Miguel Pacheco stops two kids Saturday as he plays the role of tough-guy sheriff patrolling the streets of downtown Norway during the annual Norway Music and Arts Festival. Pacheco, a junior at Bates College is from Caracas, Venezuela. Funded by Bates’ Purposeful Work internship program, Pacheco is a creative producing fellow at the Celebration Barn Theater in South Paris this summer. Brewster Burns photo

Isla Coulter of Oxford, center, along with her sister Maia, hold and pet snakes owned and displayed Saturday by Rick Nero at the Norway Music and Arts Festival. Brewster Burns photo

Jonathan Leavitt of Ragtime Rebellion performs in their opening song Saturday at the Norway Music and Arts Festival. The festival, returning after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus, has been celebrated each July for over 50 years. Brewster Burns photo

A crowd wanders a closed Main Street during Saturday’s annual Norway Music and Arts Festival. Brewster Burns photo