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Top left photo by Amy McDevitt, all others by Adrian Fussell
CLOCKWISE from top left, Blood, Sweat & Tears brought their unique brand of brassy rock ’n’ roll, families crowded the shoreline waiting for their turn to board a sloop, members of the Society for Creative Anachronism engaged in swordplay, a juggler on stilts seemed nearly as tall as the tower on the college’s Founders’ Hall, artist Danny Hauben captured the scene from a bridge across the train tracks and children enjoyed a Lego building booth. Full page photo shows festival-goers relaxing on the shoreline.
ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER Record crowds throng to RiverFest
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Rising Stars teen theater group, warmed up the audience for the headliners — Blood, Sweat & Tears — and jewelers, artists, craftspeople and merchants manned tents intermingled with organizations as diverse as Riverkeeper and the Riverdale/Yonkers Ethical Culture Society. Speechifying politicians were on hand — including Rep. Eliot Engel, state Sen. Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz and Councilman Andrew Cohen, but they kept their remarks
brief and yielded the stage to the musicians. Kids were treated to face painting, jousting, a bounce castle and Bronx Children’s Museum art activities, not to mention a stiltwalking juggler. Two sloops, the Clearwater and the Pioneer, offered tranquil sails up and down the river all afternoon long, but for some families it was enough just to have a chance to get up close and personal with one of the world’s great rivers.
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erfect weather, a big name band, booths selling wares and touting nonprofit organizations and a chance to sail the Hudson brought scores of residents to the College of Mount St. Vincent on Sunday for the sixth annual Riverfest. The afternoon-long party is more than just a good time; it brings people together to experience the river first-hand and advocate for a scenic Greenway along the shoreline. Local musicians, including the Riverdale