- THE CURTAIN HAS come down on this year’s Festival on the Green, but the memories made during the seven-day entertainment extravaganza will endure. Here, Ali McGuirk belts out a tune. Independent photo/Steve James
- Barbara Paulson and Dan Baginski of No Strings Marionettes pull the strings during a puppet performance during Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James
- GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER, dancer and percussionist Dobet Gnahoré from the African nation of Ivory Coast slows down briefly during her energy-filled performance at last Thursday’s Festival on the Green to sing one of the many unique compositions. Independent photo/Steve James
- MIDDLEBURY NATIVES MARK Daly, middle left, and Jer Coons, middle right, front the rockin’ jam band Madaila during a well-received performance during Friday’s Festival on the Green in Middlebury. Independent photo/ John S. McCright
- MIDDLEBURY NATIVE JER Coons and the band Madaila give a powerful performance during the Friday, July 18, session of the Festival on the Green in downtown Middlebury. Crowds filled the tent next to St. Stephen’s Church and much of the surrounding town green. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- Madaila founder Mark Daly crouches for a guitar solo during Festival on the Green. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- Members of the dynamic Americana band Buffalo Rose harmonize during their Friday performance. Independent photo/John S. McCright
- 11-year-old Mari Voorhees of Middlebury (on right) is astonished to see the puppet show while her friend August is simply impressed. Independent photo/Steve James
- Mari Voorhees of Middlebury (on left) and Zoe Anderson of Addison love the puppet show at Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James
- Mathieu Gerhardt and Gaëlle Hispard of the Mathis Anderson Trio get folksy at Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James
- Lincoln magician Tom Verner mesmerizes 7-year-old Louva Baker-Medard with string tricks. Independent photo/Steve James
- Can magician Tom Verner really do that?
- MAGICIAN TOM VERNER and his mime partner “Miss La Fleur” (aka his spouse, noted artist Janet Fredericks), regale the crowd during the Thursday, July 17, Brown Bag Lunch at Middlebury’s Festival on the Green. Verner and Fredericks, who live in Lincoln, are also noted for their considerable contributions through Magicians Without Borders. Independent photo/Steve James






















