2012 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament
PRESS RELEASE     5-21-12
MAIN STAGE OPENING ENTERTAINMENT NOW COMPLETE

The schedule of entertainment for the 2012 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is almost complete.  The group’s entertainment committee has been hard at work, judging, negotiating and scheduling the various acts the will appear on three stages.  The FREE event boasts live entertainment on any one of the three stages during the entire 4 day run of the festival.

Opening night (Thursday, August 2) will feature “Living on a Bad Name” on the main stage, starting at 6:15 pm. The band began as a one-time show for the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, but that was just a small start for this top Bon Jovi Tribute Band that continues to appear at many popular venues across New England.

    The group features renowned guitarist Ethan Brosh of Magna Carta Records and a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Radio and TV personality Ken Pittman singing the lead songs of Jon Bon Jovi, his son Keith on drums and another Berklee College of Music graduate, Scott Poole on keyboards “Living on a Bad Name” consistently puts their audience into a real nostalgic mood, and having the crowds sing along with their music is   common.

The award winning Folkloric Dancers follows with the headline act, FUEL doing a super concert last.  See the complete Entertainment schedule on this website!

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2012 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament - PRESS RELEASE
MAIN STAGE OPENING ENTERTAINMENT NOW COMPLETE

The schedule of entertainment for the 2012 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is almost complete.  The group’s entertainment committee has been hard at work, judging, negotiating and scheduling the various acts the will appear on three stages.  The FREE event boasts live entertainment on any one of the three stages during the entire 4 day run of the festival.

Opening night (Thursday, August 2) will feature “Living on a Bad Name” on the main stage, starting at 6:15 pm. The band began as a one-time show for the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, but that was just a small start for this top Bon Jovi Tribute Band that continues to appear at many popular venues across New England.

The group features renowned guitarist Ethan Brosh of Magna Carta Records and a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Radio and TV personality Ken Pittman singing the lead songs of Jon Bon Jovi, his son Keith on drums and another Berklee College of Music graduate, Scott Poole on keyboards “Living on a Bad Name” consistently puts their audience into a real nostalgic mood, and having the crowds sing along with their music is   common.

The award winning Folkloric Dancers follows with the headline act, FUEL doing a super concert last. 

See the complete Entertainment schedule on this website!

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2012 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  press@portuguesefeast.com
Main website:   www.portuguesefeast.com or    (508) 992-6911

WHAT:    
98th Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament
Largest Portuguese Feast in the World. The Feast is a four-day
Celebration of Madeiran Portuguese culture, food and entertainment.

WHERE:    
Madeira Field, north end of New Bedford just west of Belleville Ave.

WHEN:
August 2-5, 2012

ADMISSION:   Free

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE:    Completely, including restrooms

SCHEDULE:   
August 2, 2012        Thursday        6:00 p.m. to midnight
August 3, 2012        Friday             6:00 p.m. to midnight
August 4, 2012        Saturday        10:00 a.m. 5K road race
                                                       Feast: Noon to midnight
August 5, 2012        Sunday          Noon to midnight
                                                       2:00 p.m. Parade

ENTERTAINMENT:  
Continuous live entertainment on three stages featuring top
name entertainment plus cabaret style music and Fado singers in
the quiet atmosphere of the Courtyard Café at the Museum of
Madeiran Heritage. Full entertainment schedule will be posted
soon on the website  www.PortugueseFeast.com

Opening night entertainment includes the popular ‘Living on a Bad Name’ Bon Jovi tribute band, the award winning Folkoric Dancers and FUEL, the hit rock group from the late 1990s.

FOOD & DRINK:
Traditional Madeiran Portuguese dinner with numerous menu choices for full dinners in the main pavilion.  Cook-you-own barbecue beef (carne d’espeto), sweet malassadas (fried dough)plus linguica (sausage) and baccalau (codfish) sandwiches. Hamburgers, hot dogs and French fries.  Madeira wine imported in giant casks by special agreement with the Madeiran Government.

SPECIAL:    
Kids day and half-price senior specials on Saturday afternoon- Aug 4, Free admission to the Museum of Madeiran Heritage, 5K road race (cash prizes- entry form on website), largest and longest parade in New Bedford starting at Brooklawn Park, traditional folk dances, family oriented carnival midway, street vendors and much more!