Sep 20, 2011 6:11 PM
The 2010 Harvest Festival at the Southampton Historical Museum.
Pumpkins carved with fantastical faces are expected to grin on Saturday when the inaugural Southampton SeptemberFest is paired with the ninth annual Harvest Day in Southampton Village.
A professional jack o’lantern-carving group, the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, who will chisel intricate motifs into pumpkins in front of Village Hall, is expected to be a main draw for the festivities, which will also feature militia wagon rides, a sheep shearing demonstration and a sprinkling of art, music and food—in all, a scaled-down version of fall festivities after last year’s effort, Arts Harvest Southampton, was panned by many outspoken members of the community.
Main Street merchants in particular were vocal last year in complaining about a perceived lack of communication with the event’s coordinator, whom the village did not rehire this year, as well as... more
A professional jack o’lantern-carving group, the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, who will chisel intricate motifs into pumpkins in front of Village Hall, is expected to be a main draw for the festivities, which will also feature militia wagon rides, a sheep shearing demonstration and a sprinkling of art, music and food—in all, a scaled-down version of fall festivities after last year’s effort, Arts Harvest Southampton, was panned by many outspoken members of the community.
Main Street merchants in particular were vocal last year in complaining about a perceived lack of communication with the event’s coordinator, whom the village did not rehire this year, as well as... more
