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The Fourth Annual Plant & Sing Festival

This event kicks off on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. with a Barn Dance at the Havens House Barn and continues with an entire weekend of family fun.

The weekend's schedule follows:

Saturday, October 8th  

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  • 7 to 11a.m. – Yoga and Sweet Potato Harvest
  • 10 a.m. – Peconic Land Trust Autumn Woodland Walk with Ray Smith
  • 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Music by Caroline Doctorow, Caleb Elder, The Free Seedlings, Island Folk, Sun Parade, Max Godfried, Joe Hanna and more – headlined by Straight Drive
  • 1 to 3 p.m. – Literary events (poetry, comedy, storytelling and readings by local authors)
  • 3 p.m. – Staged reading of Joe Pintauroʼs “Men’s Lives”, based on Peter Matthiessen’s novel, directed by William Burford.
  • 7 p.m. – Bonfire and garlic shucking contest with the Sylvester Manor Worksongers
  • All Day – Kids farm activities and games.

Sunday, October 9th

  • 7 to 10 a.m. – Yoga and garlic planting with Gospel singing
  • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Farm tours, Windmill Field
  • 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Head to the Havens House for the Shelter Island Historical Society’s Fall Harvest Festival
  • 3 to 7 p.m. – Music by Dune Grass, Anais Mitchell, and more – headlined by Rufus and Martha Wainwright

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