This year's festival will "kick off" with a Friday evening multi-media event and continue on Saturday afternoon, September 2nd with our traditional showcase of the region's best singer-songwriters! Free admission for both events and fun for the whole family!!

National Park Service rangers will provide free specialty tours and activities all weekend long in honor of Rhode Island's rich labor history. Tours held at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

Schedule:

September 1, 2023 - Friday Night Event:

Musical performance by the award-winning Americana band, High Planes! David Lawlor of Run of the Mill will provide an artful visual display highlighting mill preservation and labor history while High Planes performs! J. Michael Graham will play an acoustic opening set to kick of the evening's events. Music starts at 6:30 pm, bring lawn chairs and the whole family!
High Planes: https://www.facebook.com/HighPlanesRI
Run of the Mill: https://www.facebook.com/RunoftheMillShop

Admission: Free

September 2, 2023 - Saturday Event:

River Bend East continues on Saturday afternoon with a lineup of many of the region's best singer-songwriters including:
- 12:00 PM - Kim Moberg: https://www.kimmobergmusic.com/
- 1:00 PM - Jonathan Jay Babcock - https://jonathanjaybabcock.bandcamp.com/
- 1:30 PM - Jeff Byrd: https://www.facebook.com/jeffbyrddirtyfinch/
- 2:30 PM - J. Michael Graham: https://www.jmgrahammusic.com/
- 3:30 PM - Rachel Sumner: https://rachelsumnermusic.com/

Date: September 1 - 2, 2023

Location: Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark -  67 Roosevelt Ave Pawtucket, RI 02860

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