This year the Feast of the Falls, the annual Upper Falls extravaganza, has been re-imagined for these crazy times we find ourselves in. If you’ve never heard of the Feast of the Falls – here’s the story
This Sunday at 5 PM, the first 300 Upper Falls residents who go to FeastOfTheFalls.org can get free tickets to the 2020 Feast of The Falls – Takeout Edition which will be held the following Sunday, June 28 at 6 PM.   Rather than 300 people at one very long table, this year the delicious food (see menu here) will be distributed to tables in yards all over Upper Falls – dinner together and apart.
The menu has been carefully designed so that the Dunn Gaherins and Better Life Food kitchen staff can cook and prepare the packaged dinners-in-a-box a few hours ahead of time. Each guest will pick up their dinners-in-a-box at Dunn Gaherins on the afternoon of the event, along with very simple directions for quick preparation at home.
At 6 PM, all of Upper Falls will be out in their yards and the festivities will begin with bells ringing all over Upper Falls and all of the neighbors and their backyards stitched together via video on computer and/or audio via FM radio. We’ll put 91.3 Upper Falls Radio on the air just for the occasion.
The Feast of the Falls would not be possible this year, or any of the past years, without the unwavering financial support of the Upper Falls CDC from day one. A bucket of thanks go out to the Upper Falls CDC for both their sponsorship of the Feast and for all the other ways they quietly work, year in and year out, for the Upper Falls.
We have lots more Feast plans up our sleeves so if you live in Upper Falls, set your alarms for 5 PM this Sunday June 21 and be sure to get tickets for your family to the 2020 Feast of the Falls – Takeout Edition.
Tickets are now flying out the door. If you live in Upper Falls grab them NOW. They’ll be gone very soon
It was odd. It was certainly not like any other Feast of the Falls. Despite the Covid inspired limitations, Upper Falls had a fine night tonight. Rather than 300 people at one very long table, tonight’s Feast of the Falls – Takeout Edition was 300 people celebrating apart … but together.
People came by Dunn Gaherins all afternoon from 2-5 to pick up the 300 prepared dinners. We had a bit of a party going on out front with music blaring from Upper Falls Radio and giant puppets greeting everyone. It sure was nice to see so many old friends for the first time in months, even if it was from a distance.
At 6 PM the event kicked off at houses all over Upper Falls. Because of late day thunderstorms everybody moved indoors but were still connected via a live Facebook video feed and 91.3 FM during dinner. The mayor kicked off the festivities at 6 and then our Facebook Live feed cut to people at all corners of Upper Falls ringing giant bells, blowing car horns, winding up strange old boat horns and every other kind of noise makers.
After dinner, people called in from around the Falls to propose toasts to the neighborhood. One of my favorites was a guy who called in from New Mexico? who grew up here but hasn’t lived here for 50 years. Despite that, his heart is still in the Falls and he reads every edition of the Upper Falls News.
Thanks to everybody who made this happen this year, especially Christopher Osborn from Better Life Food and Seana Gaherin from Dunn Gaherins. Even though their own businesses have recently had the worst, most tumultuous months since they started, both Seana and Chris were hellbent on making sure the Feast happened this year despite it all. Once again, thanks to the Upper Falls CDC, who has been a sponsor every year since we began, and has always been part of the secret sauce of how this magically unique event can be pulled off year after year.
…. and oh yeah. The food was absolutely fabulous, but we knew it would be:-)