meeting Friends School’s 74th Annual Strawberry Festival will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 11am until 3pm.

The festival offers lots of fun for the entire family, including games, crafts, food, music, and activities for all ages.   

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Stay for the day to enjoy the following performances:

The Spinning Leaves performance revolves around the songs of Barbara Gettes and Michael Baker. Their music is steeped in traditional American melodies with garnishes of psychedelic folk and new weird America. These artists aren't afraid to mix it all up, relying on everything from stomps and horns to such instruments as the sitar, oud and pump organ to brandish their signature sound. (11am -12pm)

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Ron Kravitz facilitates a Drumming and Percussion Circle and will guide participants in an improvised style percussion session. Bring your home style percussion instruments -- pots, pans, lids, spoons, small bongos, containers filled with rice -- to join in creating drum-style sounds. Special guest: Lara Vracarich, Creative Spirit Fusion, Expressive Dance, Rhythm and Vocalization. (12:30pm - 2pm)

Sherry Canary and the Kool Kats play a mix of standards in the style of Django Reinhart along with their own original music in the gypsy jazz genre. (2pm - 3pm)

Puppeteers from the Renaissance Artist Puppet Company will perform in an interactive walk-about. (Throughout the festival)

The Give and Take Jugglers blend their incredible juggling skills with comedy and audience participation. (Throughout the festival)

Browse festive vendors, offering clothing, crafts and other merchandise, as well as a Used Books and DVD Booth. In addition, there will be a variety of delicious foods, baked goods, and plenty of beverages for sale.  Of course the hallmark of the festival is the fabulous strawberry shortcake!

The event runs from 11am - 3pm and is held rain or shine. 

Plymouth Meeting Friends School is a PreK (ages 3-4) – 6th grade school that offers a creative, rigorous curriculum within a caring environment. The 150 students at PMFS come from northwest Philadelphia and Montgomery counties.

Plymouth Meeting Friends School is located at 2150 Butler Pike (the corner of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike)  in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Parking is available at Meetinghouse Commons, located on Germantown Avenue across from the school. For more information: www.pmfs1780.org

 

 

 

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