items tagged with festival
August 9, 2011
It was a great Anacortes Arts Festival, made all the more special this year by the fact that it was the 50th. A multimedia presentation commemorated the event. Festival awards include: Anacortes native Lanny Bergner, who took home the coveted … Continue reading →
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August 8, 2011
Hundreds gathered “in the kitchen” to close out the entertainment element of the 2011 Anacortes Arts Festival. Pictured here on the main stage Sunday afternoon are Bump Kitchen lead singer Tony Harper and sax man Aaron Dressler. The R&B band … Continue reading →
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August 7, 2011
Wells Fargo Best of the Fest award winners at this year’s Anacortes Arts Festival were booth artisans Marcus and Lara Knowles of Knowles Glass Art. Lara is a graduate of Anacortes High School.
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August 5, 2011
Follow the centerline down Commercial Avenue to the 2011 Anacortes Arts Festival. The 50-year-old festival opens Friday morning and runs through Sunday evening. Good art, good music, good food. Good times.
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December 14, 2010
Island Hospital Foundation’s annual Celebration of Trees also included wreaths and ornate door decorations like this one.
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December 3, 2010
This Christmas tree in not actually a tree at all, but there is no doubt it will draw plenty of bids at Saturday’s Island Hospital Foundation fund-raising event. The tree, sponsored by the Rotary Club, is made up of dozens … Continue reading →
Tags: festival, rotary, wine
August 10, 2010
In keeping with tradition, the 2010 Anacortes Arts Festival featured a youth “discovery area” teeming with opportunities. This girl accepted the invitation to pick up a brush and tap her creative juices on a whiteboard. Festival partners in this area … Continue reading →
Tags: arts, children's, festival
May 26, 2010
Mother and her two daughters were, how shall we say, “on a different page” during this photo attempt at the recent Anacortes Waterfront Festival. Photographing children is a challenge … photographing your OWN children requires divine intervention.
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March 18, 2010
Chamber of Commerce guests got a sneak peek Thursday at the official poster for the 2010 Anacortes Waterfront Festival. Once again this year, a classic Anacortes salmon canning label was used as the basis for the poster design. On the … Continue reading →
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May 17, 2009
Day two of the 2009 Anacortes Waterfront Festival was wonderful, from weather to food, fun and entertainment. Thanks to the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, the Port of Anacortes and dozens of sponsors, thousands were given the opportunity to enjoy a … Continue reading →
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May 16, 2009
Hundreds gathered on the docks of Cap Sante Boat Haven Saturday for the second annual Quick and Dirty boat competition. Seven teams built boats and raced to the crowd’s delight. The Anacortes Waterfront Festival is the place to be, open … Continue reading →
Tags: festival, trials, waterfront
July 31, 2008
Today (Friday, August 1) is the the first full day of the 2008 Anacortes Arts Festival. Among many activities associated with the festival is the juried art show at the Port of Anacortes warehouse. Here, art on a north wall … Continue reading →
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