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THE 2010 NANTUCKET MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Nantucket Music Festival (NMF) was created to increase the self esteem of island students by encouraging, inspiring, and enabling their musical creativity, raise funds to facilitate musical programs and proactive programs to address bullying and depression in island students.

The goals will be accomplished through an annual music festival proposed for Children's Beach, with a mix of island student musicians and singers and well-known professional performers.

Proceeds will be distributed to the Family and Children’s Services and theNantucket Arts Council. With available funding, the Nantucket Arts Council will provide musical instruments and instruction to island students, award scholarships to further their studies in music, bring accomplished musicians to the island to perform and conduct workshops in the schools, and fund field trips to Boston and the Cape to attend concerts.  Family and Children’s Services funding will be earmarked to create or enhance programs on student self esteem, bullying, and depression.

Event Date:  Sunday, July 11, 2010 - Children's Beach, downtown Nantucket
Hours: 5pm - 8:30 pm. 

Professional Musicians: The NMF expects to have a small number of professional well known musicians performing at the Festival. Each of these musicians will be expected to spend time with island students in either a mentoring, teaching, or Q&A capacity during their time on the island.
Other Island Organizations: The NMF will offer all island non-profits table space at the Festival, and will offer to work with all island organizations with children as their focus.

Alcohol-Free Concert: No alcohol will be served at the 2010 Festival. Security personnel will be designated to walk through the audience to ensure that no alcohol is being consumed.


Event Management :  John V. Madison - Madison Broadcasting / Charles Armstrong - Community Auditions
  1. Jim McGregor, Owner at Raw Sugar Music Inc / Producer / Music, Stage, and Sound
  2. WISE UP EVENTS, Nancy Bean, Lilliana Dougan / a fully licensed Event Management Company
  3. Gene Mahon, Mahon About Town and Pocomo Productions, as Consultant and Advisor
  4. Brian Sullivan, Consultant
  5. Lindsey Rezendes - Family & Children Services, consultant
  6. Nick Ferrantella, On-Island music coordinator, consultant