Festival and EventsContinue from page 19• Good Country Food• Beer & Wine Garden• Art & Craft Vendors• Old Craft Demonstrations• Berry Pie Contest• Jim Valley’s Rainbow Planet (just for thekids)The festival is located just north of PortOrchard in the rural Olalla valley dotted withold houses, barns, meadows and tree lines.You can feast down on Vegan to Barbequeand everything in between.You can browse local crafts, demonstrationsand paintings in the new Artists Alley.Kids will love playing carnival games and latermarching in the kid’s parade.There will be painters painting, fire bellydancers dancing, and photographers catchingtheir next great shot. Or you can simply getup and dance to a toe-tappin’ tune if the moodstrikes you.“This is an all-volunteer grassroots projectfrom the non-profit organization OlallaCommunity Club,” says Festival ChairmanMarty Kellogg. “Folks from all ages canhelp as volunteers,” says Kellogg. “And forvendors, we have over fifty spaces to fillwith art, crafts, demonstrations, food, andbeverages.”“This is my 27 th year making people feelwelcomed here in Olalla,” says Kellogg.“People like to do business with folks whosupport their community.” Businesses andorganizations have a friend here. There isgood visibility by advertising in a 16-pageprogram. Or by becoming a sponsor withopportunities to put their logos onstage,around the venue, and even with promotionon the web.We ask you to come and helpmake this annual communitycelebration very special!Go to OlallaAmericana.comfor moreinformation.The Taste of Port OrchardThe Taste of Port Orchard isa annual event held on theSunday of Labor Day weekend.This event is free entryand family friendly. Don’t miss out on incrediblelocal restaurants, the ‘Daryl Award” - forfavorite food vendor, a beer and wine garden,variety of artistic vendors, and free live musicthroughout the event. So save the date andcome to the Taste of Port Orchard locatedat the downtown waterfront park. Bring thewhole family and have a fabulous time!The Saints Car Club was established in the1950’s to promote the interest in buildingand restoring street-rods, classic cars andother vehicles. Each year, in August, 100’s ofcar enthusiast converge on downtown PortOrchard to relive their glory days or dreamabout what could have been as they wanderthrough the rows and rows of classic carsrestored to pristine condition. This is a mustseeevent for anybody who loves cars. The“Festival by the Bay” Street Fair (sponsoredby the Fathoms O’ Fun) will run in conjunctionwith the Car Show on Bay Street withvendors, crafts, food and activities for all.Providing Natural Resources Consulting andPermitting in the Pacific NorthwestCommitted to helping people - one square foot,one acre, one watershed at a time.(360) 578-1371 | eco-land.com222020 South Kitsap Community Guidewww.portorchard.com
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