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24th Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 24th Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

Wilmington’s largest downtown arts festival returns with works of more than 80 artists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Participants will exhibit oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, wood, glass, and paper creations. The Orange Street Arts Fest is both relaxing and exhilarating with live entertainment, old-fashioned fair food, and a wine and beer tent. With its laid back attitude and historic Downtown Wilmington setting, the Orange Street ArtsFest has been described as “A Jewel of a Show” so don’t miss out! 

  • Time:  Sat:10:00 AM-6:00 PM | Sun:10:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Price:  Free for Humans

24th Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 24th Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

Wilmington’s largest downtown arts festival returns with works of more than 80 artists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Participants will exhibit oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, wood, glass, and paper creations. The Orange Street Arts Fest is both relaxing and exhilarating with live entertainment, old-fashioned fair food, and a wine and beer tent. With its laid back attitude and historic Downtown Wilmington setting, the Orange Street ArtsFest has been described as “A Jewel of a Show” so don’t miss out! 

  • Time:  Sat:10:00 AM-6:00 PM | Sun:10:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Price:  Free for Humans

Mountain Jam

Hunter Mountain one of Mushpa’s old stomping grounds on her many journeys in this life. She is excited to see it again. This is Mushpa + Mensa’s first big music festival of the season and we cannot wait. Who wants to come with us on our 2018 festival tour? Then you better hurry up and get your tickets on!!!

The fourteenth annual Mountain Jam Music Festival will take place at Hunter Mountain, in Hunter, NY from Friday, June 15, to Sunday, June 17, 2018.

Mountain Jam is a three-day, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 40 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Rolling Stone Magazine, along with many other noteworthy national publications, consistently rates Mountain Jam as one to the top music festivals in the country. In 2011, Pollstar recognized Mountain Jam with a nomination for Music Festival of the Year.

The Festival offers 3-Day festival tickets with and without camping, VIP, and Super VIP with single day tickets available closer to the festival. On-site camping and condos, and a variety of nearby hotels, lodges and ski chalets offer attendees a wide variety of accommodations.

A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE

©Jay Blakesberg

Jay Blakesberg / Mountain Jam Festival

Nestled in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, Hunter Mountain is a world class ski resort that offers many year-round amenities. The Lodge provides fans with 24-hour access to indoor bathrooms, a large, full service bar, and food services. The Sky Ride provides a fun and unique opportunity for fans to take in the beautiful views of the Catskill Mountains while watching the music. More daring fans can experience North America’s longest and highest Zipline. There are also plenty of other fun-filled attractions, a wide variety of food vendors (from gourmet and organic fare to the usual comfort foods like burgers and pizza), arts & crafts vendors, and artist signings.

GREAT ARTISTS

Over the years, Mountain Jam has hosted some of the top names in live music, including Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Black Keys, Beck, Robert Plant, Wilco, Alabama Shakes, The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Gov’t Mule, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Dispatch, The Lumineers, Pretty Lights, Steve Winwood, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Ray LaMontagne, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Ben Folds Five, Primus, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Roots, Jeff Tweedy, Umphrey’s McGee, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem), Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Mavis Staples, Girl Talk, The Hold Steady, Coheed & Cambria, Drive-By Truckers Yonder Mountain String Band, Les Claypool, Matisyahu, Dave Mason, Gary Clark Jr., Medeski Martin & Wood, Mike Gordon, G. Love & Special Sauce, Richie Havens, Martin Sexton, Ozomatli, Galactic, Brett Dennen, Gomez, New Orleans Social Club, Jackie Greene, Ingrid Michaelson, and The Felice Brothers, among many others. In 2010, the festival presented Levon Helm‘s 70th Birthday Jubilee with very special guests Warren Haynes, Donald Fagen, Ray LaMontagne, Sam Bush, Steve Earle, Patterson & David Hood, Jackie Greene and Allison Moorer.

23rd Orange Street ArtsFest

23rd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 23rd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

The Orange Street ArtsFest (OSAF) will return Memorial Day weekend for it’s 23rd year. The celebrated street fair is held on Orange Street between Front and Second Streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building and on 2ndStreet.

The OSAF is one of the largest arts festivals in Downtown Wilmington with more than 80 artists exhibiting oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, metal arts and paper creations.

HBHUSO/Community Arts Center  
120 South 2nd. Street 
Wilmington, NC 28401

SHOW HOURS: 
*Memorial Day Weekend* 
Saturday, May 26 – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm 
Sunday, May 27 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

23rd Orange Street ArtsFest

23rd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 23rd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

The Orange Street ArtsFest (OSAF) will return Memorial Day weekend for it’s 23rd year. The celebrated street fair is held on Orange Street between Front and Second Streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building and on 2ndStreet.

The OSAF is one of the largest arts festivals in Downtown Wilmington with more than 80 artists exhibiting oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, metal arts and paper creations.

HBHUSO/Community Arts Center  
120 South 2nd. Street 
Wilmington, NC 28401

SHOW HOURS: 
*Memorial Day Weekend* 
Saturday, May 26 – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm 
Sunday, May 27 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

22nd Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 22nd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

The Orange Street ArtsFest (OSAF) will return Memorial Day weekend for it’s 22nd year. The celebrated street fair is held on Orange Street between Front and Second Streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building and on 2ndStreet.

The OSAF is one of the largest arts festivals in Downtown Wilmington with more than 80 artists exhibiting oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, metal arts and paper creations. This year the OSAF will be juried by Owen Wexler and Miriam Oehrlein. Mr. Wexler is a long-time Wilmington resident and internationally known visual artist whose work has been featured on TV and film. Ms. Oehrlein, winner of the 2012 Belk Designer Showcase, specializes in jewelry design and owns New Elements Gallery.

For more event details click here!
 
Proceeds support Thalian Association Community Theatre
 

Show Hours:
*Memorial Day Weekend*
Saturday, May 27 – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, May 28 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location: The festival will take place at our namesake location on Orange Street between Front and 3rd streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center and in front of the building on 2nd Street.

HBHUSO/Community Arts Center
120 South 2nd. Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Food Trucks – Stevie Macks Int. Food Truck, Poor Piggy and Snowie of the Carolinas

22nd Orange Street ArtsFest

We here at Mushpa + Mensa are excited to be in Wilmington’s 22nd Annual Orange Street ArtsFest with so many other talented artisans!

The Orange Street ArtsFest (OSAF) will return Memorial Day weekend for it’s 22nd year. The celebrated street fair is held on Orange Street between Front and Second Streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building and on 2ndStreet.

The OSAF is one of the largest arts festivals in Downtown Wilmington with more than 80 artists exhibiting oil and watercolor paintings, pottery, jewelry, metal arts and paper creations. This year the OSAF will be juried by Owen Wexler and Miriam Oehrlein. Mr. Wexler is a long-time Wilmington resident and internationally known visual artist whose work has been featured on TV and film. Ms. Oehrlein, winner of the 2012 Belk Designer Showcase, specializes in jewelry design and owns New Elements Gallery.

For more event details click here!
 
Proceeds support Thalian Association Community Theatre
 

Show Hours:
*Memorial Day Weekend*
Saturday, May 27 – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, May 28 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location: The festival will take place at our namesake location on Orange Street between Front and 3rd streets, next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center and in front of the building on 2nd Street.

HBHUSO/Community Arts Center
120 South 2nd. Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Food Trucks – Stevie Macks Int. Food Truck, Poor Piggy and Snowie of the Carolinas

The Sweetheart Market

Guess where Mushpa + Mensa will be on Saturday, February 11 at 1 PM – 5 PM?!?!?! The Sweetheart Market. Looking to get your sweetie, BFF, or pretty dang cool co-worker a local, one-of-a-kind, handmade gift for Valentine’s Day? The Sweetheart Market at Waterline is here for you! Come shop for your sweetheart and sip on a local craft beer or wine at the Waterline Brewery in Wilmington.

21st Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

orange street fest

Thalian Association Community Theatre is seeking artists for the 21st Orange Street ArtsFest, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday May 28th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday May 29th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The celebrated street fair will return to Orange Street next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building. The popular juried festival is the largest springtime arts festival in downtown Wilmington and will feature over 80 artists with $550 in prize money.

21st Annual Orange Street ArtsFest

orange street fest

Thalian Association Community Theatre is seeking artists for the 21st Orange Street ArtsFest, Memorial Day weekend, Saturday May 28th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday May 29th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The celebrated street fair will return to Orange Street next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some exhibitors inside the building. The popular juried festival is the largest springtime arts festival in downtown Wilmington and will feature over 80 artists with $550 in prize money.