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Boogie
on at the Arts & Music Festival!
By
Mikael R. Kenoyer
Lighthouse Park will be flooded with music, murals, dancers, artists,
and children’s workshops, and it’s all free. The Point
Roberts 7th Annual Arts and Music Festival is coming up August
3 and 4, and the Arts Foundation of Point Roberts is preparing
for its yearly showcase.
Foundation president Craig Jacks said the festival is a way for
the foundation to give back to the community that supports them
all year in providing children with instruments, lessons, and
artistic outlet. One of the foundation’s goals, he said,
is youth development through the arts. “As long as they have
a brain, we have a way to get to them,” he said.
There will be over 40 booths of artists, from a variety of painting
media to sculpture, carving, and pottery. Between 12 and 16 musicians
are slated to play, from noon to sunset both days. Jacks said
that in past years the festival included as many as 30 acts on
three stages, but got to be overwhelming. Since then, he said,
“We’ve sort of honed in to the atmosphere of the park.”
According to Jacks, the roots oriented musical program features
all original artists, some of whom have scored chart toppers in
Europe. Headliners include Auburn featuring Shelly Campbell, Sweet
Papa Lowdown, Marc de Souza Band, and Craig Jacks and the Mighty
Horny Jackalopes.
While there will be plenty for the grown-ups to enjoy, the foundation
behind the festival is all about kids. Daily children’s workshops
will be offered from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in making windsocks,
body art, spin art, and driftwood sculpture, among others. Children
will be able to collaborate on giant chalk and watercolor murals,
talk to Mr. Flowers the clown, and have their faces painted.
Pam Oakley, an arts foundation director, is heading up the children’s
workshops. Her focus is making the festival a comfortable small
town event. “Musicians are everywhere, artists are everywhere,
and they’re all very approachable,” she said. To Oakley,
the foundation provides a valuable outlet for youth. “One
of my goals with it is to provide people with positive social
alternatives,” she said.
Jacks expects the festival to draw as many as 10,000 people if
the weather holds. The fun starts at noon both days, and wraps
up at 8 p.m.
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