Meltdown 2019 is Saturday, March 30!


yeah we're on facebookMeltdown 2019: a festival for kids and their grown-ups!
Saturday, March 30, 2019. 9:30 am – 3 pm.
Smith Vocational High School, Northampton

Yankee Candle, 93.9 the River and Hits 94.3 proudly present Meltdown 2019, Saturday March 30th, Smith Vocational High School, Northampton MA.

FREE ADMISSION!

Music, authors, puppets and storytellers. Petting farm. Bounce house, circus, food court, vendors and so much more. And it’s all FREE!

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Schedule:
Doors open at 9:30; programming starts at 10

Main Stage

9:30 DJ Quintessential

10:00 Joyce Wan: Author of Pug Meets Pig and many other modern board books for babies.

10:20 Little Roots

11:00 Scott Magoon: Illustrator of Misunderstood Shark and many other great picture books, and newly-minted Schneider Family Book Award-winner.

11:20 The Deedle Deedle Dees

12:00 Jerry Craft: Author of New Kid, a middle grade graphic novel destined to blow up in 2019!

12:20 Dan Zanes & Claudia Eliaza

1:00 Malcolm Mitchell: Magician’s Hat is Malcom’s debut picture book published 2018.  Malcom also happens to be a New England Patriots Super Bowl champion and passionate advocate for childhood literacy.

 

1:20 Mister G’s Global Citizen Ensemble 

2:00 Star Wars Mania with Amy Ignatow: Author of The Mighty Odds, co-author of Jedi Academy: Revenge of the Sis, with NYT best-selling author and local hero Jarrett J. Krosoczka!

2:20 Mr. Fuzznogginz

Lounge
Sponsored by Greenfield Savings Bank

 

10:20 Two Dinosaurs are Better Than One by Talking Hands Theater

11:20 The Nields

12:20 Two Dinosaurs are Better Than One by Talking Hands Theater

1:20 Tom Knight Puppets

2:20 Tom Knight Puppets

 

WEBS Craft Corner

Learn finger knitting from the friendly experts from WEBS in the Craft Corner in the Cafetorium!

 

The Gym

Presented by:


Featuring performances from SHOW Circus Studio! Bounce houses too!

Remember to visit the Smith Voke Farm to see baby animals! Lambs, pigs, and so much more!

FOOD COURT featuring:

Bart’s Homemade Ice Cream
Freckled Fox Cafe
Holyoke Hummus Food Truck
Our Family Farms Milk and cookies
Pizzeria Paradiso

 

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