Category Image FeastFest: September 14-15-16


A weekend-long celebration of music, art, drama, and social action.



Northaven United Methodist Church will host a festival of the performing and visual arts September 14-16 featuring a jazz concert by the Freddie Jones Jazz Ensemble, a silent art auction, a book fair, and a dramatic presentation, “Jonah and God,” by Dallas playwright and Northaven member Vicki Caroline Cheatwood.

The arts festival is planned in conjunction with Northaven’s annual Feast of Beginnings, a tradition of long standing that ushers in the church’s fall programs. The Feast of Beginnings will be celebrated during the 11 a.m. service Sunday, Sept. 16, and with a dinner and program that evening.

Admission to the festival is free. Donations will be accepted for musical performances, which, in addition to the Freddie Jones group, will include folk singers Jack Kennedy and the Catdaddies, Eric Folkerth, and Rick O’Connor. The book fair will charge nominal prices for gently used books, compact disks, and DVDs. Funds raised during the festival will benefit Northaven’s year round arts programs.

Dallas artist Joan Hogge will lead a painting workshop for adults and children to paint canvases and a mural for a portion of the upstairs gallery area of the church.

Below is a schedule of events for the weekend.

Friday, September 14, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Folk and funky music played by the Catdaddies, Eric Folkerth, and Rick O’Connor in the church sanctuary, which will be set up as a coffee house.
Snacks and drinks served in the atrium.
Silent art auction on the upstairs gallery overlooking the atrium.
Book fair with hard- and- soft-cover books, DVDs, and CDs donated by Northaven members and sold at moderate prices on the second floor outside the library.

Saturday, September 15, 1 to 4 p.m.
Silent art auction continues.
Book fair continues.
Food and drink available in the atrium.

1 to 4 p.m.
An art workshop directed by Northaven artist Joan Hogge inspiring families, adults, youth, and children to paint canvases and a mural to hang in the upstairs gallery.

6:30 to 8 p.m.
Freddie Jones Jazz Ensemble creating their unique brand of music in the sanctuary.
Food and drink available in the atrium.

Sunday, September 16, 11 a.m.
Feast of Beginnings service
Silent art auction continues.
Book fair continues.

1 to 5 pm
Allen Ross Freedom parade: leave church and head to the parade route, to be a part of Northaven's entry in the Allen Ross Freedom Parade. (Be sure and dress casually for church...)

5:30 to 7 p.m.
Feast of Beginnings dinner

7:00 p.m.
Silent art auction closes
Book fair closes

7:30 to 8:30
“Jonah and God” performance in the sanctuary.
Final announcements and dismissal

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