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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , May 31 , 2017
Newburgh Illuminated Festival set for Saturday
By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com
The city is gearing up to host the fifth , annual Newburgh Illuminated Festival . The arts festival takes place rain or shine on Saturday , June 3 . The event admission is free .
Dozens of bands and performers will fill five stages with music , dance and performances in an eclectic show of talent , unique as Newburgh itself . Art will be on display throughout the festival . The new Safe Harbors Green at Broadway and Liberty Street will serve as the center of the event . Thousands of people are expected to attend .
“ We will truly illuminate the heart of Newburgh and the region ,” said festival Chairman Paul Ernenwein .
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The Catahoula Cajun Band is one of more than a dozen musical acts performing at the Newburgh Illuminated Festival . The band performs at 2 p . m . on the Liberty South stage .
The popular Colorfest takes place at 4 p . m .
Motorcyclepedia Museum to Washington ’ s Headquarters at 11:30 a . m . Live Music starts at 12 p . m . and goes until 10 p . m . The Funk Junkies , Corey Dandridge and Salt , Decora , Neil Alexander and Nail , Jafe and the Royal Caribbean , and hip-hop instrumentalist V-Flux are among the musical acts .
Spoken-word artist Poet Gold performs on the Broadway East stage at 4 p . m . Musical acts also play the Wherehouse Stage , located inside the Wherehouse pub and restaurant at 119 Liberty Street . Festival programs are available at the information kiosk at Broadway and Liberty Street .
The popular Colorfest Festival takes place at 4 p . m ., next to the Broadway West Stage . Based on the celebration of Holi , the Hindu Festival of Colors , the event welcomes spring in technicolor . “ The idea is to celebrate with bursts of color ,” said Ernenwein .
Participants dance and toss colored powder into the air . It ’ s messy fun . Non-toxic , colored bags of corn starch are for sale for $ 5 each at the festival .
Dance performances are new to the festival this year . Dancers will perform on the Ritz Performing Arts Stage on the Safe Harbors Green . “ Every hour , we ’ ll have a performer ,” said Angela Paul-Gaito , head of the festival ’ s performing arts committee .
Dance performers include Ballet Inc ., Barkha Patel , Azoth Dance Theatre , Haven Movement Company and Florence Crespi .
Washington ’ s Headquarters will offer a host of kids ’ activities and the Safe Harbors Green will offer a place to rest and seek shelter in case of rain . “ The green is made for people to relax ,” said Paul-Gaito .
Four new Liberty Street restaurants – Calabash , Infinity Lounge , Liberty Street Bistro and Seoul Kitchen – will be open for business throughout the festival . More than 80 vendors are participating in the event .
A shuttle bus will run back and forth to the festival from the Beacon train station from 11 a . m . to 8 p . m .
For show times and information , visit the Newburgh Illuminated website at newburghilluminatedfestival . com – or visit the Newburgh Illuminated Festival page on Facebook .