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ARTS+LEISURE The Addison Independent
JULY 7
Dan Ryan (West Barnet)
Willoughby Morse (Bristol) Mark Daly (Middlebury)
Eric Maier (Middlebury)
Jer Coons (Middlebury)
Madaila will perform at Middlebury's Festival on-the-Green on Friday, July 15 at 8:30 p.m. featuring four Addison County natives.
PHOTO/BRENDAN MCINERNEY
Festival comes back to the green
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ince the first performance in 1978, Middlebury’s Festival on-the-Green has been a sign of summer, a place for the community to gather and a celebration of music and craft. This year, the 38th annual Festival on-the-Green will be back at its home on the green in downtown Middlebury, and in this iconic setting performers will dazzle visitors once again.
BY ELLIE REINHARDT
After two summers in the Middlebury Recreation Park, the festival will return to the cherished place where memories have been made for many attendees.
Leila McVeigh met in 1998 on that Saturday night. “I had my eye on this young lady who was sitting there, tapping her foot as if waiting for someone to ask her to dance,” said Joe McVeigh. “And then my mom’s favorite song came on, ‘In the Mood’ by Glenn Miller.” The two were married three years later on the night of the Street Dance in July 2001. “We literally walked down Main Street in our wedding clothes,” Joe McVeigh said. “They played our song and we had our first dance.” Carolyn and Reg Spooner, also Middlebury residents, have been
One Middlebury couple even owes their marriage to the Street Dance that every year caps the festival on its final night. Joe and
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