BID Family Market Day: Community Fence-Painting Party and River Music

The seemingly enormous picket fence that Tom Sawyer tricked his friends into painting will be replicated on Library Green, and all are invited to join in the fun of painting it! In conjunction with New Rochelle’s Big Read of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the New Rochelle Council on the Arts will host an “Arts Encounter” that is also a family-friendly party taking Tom’s task to a joyful level. A long white fence will be installed so that children and adults of all ages can go to town, decorating it with a painted image, a favorite quote, or a bit of poetry that they have created—or participants can select from a supply of vintage New Rochelle scenes and Mark Twain quotes. Materials and encouragement will be provided.  Live music by the Banjo Rascals and a performance by the Big Read Reader’s Theater Troupe will add to the festivities.