BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Sylvester Manor's Bennet Konesni shows how to shuck garlic to prepare for planting.
There’s more to come today, Sunday, at Sylvester Manor’s three-day festival of music, literary arts and good food, highlighted by this evening’s appearance of Rufus and Martha Wainright.
Meanwhile, here are scenes from a few of Friday and Saturday’s events photographed by the Reporter’s Beverlea Walz.
Plant and Sing is the fourth annual fall fund-raiser to celebrate Sylvester Manor, an intact remnant of a 17th century plantation that is being preserved. It is operated by the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, Inc.
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Dick and Elizabeth Haile stroll at the Barn Dance Friday evening. That's Cindy Belt and Mark Cappellino in the foreground.
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More Barn Dance fun.
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Sylvester Manor's Bennett Konesni and Julia Plumb perform traditional American music.
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Storytellers Bill Persky and Adriana Trigiani on Saturday.
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The bluegrass ban Straight Drive performs on Saturday. From left, Ron Feinberg, Keith Edwards, Terry McGill, Jen Larson, Roarke Fienberg and David Hampton.
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Lisa Kaasik paints the faces of Maddie and Max Rusert Saturday.
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Sylvester Manor's Bennett Konesni shows how to shuck garlic to prepare it for planting Friday, after the dance in the Havens Barn.
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The American folk group Island Folk on Saturday.
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Two kids kicking up their heels to the music: Elsie June Armstrong and Rowan Couch.
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Historian and author Mac Griswold reads her chapter on the Manhansetts, the native people of Shelter Island, from her upcoming book to be published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in the spring: 'Slaves in the Attic: Rediscovering a Long Island Plantation.'
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Julia Plumb and Barron Collins-Hill on stage Saturday
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A reading of Joe Pintauro's 'Men's Lives,' from left: Steve Marsh, Stephen Hamilton, Kanny Kilfara, Tom Gustin, A.J. Lebenns, Margaret Pulkingham
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Tom Hashagen at Vine Street Restaurant's catering booth.
