Inaugural Daffodil Day in Moorestown

Moorestown, NJ -- Get your yellow on!

Main Street Merchants, a subcommittee of the Moorestown Business Association (MBA), is launching Moorestown’s inaugural Daffodil Day on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Inspired by a traditional Nantucket event held each year to herald the springtime, Moorestown’s Daffodil Day will welcome the season with a variety of activities for the whole family.

Merchants along Main Street will offer specialty items, menus and services, and the section of Main Street between Chester Avenue and Church Street will be lined with spring-related amusements and activities; sidewalk art displays and works for sale by local artists and a continuous lineup of live music (provided by Sustainable Moorestown’s Moorestown Creates! committee); and K-3rd grade children’s art (provided by Moorestown Parks & Recreation Dept.).

Main Street will be open to traffic, but street parking will not be permitted during the event. Daffodil Day will be held rain or shine.

After creating two successful Main Street events last year (Ladies’ Night Out and the Holiday Stroll), the Main Street Merchants are excited to inaugurate another fun-filled occasion for Moorestown.

“We hope to bring people out from a long winter to walk Main Street and enjoy shopping, dining, and entertainment,” said Daffodil Day Chairperson Melissa McGrath (owner of Navy Blue Home & Gifts). “Everyone is invited to get in the spirit and wear yellow to join the fun. Bring your dog wearing a spring collar!”

Daffodil Day features will include:

• Horse and surrey rides down Main Street 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Exhibits and demos by professional artists and individual musicians stationed along Main Street, list to date:
• Tom Sheckels – Sheckels Creations Photography
• Lisa Mrak – Waterline pottery
• Catherine Kuzma—oil paintings
• Katie O'Neill—art and photography
• Sandra Jones-- artist
• Bruce Riley – Twisted Steel Studio (steel sculpture)
• Judy Karten--painter
• Kathryn Readding--painter
• Laura Dishong-- harpist
• Neil Hughes--painter

• Artwork on display provided by kindergarten—3rd grade youngsters in Moorestown’s Parks & Recreation Arts Program
• Display of MHS and WAMS artwork in the windows of Health Haven and Moorestown Hardware, sponsored by MoorArts
• Lemonade stand sponsored by Moorestown Hardware Store in front of the former Peter Pan Gift Shop
• Moorestown Garden Club offering tips on planting bulbs
• Bicycle Decorating Station for all ages
• Live bands performing throughout the day:

o 9-10am Juli Susi w The Shining Star Studio All Stars (Shiningstarmusicstudio.com)

o 10-10:30 The Marc Ambrosia Trio (Marcambrosia.com)

o 10:30-11:00 The Williamsboy (Williamsboymusic/ReverbNation.com)

o 11:00-12:00 John Magill and the Have Nots (Jmagillmusic.com)

o 12:00-1:00 Coyote Jack (Coyotejackband.com)

o 1:00-2:00 Frank Cervantes and the Once Was (Frank Cervantes Music/Bandcamp.com)

o 2:00-3:00 Swing That Cat! (Swingthatcat.band)

o 3:00-4:00 The Jericho Horns (John Cook Musician/ReverbNation.com)

In addition to the MBA, Daffodil Day is sponsored by Bayada Home Health Care, Moorestown Flower Shoppe, Long and Foster Real Estate, employees of Wells Fargo—Main street Moorestown branch, Burl-Moor-Driben Animal Hospital, Main Street Cabinet Company, and Navy Blue Home & Gifts.

For more event information, visit the MBA’s Daffodil Day Facebook page.

Photo (l. to r.): Sophia Geiger, Moorestown Parks & Recreation Art Instructor; Wolf Skacel, Sustainable Moorestown President; Melissa McGrath, Event Chair and owner of Navy Blue Home & Gifts; Don Powell, MBA President; Candace Coleman, MBA Board and Sustainable Moorestown Arts Committee. Photo credit: Tom Sheckels.