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5. Entertainment
There is a great deal of quality free entertainment at the feast each year from Portuguese and American cultures. There are four separate stages of entertainment on the main grounds and a “Fado” stage at the Museum of Madeiran Heritage Courtyard Venue – these performances will be featuring a Portuguese genre of music that can be traced back to the 1820s but is believed to be even older than that.
One of the cultural acts that you may see take the stage at Madeira field is Groupo Folclorico Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento. This group of dancers presents traditional dancing performances to authentic Madeiran music and in traditional clothing. These performances are always very spirited and interesting to see.
There will be many bands on the smaller stages during the feast, but the largest stage is reserved for a special performance at 10:00 each night by a headliner band.
THURSDAY AUGUST 4, 2016
Stage One:
6-7pm: Freeze Pops
8-9pm: Folkloric Group
10-11:45pm: Tonic
Stage Two:
7-8pm: 7-Day Weekend
9-10pm: 7-Day Weekend
Stage Three:
7-8pm: Milo Big Wig
9-10pm: Magik Squirrel
Stage Four:
6-8pm: Craig Demelo & Kevin Smith
8:30-11:30pm: John Jorge
FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 2016
Stage One:
5-7pm: Hard Wire
8-9pm: Grupo Folclorico Madeirense
10-11:45pm: Living on a Bad Name
Stage Two:
3:30-5:30pm: Charles Xavier
7-8pm: The Great Escape
9-10: The Great Escape
Stage Three:
7-8pm: Bron Don
9-10pm: Irmaos Justino
Stage Four:
3-5:30pm: Grace Morrison
6-8pm: Butch McCarthy
8-10pm: Toph & Tom
10:11:45: Jillian Jensen
SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 2016
Stage One
6-7pm: Rancho Folclorico de Cranston
8-9pm: Folkloric Group
10-11:45: Nelia Moreira
Stage Two
6-7pm: Moment Of Clarity
7-8pm: Murphy’s Law
9-10pm: Murphy’s Law
Stage Three
7-8pm: The Funk Underground
9-10pm: The Funk Underground
Stage Four
4:30-5:30pm: Tegan Flanders
6-11:45pm: Rebecca Correia’s Showcase of Local Artists
SUNDAY AUGUST 7, 2016
Stage One
6-7pm: Rebecca Correia
8-9pm: Folkloric Group
10-11:45: Kristen Merlin
Stage Two
4-5:30pm: Tayler Cormier Sinatra Tribute
7-8pm: Raven Cliff
9-10pm: Raven Cliff
Stage Three
3-6pm: Matt Silva
6-8pm: Dori Robbicco
8-10pm: Doug Logan
10-11:45: Molly O’Leary
To see more and keep abreast of changes, check out the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament’s entertainment schedule page.
