Live Music Returns to Ballston Quarterfest Crawl

Ruthie & The Wranglers Porch Band

If a year of quarantine left you pining for live tunes, the second annual Quarterfest Crawl will be music to your ears. The socially distanced street festival promises food and drink specials from area restaurants (from pork belly skewers and margaritas to mini milkshakes), giant-size games, a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt sponsored by Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, and more than 12 music and dance performances spread out in various locations throughout the day.

Sponsored by BallstonGives, the charitable arm of the Ballston Business Improvement District, the event takes place this Saturday, May 15 from noon to 7 p.m.  Here’s the entertainment lineup:

12 noon

• DJ Purnell at Ballston Exchange Paseo on Wilson Boulevard
• Leon City Sounds at Welburn Square
• Karen Jonas at SER

Bobby Thompson and Jenny Langer

1 p.m.

• The Jared Stout Duo at the corner of World of Beer
• Bobby Thompson & Jenny Langer at the corner of 9^th and N. Stuart Streets

David Kitchen

2 p.m.

• Avant Bard Theater at Rustico
• David Kitchen Duo at Welburn Square

Gracious Me

3 p.m.

• Gracious Me at the corner of 9^th and N. Stuart Streets

Janine Wilson & Arch Alcantara

4 p.m.

• Janine Wilson & Arch Alcantara at Welburn Square
• Memphis Gold at World of Beer

Claire Show

5 p.m.

• Claire Show on the SER patio

Hip-hop cellist Andrew Savoia

6 p.m.

• Andrew Savoia x Fordson Labs at Ballston Exchange
• Ruthie & the Wranglers Porch Band at Ballston Local