The 40th iteration of Peninsula Art League’s Summer Art Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, with more than 100 artists and crafts people selling baskets, ceramics, fiber arts, garden and glass art, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photographs, wood items and more.
The festival takes place at Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave NW from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free parking is available on site, or for those who prefer to park-and-ride, a free shuttle service will run between the festival site and Gig Harbor High School both days.
This year’s event also includes a kids corner and playground, an art-making booth and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Members of the Greater Gig Harbor Literary Society will be on hand to talk about their work and sell autographed copies of their books.
Kimball Coffeehouse is organizing performances by local musicians who regularly participate in weekly open mic events, including Thea Wescott and Steve Feary, Chrissy Dykes and Jacob Vela, Andy Rebsamen and Cathy Curtis, The Gigsters, Mike and Chris Hasbrook, Tim Cox and the Secret Weapons, Joy Ride, Cheaper than Therapy and The Jim Valley Project. Bleacher seating will be available. Music performances are free…