Here's what you missed at the Padanaram Festival

Angie Hilsman
Jul 30, 2016
Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow poses with his audience after the magic show in Padanaram. BY ANGIE HILSMAN

Approximately 50 Southcoast vendors sold clothing, jewelry, and furniture within a quarter-mile stretch of Elm Street during the July 30 Padanaram Festival.

Organizer for the Padanaram Business Association’s yearly event, Linda Hopps called the event a success. “It was pretty steady all day long,” she said. Over 1,000 visitors packed the street to enjoy Chumley’s burgers, a magician dressed as Disney’s Captain Jack Sparrow, and live performances from The Girls Rule Tour.

“My favorite, personally, was the Dancer’s Edge dancers. They were incredible,” said Hopps about the afternoon hip-hop performance by the dance students.

The seven-hour festival started as a sidewalk sale in the late 1970s, said Hopps, who helped found it. Since then, it’s been held yearly on the last Saturday in July.

The Padanaram Business Association also organizes a yearly Christmas festival held on the first Friday of December.

Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow poses with his audience after the magic show in Padanaram. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Shoppers gather at 321 Elm Street for Padanaram souveneirs. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Captain Jack Sparrow performs magic tricks for gathered children. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Capt. Sparrow said he's not wearing makeup or a costume. He simply rolled out of bed before the show. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Lori and Jeff Correia sit at their "Beyond the C" stand, including seahorse cutouts and other nautically themed trinkets. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Paul Trenouth, of Trellisman, said he needs 40 hours to make two of his carved adirondack chairs. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Natalie Sine can also be seen at the St. Peter's farmers market selling her terrariums on Fridays. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Marylou Carvalho, Roseanne Moniz, and Jennifer Roderiques work as a family to sell their crafts. Roderiques has a full room of beads in her house, she said. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Carvalho and Moniz work to handcraft these decorated windowpanes. Carvalho said she's turned her son's bedroom into a craft room. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Colette Benoit and daughter Nicole Correia said they buy mussels in bulk to "feed the family and the neighborhood" their mussel marinara, then repurpose the shells to make Christmas decorations. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
The Girls Rule Tour provided entertainment for the afternoon. Girls under the age of 25 and with experience performing in front of thousands of people took turns--either individually or in groups-- to sing both pop covers and originals. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Fifteen-year-old Dartmouth resident Amy Manny not only hosted the performance, but also performed songs she'd written. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Susan Bryan goes to St. Peter's, so she stopped by for acupuncture and to donate to the church's latest project-- a labyrinth on Rex Field. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
Michelle Pacheco and Ryan Medeiros take Gloria Monteiro for lemonade at Farm & Coast Market, where Lauren Chiquito has been selling drinks and sandwiches. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
The Dancer's Edge students stop traffic on Elm Street for a performance. BY ANGIE HILSMAN
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