Last Sunday
Jennifer and I took Maura to the Life if Good Festival at Prowse Farm in
Canton, Massachusetts. We scored free tickets courtesy of our friend Julie
Tittler, who attends Trinity Episcopal Church which abuts the farm and lent its
parking lot for VIP parking, receiving a block of tickets in exchange, a few of
which Julie passed on to us. Thank you, Julie.
Maura had a great
time at the festival and I would think about going again even if I had to pay
to get in as long as I could afford the $65 ticket price. It's not a bad deal
for a whole day of music and fun and the money goes to charity. The Festival is
a fundraising event that benefits the Life is good Playmakers, an organization
dedicated to helping children affected by disasters recover though play.
The festival itself
is dedicated to play, both for children and adults. It features live music on
three stages and many games, shows and activities for all ages. Vendors sold a
variety of crafts, souvenirs, food and beverages. Maura had fun with the
batting cage and the climbing wall, though there was a fair crowd and the lines
were long. She also enjoyed seeing friends who were at the concert and eating
free samples of yogurt.
Anyone attending
the festival as concert event might want to arrive early and find a place near
the stage. We got there long after things got started and it was impossible to
get close enough to the stage to see the show, though hearing the music was not
hard at all. Music could easily be heard anywhere on the festival grounds. I
wasn’t familiar with any of the performers I heard playing the festival except
for the Imagination Movers who played the children's stage. I listened to most
of their set while Maura was waiting in line to climb the rock wall. Their
Disney Chanel TV show is pitched to an audience of young children but their
live show was clearly intended to appeal to parents and older children as well
as tots. They played with a lot of energy and had a great rapport with both
children and adults in their audience.
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