Visitors to the Arts Festival at the Lake Wilderness Lodge may attend the Opening Night Gala, 7 p.m. Friday, June 12. It is an opportunity to meet the exhibiting artists. There is an admission charge for the gala.
The general public is invited to visit the Arts Festival on Saturday, June 13, directly after the parade until closing at 6 p.m. The hours on Sunday, June 14, are 11 a.m. to 5:00 PM. The Arts Festival is open Free of Charge on Saturday and Sunday.
There is a great lineup of local performers during festival.
• Noon, Saturday, Maple Valley Idol, Jr. winners – Little Eddie Productions & Voice in the Valley Music Studio, Sarah Pasillas, Sealth, Dace Anderson & Arielle Young, Bears Were Bees and TJ Grant.
• Sunday, beginning at noon includes Natalie Murphy, Susanna Fuller, Jesse Siren, Maple Valley Big Band and Ryegrass.
• Childrens art and family activities are offered on the ground floor.
• Artist demos
• Fifth annual Maple Valley Idol, Jr. competition
Maple Valley Idol, Jr.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council invites everyone to cheer on local, young singers to see who will become the next Maple Valley Idol, Jr. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 at the Tahoma Middle School Theatre.
The singers have all auditioned before judges and were selected to compete in the finals. The finalists are Addy Bakken, Amanda Ades, Annalise Wooster, Benicio Bryant, Cameran Larsen, Grace Lindell, Lexie Love, Lucia Wiseman-Flores, Natalie Nordell, Sophia Heinz and Summer Woods and Victoria Evans. They are a very talented group of finalists. Any one of them could be the eventual winner of the title. They will perform before a panel of judges who will select the top three winners. The audience will all be asked to judge their favorite from the finalists for the People’s Choice award. Audience participation will be very important in the judging. Audience ballots will be one per person at a suggested donation of $5.
All four winners will receive cash awards, ride in the Maple Valley Days parade, perform at the Maple Valley Days Arts Festival and have opportunities to perform at other events throughout the year.
This will be a very entertaining evening and a chance to support young singers. Local singer and voice teacher, Jessica Jumper, will be the emcee.
ArtWalk, June 6
Everyone is invited to attend our first north end ArtWalk, organized by Loren Habenicht. There is no admission charge. All sites are handicapped accessible. The ArtWalk will begin at 6 p.m. at the Tap House in Wilderness Village. Everyone will then proceed to Hillside Wellness Center, the Style Lounge and end at DaVine. It is a great opportunity to meet local artists, fellow art lovers and get acquainted with local businesses. Featured artists are Nancy Ziegler, Jolene David, Sally Halverson, Annieo Klass, Chuck Fensch, Linda Mock and Renata Sitarz. Jessie and Matt Siren, popular local musicians, will perform at DaVine.
