Westerly Morris Men's Past Public Events in 2025
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 - The Westerly Morris Men celebrated their 39th Annual Vernal Equinox Dawn Dance
on Lantern Hill in North Stonington, CT ( at 6:50 AM).
On the clifftop, the WMM had 3 musicians (Mayada Wadsworth, Becky Noreen, and A.J. Wright) and 7 dancers. They were joined by 1 dancer each from 2 other teams,
Mystic Garland and the Bouwerie Boys
(on
). Over 50 other people climbed the hill
to participate in the festivities, including Sarah Gordon, photographer for the New London Day.
See our press and video pages for more. The 2026 Vernal Equinox press release also has 8 photos by Sarah and the Webmaster displayed at the bottom of the page.
At the conclusion of the hike, there were songs and additional dancing at the trailhead, accompanied by current Squire and musician Peter Leibert, who founded
the team over 50 years ago, in 1974.
- May Day at Connecticut College in New London, CT on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Dawn (at 5:45 AM) had to be cancelled due to lack of personnel. However, intrepid Westerly Morris Man Fred Rivard journeyed to Stonington Point, CT, to join in the May Day festivities of Mystic Garland. Photos below from Fred's Facebook posting.
- George Utter Memorial Birthday Tour, spanning the RI/CT border, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Photo below, visiting George's grave. The grave of his grandfather, RI Gov. George Utter is honored by an official state marker with flags on the right side of the photo, taken by Ben Rosenkoetter and provided by John Trefry.
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Westerly Summer Pops Pre-Show at Wilcox Park
in Westerly, RI - Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Show started at 6:15 PM, we went on stage about 6:45 PM. Photos below provided by Andy DelGiudice. - Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, RI - Saturday night, October 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM, with a Pre-show at 6:30 PM at The Windjammer, 321 Atlantic Avenue. We had a strong turnout and performed in both segments. Below are outdoor pre-show photos by Ian Patton, along with an official photo taken from the stage, accessed from Facebook.
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See HERE for the past public performances of the Westerly Morris Men in 2024.
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