SSC's Duxbury Music Festival Announces 2016 Tent Events Weekend

South Shore Conservatory’s 2016 Duxbury Music Festival (DMF) Tent Events on the Duxbury Town Green promise entertainment to delight everyone, with four community events held from July 22 through July 24, at the corner of Washington Street and Harden Hill Road.

Now in its eleventh summer, Duxbury Music Festival invites families to enjoy two special events for all ages. Motown on the Green on Friday, July 22, 7 pm, features danceable American pop and soul music from the revolutionary Motown era. FamilyFest on Sunday, July 24, 10:30 am features Beethoven’s Wig, a national award-winning vocal group that makes classical music accessible to youngsters. After the concert, South Shore Conservatory offers movement, music and arts activities with a food, refreshment and more.

On Saturday, July 23, from 6:30 to 10:30 pm, Rhythm & Blues on the Green dinner dance with music by In the House, features a buffet dinner and dance, complete with Island Creek Oysters, rum swizzles and dessert. This year’s theme is Bermuda and guests are requested to wear Bermuda shorts or vintage Lilly Pulitzer. Proceeds benefit Duxbury Music Festival and South Shore Conservatory scholarships.

Rhythm & Blues on the Green Co-Chair Mary Steinke commented, “For ten years now, the entire community eagerly awaits for the Festival tent to go up on the Town Green each summer.”

Also on the Duxbury Town Green, the ever-popular Sunday in the Park on Sunday, July 24, 5 pm, features DMF student chamber performances in a free concert. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and picnics. Wine and drinks will be available for purchase, and Foodies Market will offer a limited menu, including lobster rolls and sandwiches, for purchase.

Duxbury Music Festival Tent Events weekend would not be possible without the generosity of sponsors. South Shore Conservatory thanks GAGNONtax, sponsor of Motown on the Green; Mollie Baldwin Foley, sponsor of Rhythm & Blues on the Green; The Foundation for Creative Achievement, sponsor of FamilyFest, and Sheila and Richard Morse, sponsors of the tent.

With the exception of Sunday in the Park, admission is charged for all DMF Tent Events. For complete program, ticket and event information, visit www.duxburymusicfestival.org, call 781-934-2731, ext. 23, or follow Duxbury Music Festival on Facebook.

About Duxbury Music Festival

Duxbury Music Festival (DMF), entering its 11th season, is a celebrated program for solo and chamber instrumental performance unique to all of New England. Founded with the knowledge that music enriches the human spirit and upon the belief that this enrichment endures, DMF is an intensive 17-day program of chamber music, bringing world-renowned pedagogues and performers and aspiring young artists together in one of New England's most beautiful bayside villages, Duxbury, thirty-five miles south of Boston and twenty miles north of Cape Cod. For nearly three weeks each summer, Duxbury is abuzz and alive with chamber music whether it be chamber coachings and student recitals or festival competitions and faculty concerts. For a little more than a fortnight chamber music abounds perfectly complementing this picturesque historic town's cultural diversity. Both Festival faculty and students perform in concerts in public and private venues, from the Duxbury Town Green and The Ellison Center for the Arts to beautiful seaside homes and venues. DMF has tremendous community support, involving over 200 volunteers and over 2500 patrons each season. DMF headquarters are located at South Shore Conservatory’s Duxbury campus at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. Duxbury Music Festival is a program of South Shore Conservatory. For more information, follow Duxbury Music Festival on Facebook or visit www.duxburymusicfestival.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.