Local Band Twango Macallan will be playing at this year’s Summer Arts Fest. It’s the 35th annual Festival at Benbow this weekend. I’ve gone to almost everyone but I’m missing this year. Have fun for me. Check out the lineup of music and booths below.

Local Acts Abound At The Summer Arts & Music Festival June 4 & 5

With the 35th annual Summer Arts & Music Festival coming up in less than a

month, the Mateel Community Center is in high gear getting ready for this favorite local

event slated to hit the shores of Benbow Lake State Recreation Area on the weekend of

June 4th and 5th. The most comprehensive and affordable celebration of art and

entertainment on the North Coast, the festival will again feature more than 100 diverse

performances on 4+ stages, over 150 handmade craft and food booths, an all-media fine

arts showcase, outrageous kid zone, belly dance temple, and the Generation Green

alternative energy tent, along with lots of other delights for the ears, eyes, body, mind,

and soul.

While the event draws performers, vendors, and attendees from across the country

and even internationally, it is also one of the great showcases of our local creative arts

talent and many of the exhibitors and entertainers hail from right here in Humboldt and

Mendocino Counties. For the full scoop on who will be part of the event this year, pick

up a copy of the official program guide which will be out at local newsstands in the

coming weeks. But, for a taste of the local action now, expect performances by festival

favorites like Feet First, Lost Coast Marimbas, Chris & Peter, The NPK, NightHawk,

Laxshmi’s Daughters, FreeLove Circus, Some Of The Truest, Berel Alexander Ensemble,

Speed Of Darkness, Asha Nan, Moo Got 2, Orphan In The Afterlife, and Woven Roots

plus a whole bunch of first time Summer Arts performers like Madi Simmons & The

Mighty Redwood Ambassadors, Top Shelf, Sign 1 Nine, Twango McCallen, Dirt Floor

Band, The No Good Redwood Ramblers, Devi Leela, Grass Band, Out Of The Blue,

Vanishing Pints, Mod Brothers, Kindred Spirits, and many more that will be announced

soon.

Admission is at the gate only and is priced at $15 per day or $25 for the weekend

pass with kids 12 and under free. Gates open at 9:30am and entertainment runs from

10am to 10pm both days. A free festival shuttle is offered continuously from Redway,

Garberville, Benbow, and the Richardson Grove and Benbow Lake campgrounds. All

southern Humboldt attendees are encouraged to ride the shuttle, though a limited amount

of paid parking is also available in Benbow. For more information on the great times

in store at the 35th annual Summer Arts & Music Festival on June 4th and 5th visit the

Summer Arts page of www.mateel.org or call the Mateel office at 923-3368.