To the Editor:

This past Saturday, the Arts Council asked you to take our hand and jump — and we landed on solid gold! Princeton Porchfest was a first for our community, and together, we created a musical experience that will resound for years to come. Art has transformative power: when the right note is hit, it vibrates through our very soul, and Porchfest seems to have hit that note.

Our dream of bringing live music back to the streets of Princeton was made possible with the unending support of Princeton University, the municipality, Mayor Freda, Princeton Council, Princeton Police, porch hosts, musicians, sponsors, and YOU. When we set out to fulfill this goal, we repeated the phrase “for locals, by locals” — Porchfest needed to epitomize the Arts Council’s mission of building community through the arts, bringing friends, families, and neighbors into the streets to connect and enjoy. Thank you for letting us know that you did just that.

Eleven porches + 61 performers + hundreds of community members = a weekend to remember. Thank you, Princeton.

Adam Welch
Executive Director, Arts Council of Princeton