First Thursday in Fitchburg July 7, 2011

Another First Thursday in Fitchburg on Thursday, July 7th to be held around the city. Events start around 3pm and last until 9 PM. The following is a list of sites and times:

Farmers Market {Riverfront Park} 3—7 pm

Season opening for the Farmers Market with local farmers, bakers, fun for the kids and more!

Theater Block Marquis 4—7 pm

This location features area artists and craftspeople. Look for the following:

• Crafts, Crafters & Creations, featuring Colorbook Tees, Storybook Stools and Nightowl creations • 7 Acre Farm makes handmade skin care products including goat milk soap and herbal remedies • Joey LaValle-Mackay, a Massachusetts artist who produces watercolors from original photographs • Dream Free Design featuring hand-crafted fun, funky and colorful jewelry, made from unusual material • Fanciful Relics, offering vintage elements for one-of-a-kind crafting • Scentsy Wickless Candles, flameless, smokeless and lead-free, stronger and longer-lasting than regular candles • Soapy Green • Thirty-One by Angela Bergeron • Modern Edge Center for the Arts • Azuli Skye Jewelry • Red Sox tickets raffle • Leesaming FABRICations : Handmade bags, crafts, and other accessories

Fitchburg Public Library {610 Main Street} 4—7 pm

Friends of the Library book sale 4 —7 pm

Campfire program with songs and stories and the construction of edible campfires {Youth Library} 5:30—6:30 pm

2011 Paint-In Fitchburg’s Houses of Worship. Exhibition & Reception {Children's Library} 7—9 pm

Boulder Art Gallery {960 Main Street} 4—8 pm

A free, original, unused and never mailed, vintage Fitchburg postcard will be given away to the first 25 visitors. Your choice of 5 different scenes. Final days on display— the artist palette used by Eleanor Norcross, founder of the Fitchburg Art Museum. Stop by to view this interesting and historic artifact.

Fitchburg Art Museum {25 Merriam Parkway} 4—8 pm

Featuring the 76th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft. Free admission to all the exhibitions.

Rabbit Hole {805 Main Street} 4—8 pm

Rollstone Studios {633 Main Street} 5-7 pm

Create and color mandalas. Join us for this relaxing, creative and stress-relieving activity… calmness and composure for all ages. Free.

Cafe Chaibo {13 Cushing Street} 5—7:30 pm

Drumming Circle {Upper Common gazebo} 5—7:30 pm

Drummers—bring your drums, bells, shakers, or a pot and wooden spoon. All levels of drummers are welcome.

Led by Dick Littlehale. Rain location is First Parish Church, 923 Main St. Free.

City Hall Front Steps {718 Main Street} 5:30—8 pm

Live music, on the front steps of Fitchburg City Hall across from the Theater Block Marquis Artists & Crafters

Barny Lanman & Friends

Dave McGuirk—local pianist

Nate Smith—multi-instrumentalist folksinger

Fitchburg Historical Society (781 Main Street) 6—6:30 pm

This year’s annual Soapbox oratory brings to life—and to the entrance of the Phoenix Building—enactments of prominent architects who have Fitchburg connections. Meet HM Francis, Geraldine Chapman and others. Free.

Faith United Parish {820 Main Street} 6—7:30 pm

The perfect summer fare—pizza and make-your-own ice cream sundaes. Free.

Design at 639 {639 Main Street} 6:30 pm

Stop in for a Beer Talk & Demo—courtesy of Bruce Lucier of Homebrew. Free.

Stratton Players at FATV {175 Kimball Street} 7:30 pm

Presenting excerpts from Short Play Festival "POSTCARDS." Come be part of the studio audience! Free.

Destaré {320 Main Street} 8 pm

Relax to the sounds of the Jazz Depot