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2023 Highland Park Porchfest to Take Place on Sunday

originally published: 05/18/2023


(HIGHLAND PARK, NJ) -- The 2023 Highland Park Porchfest takes place Sunday, May 21st from noon to 6:00pm.  This is the 3rd year of the event, which features over 50 local musicians and bands performing at 15 porches throughout the town.

Here is the schedule of performances with the numbers in parentheses corresponding to the map above.

(1) 211 N. Second Avenue
12:30pm - 1:30pm Neil David Kessler
2:30pm - 4:30pm Stay Tuned (band)


(2) 428 Cleveland Avenue
1:00pm - 1:30pm Alice Fawn
1:45pm - 2:15pm ANKLOSAURUS 
2:30pm - 3:15pm Adam Padavano (Half A House)
4:30pm - 5:00pm Pablo Guest


(3) 321 Wayne Street
2:00pm - 2:45pm Seperatr
3:00pm - 3:45pm Circle Round the Sun (band)





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(4) 106 N. Fifth Avenue
2:00pm - 4:00pm Stromflow (band)


(5) 73 Woodbridge Avenue
2:30pm - 3:45pm Spook Handy & Greg Metz
4:00pm - 4:45pm Mike Montrey Band 
5:00pm - 5:45pm Mike Steinbruck & Dangerbird (band)


(6) 156 Dartmouth Street
3:00pm - 3:45pm Neil Fein
4:00pm - 4:45pm Yosef & Neil
5:00pm - 5:45pm Fania & Neil


(7) 31 S. Third Avenue
2:00pm - 3:00pm The Do Rights (band)


(8) 42 S. Sixth Avenue
12:00pm - 12:45pm Loose Bricks (band)
1:00pm - 1:45pm Drew Turock Band
2:00pm - 2:45pm Hen Party (Band)
3:00pm - 3:45pm Laurie Davis Band
4:00pm - 4:30pm Mistress of Entropy (band)
4:45pm - 5:15pm Joseph Pacillio


(9) 215 Benner Street
12:00pm - 12:45pm Dave Sherman
1:00pm - 1:45pm Ricky Chess
2:00pm - 2:45pm Tom Murphy
3:00pm - 3:45pm Tommy Strazza & Kayleigh
4:00pm - 4:45pm Rob Porter
5:00pm - 5:45 Tommy Strazza & Steve


(10) 233 S. Third Avenue
3:00pm - 3:45pm Brendan Maher





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(11) 333 Harper Place
12:00pm - 1:15pm Mister Monte
1:30pm - 3:30pm Ant & Bee


(12) 302 S. Second Avenue
12:30pm - 1:30pm The Refugee Dogs (band)
2:00pm - 3:00pm Skyler
3:45pm - 4:45pm Lights in the attic (band)


(13) 401 South Second Avenue
3:00pm - 3:45pm Victor digital
4:00pm - 4:45pm The Antoine Poncelet Band
5:00pm - 5:45pm The Hammers (band)


(14) 125 Donaldson Street
12:45pm - 1:05pm Amandala (HS Acapella group)
2:00pm - 2:20pm Aurora Gibney Krashen
2:30pm - 3:00pm Benny Classics
3:15pm - 5:15pm VTX open Jam
5:30pm - 6:00pm Chuck Schaffer


(15) 333 Felton Street
3:30pm - 4:14pm RGD
4:30pm - 5:15pm Zero for Conduct


 

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