The Future Collective is throwing its third annual music and arts festival this weekend, August 29 – 31, with a summer’s worth of live music, dance, art, games, and even a carnival. If you haven’t come out for a Future event recently (or yet), then this is your chance with shows scheduled day and night at a variety of venues.
On Friday, come out to the Stone Church for the kickoff show with a silent auction and live performances from the likes of Wooly Mar, The Grudges, And The Kids, and many more. Music starts at 7:00 pm.
On Saturday, there will be a Field Day with “awesome outdoor games” at Crowell Park from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, followed by live music from 2:00 pm until midnight at the Stone Church. 16 bands will be performing Saturday with local heroes The Horseys and our personal faves Jacques Le Coque among them. Moshers will be happy to learn that Free Pizza from Boston is also returning to Brattleboro for this show.
Sunday is just crazy. There’s a carnival at Elliot Street Park from 11:30 to 1:00 pm featuring (among other activities) a Fun Booth, Photo Booth, Art Booth, and of course a Futuristic Booth. From 1:30 to 5:00 pm, enjoy acoustic music, puppetry and dance. Then from 7:00 to midnight, enjoy more amazing music at The Headroom Stages, before wrapping up downstairs at the Future clubhouse for three more sets.
In short, it’s an extravaganza, and if you like local art and culture with a youthful twist, you’re going to love Future Fest. Cost (no, it’s not free) is $7 – $14 per show, sliding scale, or $19 – $40 for a three day pass. See below for the full schedule so far.
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FUTURE FEST 3 is almost here!
Come join us on AUGUST 29th, 30th, and 31st for a lot of fun!
Future Fest is our Annual Awesome Multi-Day Arts and Music Festival! It is a collection of mind-blowing expansionists and fun including music, puppetry, dance, performance art, free food, field day, art making, and more! Brought to you by The Future Collective!
Questions? Email Thefuturecollectivebrattleboro@gmail.com
$7-14 sliding scale per show
$19-40 for a three-day pass
Below is our lineup, times subject to change.
–Friday night August 29th–
7pm -12 Show and Silent Auction at The Stone Church (Grove and Main st)
7pm Carinae
740pm Wooly Mar
820pm Butcher Boy
9pm The Grudges
940pm And the Kids
1020pm Cactus Arms
1050pm Dan Soto & The High Doses
1130pm Barishi
–Saturday August 30th–
Morning: FIELD DAY! Lots of awesome outdoor games
11-1pm at Crowell Lot
2pm-12 Show and Silent Auction at The Stone Church, (Grove and Main st)
2pm Flaming Dragons of Middle Earth
240pm badweatherfriend
310pm The Horseys
350pm Super Bonheur
430pm Jacques Le Coque
510pm Final Frontiers
550pm Wydyde // Heavy Metal Headset
630pm Mal Devisa
710pm Decapathon
750pm Harsh Vibes
830pm Crank Sturgeon
910pm Tall Boys –
940pm Belle Machine
1020pm Secret Lover
11pm Free Pizza
1130pm Guerrilla Toss
–Sunday August 31st–
1130-130 CARNIVAL at Elliot Street Park, Rainspot at Headroom Stages
FREE LUNCH! Fun Booth, Art Booth, Photo Booth, Futuristic Booth, Vermont Workers Center Table, The Root Table, DIY Facepainting, Outdoor Fun, Astrology and MORE!
Sunday 130-5 Acoustic music, puppetry, and dance!
130: Rush Awesome
145: Arts and sciences
2: Maggie Bernhard
220: Moon Bloom Belly Dance
235: Angela D from Boots on a Rooster Theatre
3: Shea Witzo
315: Ruth Garbus
330: Michael Schneeweis (Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass)
345: Jeff Hiam
4: Jonas Fricke performing “Whatever”
420: Aorta dance troupe
440: Puppetry by Gravy Strugglers
Sunday Show!
Headroom Stages, 17 Elliot Street (Upstairs from The Future)
7-11pm
7pm Holy Vex
740pm Don’t Thank Me Yet
820pm Zanders
9pm MV and EE
940pm The Snaz
1020pm Home Body
Come hang out and check out an art show of Saturn Ladyheart Milner and Dalia Shevin as well as our latest “Little Museum of The Future” during open hours at The Future from 7pm-11pm.
FINAL SUNDAY SHOW:
11pm-1230am
The Future, 17 Elliot Street (Downstairs of Headroom)
11-1230am
11pm Peter’s Window
1130pm The Lentils
12am If Not I Than Who Then
Hope you all can join us for an awesome time! All funds from Future Fest 3 will go towards creating more wonderful, creative, inspiring events and supporting our space. Thank you.
-The Future Collective Steering Committee
(Tess, Willie, Jonas, Hannah, and Wyatt)
Field Day and Carnival Are Free!
The Future Collective folks wanted us to let everyone know that the Field Day and Carnival are free and open to all, great for families. Field Day is Saturday, 11-1, for two hours of outdoor games at Crowell Park. The Carnival is Sunday, 11:30 – 1:30 at Elliot Street Park (rain location: Headroom Stage). Music, dance, and puppetry in the afternoon afternoon Sunday, at the park, weather permitting.
You can consult their FB page for updates:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Future-Collective/358521387572158
future is today
Kicks off today.
I’m looking forward to Wooly Mar. : )
Folks who enjoy music and fun should plan to attend some part of this weekend.
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First night!
Future Fest 3 got off to a great start with 9 bands scheduled. We saw Carinae thru And The Kids, and can report that all the bands we heard were good, and some very good. I esp liked Belle Machine, who had good vocals and an interesting technique of playing each song folky for a while and then kicking it into punk for the second half. The Grudges were a lot of fun. I like their style. The most unusual band of the evening was And The Kids, who managed to be quirky and intense without sounding like the 1980s. We were impressed by their playing (the keyboard player managing bass line, chords, and occasional xylophone bell solos), vocals, and songs.
We’re looking forward to whatever Dadaist games in the park means, and rereading our festival guide in the meantime. 16 bands tomorrow at the Stone Church from 2-12.
Very nice!
Well, that was a fun three days of music n stuff. Thank you, Future Collective.
From punkish The Horseys and party rock of Jacques Le Coque,
From a crazed story by Frank Sturgeon and the sad, neo-soul of Tall Boys,
From Wooly Mar and The Grudges,
From piano pop Zanders, (Zanders, Zanders) to the pedals of MV and EE,
From good vs evil in a Zen race, and the sounds of The Snaz,
From Friday… all the way til Sunday night.
Projections, pleasantness, happy host Jonas carrying amps and drum kits up three flights of stairs, loud music, dancing, sitting around, auctions, food, and so on.
(Now everyone can get some rest.)