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Mark your calendars Saturday October 11th (rain date Oct 13th) for Newburyport's 5th Annual Indigenous People's Day Cultural Celebration and Commemoration at Waterfront Park! We welcome you to join our volunteer and event planning teams, or as a community partner, business sponsor, participant or supporter. Imagine Studios is honored and pleased to be a 2025 grant recipient of the NEFA “Public Art for Spatial Justice” initiative, for “The Merrimack Mishoon Project” with master mishoon makers Darius Coombs (Mashpee Wampanoag) and Jonathan Perry-Aquinnah Wampanoag Artist. Learn More: https://www.nefa.org/…/imagine-studios-darius-coombs…
These master builders will construct a traditional mishoon dugout canoe at Newburyport’s waterfront this fall, culminating in a ceremonial launch and paddle on the Merrimack River, on Saturday, October 11th, at Newburyport’s 5th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day event, waterfront park!
This initiative honors Indigenous maritime traditions engaging Indigenous apprentices in the process. This celebrates cultural craftsmanship, educates and engages the community in Indigenous maritime history on the Merrimack River, and includes public demonstrations and educational programs at Newburyport’s Waterfront Park, and at partner organizations: Custom House Maritime Museum Newburyport and Lowell’s Boat Shop. Thanks also to the Newburyport Cultural Council for supporting this project!
Learn about sponsorship opportunities (deadline August 10)
and Donate via PayPal; Venmo: @ImagineStudiosOrg; Go Fund Me, by visiting www.imaginestudios.org
For more information on how to get involved: [email protected] or 978-834-0367
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Newburyport Waterfront, 1 Market Sq, Newburyport, MA 01950, United States
