Septemberfest brings more music, food, and art to Milford

By Anya Tikka
MILFORD — Another day of music, food, arts and crafts will hit the streets of Milford borough on Saturday, Sept. 9, when the annual Septemberfest comes to town.
Amy Eisenberg, owner of Milford Craft Show store, is the executive director of Milford Presents, which hosts the event.
“It’s a free day of arts, crafts, food and music in historic Milford with over 20 live performances in over a dozen venues, with artist’s exhibits, demonstrations and fantastic food around town," she said. This area is teeming with very talented performers, artists — culinary and other — writers, poets and crafters. We really believe in showcasing our local talent.”
Most of the lineup is local, and some are world-class. The bands will play in front of participating Milford businesses.
Among the performers are the Trans Siberian Orchestra, instrumentals with director and guitarist Al Pitrelli, and vocalist Chole Lowry, whom Billboard Magazine and Pollstar have ranked as one of the top ten ticket-selling bands in the first decade of the new millennium. They’ll be at Keller Williams Realty on West Harford Street.
Blues Hall of Famer Junior Mack plays in front of the Chant Realty office, where host Davis Chant brings out chairs for listeners, Eisenberg said.
Visitors to the arts, crafts and food fair hosted by the Milford Farmers Market at the The Columns Museum will enjoy Jeremy Langdale band, while sampling local food from famed local culinary artists that include the vegan Fogwood & Fig, and browsing for arts and crafts by regional artists and craftspeople.
The Waterwheel Cafe Bakery & Bar, long a host of concerts, will host guitarist Walt Edwards in the evening. The Milford Craft Show hosts Barbershop Quartet Off The Cleff, which will set the late afternoon humming with a set of crooner classics.
The Stone Bear Tattoo is joining in, celebrating its 10th year anniversary with food and drink and music by The Tara Minstrels. Veronica Fernandez will perform on ukulele on Broad Street.
All performances are free to everyone in town, sponsored by the businesses where they perform.
Eisenberg said the mission of Milford Presents is to support community sustainability through cultural events. It was first conceived in 2013, and is on its fourth year. It’s run by volunteers - business owners and community activists. She added the job of coordinating the performance timing for the day is one of the tasks falling on the organizers.
Other upcoming events include two Girls’ Night Out evenings later in the year and Milford's Share the Harvest Annual Food Pantry Benefit Dinner Sept. 18 at St. Patrick’s Church Hall in East Harford Street.
Milford Presents represents 60 Milford businesses and peer organizations. For more information visit MilfordPA.us.