The Show Went On . . .

It was billed as a rain or shine event, but mostly rain, in downtown Nashua this past Saturday for the Nu Muse Festival, day-long music festival. This event was the kick-off in a series of 3 planned downtown music fests.

While event organizers had hoped to attract upwards of 3,000 folks to the city, but the weather didn't cooperative. There were several downpours during most of the morning. 

Thankfully, the music performances didn’t start until noon; they continued until 10 p.m. By early evening, the rain had lessened and even subsided for a few hours. Crowds were much less than anticipated, but no less enthusiastic.

The festival also included seasonal roll-out of the Nashua Street Pianos which were unplayed and covered due to the weather. Several artists and food vendors (thankfully) braved the elements. We did too and volunteered with the local CERT (community emergency response team).

Despite the day's miserable weather, there was a beautiful sight in the sky in between the evening showers — a double rainbow, the second one barely visible below.

Additional downtown music festivals are scheduled in July and September. Hopefully, Mother Nature will "get the memo" and bring better weather. Either way, the music will go on, rain or shine. 

The festival also featured installation of the Comeback Kitchen Table, a public art project spearheaded by City Arts Nashua. (More on that in a future post.)