'Best Arts Fest Ever': Beverly Main Street Celebrates Smash Success

BEVERLY, MA — Arts Fest Beverly organizers are celebrating another "Best Arts Fest Ever" this week after three days of events concluded with the annual downtown Beverly Main Streets festival.

On Thursday night, Endicott College hosted the annual Community Arts Exhibition reception. The public enjoyed beautifully curated artwork by Beverly locals, piano accompaniment, and refreshments. Beverly Main Streets thanked Tim Hansen, Paige Williams, Heather Tobin, and all the staff and faculty at Endicott.

On Friday, there was the inaugural Arts Fest kickoff at Off Cabot Comedy & Events, which featured live music by Gold Velvet Sofa, artworks for sale by Beverly artists, and a community art-making activity in honor of the Garden City. Beverly Main Streets said they were grateful to the team at Off Cabot and gave a special shoutout to Brian Ridolfo and Diane Manahan for making it all possible.

On Saturday morning, amazing artists and vendors braved the cold drizzle to set up for what resulted in a highly successful Arts Fest.

Every year, the jury selects a talented mix of new and returning artists to display and sell their work, and last weekend was no exception.

Beverly Main Streets issued a "thank you" to all of the vendors, the lineup of Endicott student musicians and other performers, our local restaurants and retailers, and members of the public who came out to support the event.

Putting on Arts Fest would be impossible without the dedication of the Arts Fest Committee and event volunteers.

This year's Arts Fest sponsors included the city of Beverly, Cummings Foundation, Endicott College, A&A Services, the Anchor Pub & Grille, Beverly Rotary, the Current, Essex County OB/GYN, Goldberg Properties, Greater Beverly YMCA, Institution for Savings, Mass Cultural Council, North Shore Bank, Power Home Remodeling, and Salem Five.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)