You could say the Eatonville Art Festival has something for everyone. Art of virtually every kind and a variety of musicians will take over Glacier Park in Eatonville for three days during the 44th annual festival Aug. 7-9. The festival is organized by the Eatonville Lions Club and is a major fund-raiser for the group's community services. Organizers say 53 artisans, whose work ranges from oil paintings, watercolors and hand-painted glass to photography, jewelry and cement art (among others), will display and sell their work. Art booths will open at 10 a.m. each day. The grounds will be open daily at 7 a.m., which is when food service will begin. A beer garden will be open from 11 a.m. to midnight the first two days and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Also on the schedule are auctions Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 3 p.m. And throughout the three days, musicians will perform on a stage. The performances include: " Friday: 2-3 p.m., classical harpist Markey Boeckel. 4-5 p.m., singers Zoey and Reece. 5-6, Eli and Elmer Potts (classic and rock singers). 6-7, country singer Natasha Henley. 7-8 p.m., Jaxon Keith. 9:15-11:30 p.m., Voyager Band (classic rock and roll). " Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Zoey and Reece. 12- 1 p.m., Marty Jagodensky (oldies, pop, country, acoustic). 3-4 p.m., Eli and Elmer Potts.4-5 p.m., country group Roy Boys. 5-5:45 p.m., Jen and Chris (country, pop and alternative singers). 7:30-8:15 p.m., Jen and Chris. 8:15-9 p.m., Natasha Henley. " Sunday: 12:30-1 p.m., singer Tin Fobes. 2-3 p.m., Analis Rivasplata (folk, pop and indie acoustic). Among the 50-plus artists who will be among the rows of display booths are David Craig, Terry Carson, Jack Westerfield and Jerri Shrader. Craig paints Native American art at his studio in Eatonville. In watercolors, oils and pencil, he uses his work to encourage people to become more aware of their ecological and spiritual heritage. He attends many art shows throughout the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. Carson, of TLC Forge and Farm, specializes in forged sculptures of wildlife for gardens and homes. The Eatonville resident also creates forged kitchen pieces.! Westerfield, an avid fisherman and duck hunter, carves duck decoys. He considers it a hobby, but he has appeared at shows and his decoys are sought after by collectors. The retired math teacher has lived in Washington since 1967. Shrader has won awards for her pastels, including the 2012 Nancy McLaughlin Award at the Celebration of Western and Wildlife Art Show in Puyallup. She was commissioned by the late actor's family to paint a portrait of John Wayne, and her work is in private collections of the Bob Hope estate and Washington State Museum. She lives in Ocean Shoes.
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