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It’s been Alpine Days and Jamboree Days, and now it’s called the Festival at Mount Si, but the thing that doesn’t change is the spirit of the event. Whatever you call it, this weekend’s festival of music, art, fun and games is a celebration of sum-mer, and of community.

As always, Si View Community Park is the set-ting for most events of the Festival at Mount Si this Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7 to 9.

Events start Friday with an arts show, booths, vendors and children’s activities at the park, plus a new youth band showcase, called the Big Bend Bash.

“It’s going to be in the new community center, now that the remodel is done, and we’ll have a DJ dance party outside so they don’t conflict,” said

Festival at Mount Si Chairperson Jill Massengill. Also new to the event on Friday, is a modern

take on the old torchlight parade, and Massengill is especially excited about what it could become.

The glow light walk is a free-form homage to the nighttime parade of decades-past festivals. “We’re going to line people up and parade on the walkway at Si View Park,” said Massengill, “and people can come in costumes if they feel like it, and decorate themselves with glow sticks… You can turn yourself into a giraffe, or maybe a Martian.”

Glow lights will be available for sale on the fes-tival grounds, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, or you can bring your own, as the spirit moves you.

The regular parades are part of Saturday’s events. A children’s parade starts at 10:15 a.m. — line up at Downing Avenue on North Bend Way — followed by the grand parade at 10:30. Grand Marshal of the parade will be local musician and business owner Danny Kolke, founder of Boxley’s Place, the Boxley Music Fund, and the North Bend Jazz and Blues Walks.

Events continue all day at Si View, including an adult co-ed volleyball tournament and kids’ field games, both organized by Si View Parks, the three-day art show, the Burstin’ with Blueberries dessert contest judging at 12:30 (entries due by 11:45 a.m.), the always entertaining cherry pie eating contest at 2:15 p.m., the much-loved pet contest at 4 p.m. with prizes for best trick and best costume, live music on the main stage from noon on and community stage performances throughout the day, capped off by a fireworks display.

On Sunday, come for a big chili cookoff, music by hometown favorite Austin Jenckes at noon, and the return of the wife-carrying contest.

Massengill can’t help but laugh when she talks about this contest, introduced with great success to the festival last year. It’s a race for husband-and-wife teams to run, jump, crawl and spin through silly obstacles for the prize of the wife’s weight in beer.

For the full schedule and more information, visit www.festivalatmtsi.org.

What’s a Jamboree?

Schedule of EventsFriday, Aug. 75 to 10 p.m. Beer garden is open, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley5:50 p.m. Julian Betz sings the national anthem5 to 9 p.m. Big Bend Bash, inside Si View Community Center6 to 9 p.m. Food booths, arts and crafts6 to 9 p.m. Art show, produced by Snoqualmie Valley Arts, in the front lawn tent6 to 9:30 p.m. DJ dance party at the main stage9 to 10 p.m. Glow Light Walk at Si View Park, get creative with glow sticks

Cover photos: Parade entries from Si View Parks, the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Marching Band and Valley Center Stage. Above, Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club members celebrate a successful stunt.


The Festival at Mount Si is introducing something new this year, the Big Bend Bash or “B3”, to it’s opening night schedule.

B3 will feature four young bands, all under 21, in a Friday night show from 6 to 9 p.m. The show is being described as a “free, all-ages, high-energy concert” and promises to be loud.

The band lineup includes LocoMotive (Snoqualmie alternative pop punk), Destination Unknown (Kent, punk funk), Asterhouse (Kenmore, emo alternative rock) and NG (Mercer Island, party rock and blues). Songs will be originals, influenced by the likes of Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes and Royal Blood.

Gary Horn, B3 organizer, was inspired to put the event together. His two sons, Ryan and Ethan, play in LocoMotive, and he’s watched all of the other B3 bands perform in the past.

“Having kids who are part of the local music network really helps,” he said. “Over the years we’ve watched a lot of bands perform and this lineup was handpicked. These bands are relatively young, but definitely have the ability to create an exciting and memorable experience. Trust me, this is going to be a fun show.”

The idea for a youth-centric concert like B3 didn’t come up in festival planning meetings until May and the event almost didn’t happen at all.

“We realized pretty quickly that a second outdoor music stage was cost-prohibitive. The stage, sound system and people to manage it were just too much,” Horn explained.

Then Minna Rudd, recreation supervisor at Si View, and Jill Massengill, Festival at Mount Si president, came up with the idea of using the Si view Community Center to host the event.

“Within minutes everything else just fell into place” Horn stated. “With a large indoor facility suddenly avail-able, I knew we could pull something great together by August.”

However, the community center has a capacity of only 250, or about 5 percent of last year’s attendance for the Festival at Mount Si, so there’s a real possibility not every-one will get inside for the show.

“That’s a risk that every organizer dreams of, right?” Horn laughs.

Organizers will issue VIP wristbands with entry/exit privileges, first-come first-served, until the show starts at 6 p.m. Wristbands will let people leave and come back as they like, without having to wait in line. People without wristbands will be allowed in until the building is at capac-

ity, and then only when people without wristbands leave. “We really wanted to retain some space for other festival

visitors to come and go throughout the night,” Horn said, but he advises people to come early, for a a wristband.

“If you’re unable to get a wristband, don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You’ll be able to hear it outside as well.”

Horn hopes to make the event an annual part of the Festival at Mount Si.

“I’ll know B3 was a success if I overhear someone say ‘Oh, you should’ve been there!’ afterward,” Horn said.

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Schedule of EventsSaturday, Aug. 89:30 a.m. Line up for the Kiddie Parade at Downing Avenue/North Bend Way10 to 7 p.m. Art show con-tinues, front lawn tent10 to 7 p.m. Food booths, arts and crafts10:15 a.m. Kiddie Parade, down North Bend Way10:30 Grand Parade, down North Bend Way11 to 7 p.m. Kids area is open11 to 10 p.m. Beer garden is open11:45 a.m. Deadline to enter desserts in the Burstin’ with Blueberries Dessert Contest, at the information boothNoon to 5 p.m. Adult coed 4x4 volleyball tournamentNoon to 5 p.m. Silent auction, proceeds help to fund the festivalNoon to 9:30 p.m. Live music on the main stage12:30 p.m. Blueberry des-sert judging, community stage1:45 p.m. Parade awards announced, main stage2:15 to 3 p.m. Cherry pie eating contest, commu-nity stage3:30 to 4 p.m. Veils of the Nile dance company per-forms, community stage4 to 5 p.m. Amazing pets contest, community stage, awards for best costume and best trick5 to 5:30 p.m. Mount Si Karate Demo Team per-form, community stage5:30 to 6 p.m. Snoqualmie Valley Winds community band perform, community stage6:15 to 6:45 p.m. Snoqualmie Valley Strings, community stage7:30 to 8 p.m. Valley Idol winners perform, com-munity stage9:45 p.m. Fireworks

Festival names Danny Kolke

Grand MarshalBy EVAN PAPPAS

Staff Reporter

Danny Kolke, founder of Boxley’s Place, has been named Grand Marshal for the Festival at Mount Si.

Being named a Grand Marshal of a city event is something that he never pictured.

“My reaction was ‘wow.’ I think I said that seven times in a row,” Kolke said.

Having lived in the Valley for almost 18 years, Kolke has made his mark on the town of North Bend. He founded Boxley’s Place, a live jazz club and restaurant, with his wife six years ago. From there he created the Boxley Music Fund, A non-profit foundation that now owns the club, manages the music programming and hosts events like the North Bend Jazz Walk and Blues Walk.

“You can make the argument that it would be more successful in a bigger city but I don’t know if that’s true or not. I think it has the advantage of being part of a small town and in a big city, if it goes away, nobody cares,” Kolke said. “In a small town we become part of the experience, so it’s nice to be part of a community.”

Kolke not only created a jazz club in the city but also teaches kids jazz. He teaches piano, impro-visation, and leads Mount Si High School’s Jazz Band 2.

“The kids are learning every-thing from basic team collabora-tion, because there are a bunch of them on stage, there’s no arrange-ment so they are figuring this out on the fly, they also have to learn to be good communicators, who

is going to do what first and who goes next,” Kolke said. “There is so much thinking on your feet. I think it’s really great for kids.”

According to Kolke, the reward from all of this is just to see stu-dents get excited about the music.

“It’s fun to see kids learn it, and get excited about it, and do well with it,” Kolke said. “It’s reward-ing in ways I never expected. We didn’t start this venue to do kids’ programming, it happened by acci-dent and now I can’t imagine not doing it because it’s one of the best things about it.”

One of the opportunities Boxley’s has given young players is the venue to play with older, more experienced musicians. There are times that Kolke has a 12-year-old playing with people who are 70, playing with somebody who’s 40.

“These guys have become friends with people who could be their grandparents,” Kolke said. “It’s really cool to see them develop friendships performing together.”

Last year Kolke let the Boxley Music Fund take over the res-taurant, in addition to already running the music programming. More than 200 families are mem-bers of the Boxley Music Fund.

“The goal is that it’s less about me and more about the communi-ty doing this together,” Kolke said. “I think it’s easy to get so busy and so wrapped up into routines and it’s easy to lose sight of things that are important and doing this proj-ect and connecting with the kids as often as I do is a great reminder that it’s very rewarding to invest in other people.”

Through investing in other people, creating events like the jazz and blues walks and Boxley’s itself, Kolke has been able to share his love of music with the community.

“Music is a magical thing, espe-cially when you share it with other people and do it with other people; I can’t say enough positive about that.”

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Danny Kolke plays the piano with his Danny Kolke Trio last September, dur-ing the North Bend Jazz Walk. The event switched this year to a spring date, to include more high school bands, but it, like the Blues Walk, is going strong.


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Making music

Sno Valley Winds love to playA band that got together on a

dare is part of the musical lineup for the Festival at Mount Si. Sno Valley Winds takes to the Community Stage of the Festival Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

The group is mostly made up of adult musicians of varying back-grounds, ranging from people who play professionally to people who haven’t played since high school.

The band was started by Dean Snavely, a middle school teacher who convinced band parents to learn or relearn an instrument for a performance. That stunt caught on and so many people got into playing music again that they stayed together and formed the Sno Valley Winds. Snavely moved on a few years ago and Mike Herb, a high school band director, now directs.

“It’s really just about having fun and playing your instrument,” Herb said. “It’s for people to continue playing after the easy ways of play-ing in school disappear.”

Carol Fix, an alto saxophone player in the band, said that the group is very welcoming and always open to new members.

“We do this because we like mak-ing music,” she said. “It’s a really fun group.”

There are currently about 20 to 25 members, playing various instru-ments but they are always look-ing for more, especially because the music can change based on who they have.

“Instrumentation is based on who joins,” Fix said. “We need some more percussion right now.”

All levels of skill are invited to join as long as people are willing to put the work in to learn.

“We have players in the group that I consider semi-professional and a player who learned a com-pletely new instrument just for the band,” Herb said.

Fix hadn’t played since she was in school but was able to catch back up. When she started playing her saxophone with the group, it was the first time she had played since seventh grade.

The Sno Valley Winds will play a 30-minute set consisting of four songs, “America the Beautiful,”

“Canterbury Chorale,” a “Sound of Music” medley and the “National Emblem March.”

The Sno Valley Winds are also performing at Snoqualmie’s Railroad Days, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 on the Arts Stage.

“We are always looking for new players. If people want to join, check out our website or come to our concerts and come talk to us,” Herb said.

For information, visit www.snovalleywinds.org.

Main Stage music lineupSaturday, Aug. 812 to 1:30 p.m. Shaggy Sweet blues, rock, rhythm & blues; www.shaggysweet.com2 to 3:30 p.m. Kit Bender pop, rock; www.kitbender.com4 to 5:30 p.m. Richard Allen and the Louisiana Experience Zydeco, blues, funk; www.thelouisianaexperi-ence.com6 to 7:30 p.m. Cloverdayle modern country/western; www.cloverdayle.com8 to 9:30 p.m. Crème Tangerine Beatles, classic rock; www.cremetangerine.com

Sunday, Aug. 912 to 1:30 p.m. Austin Jenckes country, alternative, folk; www.austinjenckes.us2 to 3:30 p.m. Aaron Crawford Americana, country; www.crawfordaaronmusic.com

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Members of the Sno Valley Winds group, picutred here in a Railroad Days parade, are regular fixtures in community parades and festivals in the Valley.

Bring Fido, or ferrets to pet contestYou already know how great your pet is, but why not let everyone see it for themselves? Bring your critter to the Festival at Mount Si, and let him or her strut their stuff in the Amazing Pet Contest, starting at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Stage. A variety of animals, including ferrets, pictured at right, are welcome, as long as they are OK being around other people and animals at a big festival. Pets, and their owners, can compete in two categories, Best Trick and Best Costume, so almost any pet can enter. A panel of judges will award trophies to the first-place winner of each category, and sec-ond and third-place winners will receive ribbons.


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Schedule of EventsSunday, Aug. 8:30 a.m. 14th annual Chili Cookoff begins10 to 4 p.m. Food booths, arts and crafts10 to 4 p.m. Kids area11 to 4 p.m. Art show continues, front lawn tent11 to 4 p.m. Beer garden is openNoon to 3:30 p.m. Live music on the main stage12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Open field games (wheel bar-row race, three-legged races etc)1 p.m. People’s Choice tasting of the Chili Cookoff1 to 1:30 p.m. Karate Demo with HLMA at the community stage1:30 to 2 p.m. Bad Idea performs, community stage1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wife carrying contest2 to 2:30 p.m. Cascade Dance Academy per-forms, community stage2:30 p.m. Chili cookoff winners announced, main stage

Arts on display at festival

Art is on display and in development for three days on the front lawn of the Si View Community Center. Valley artists showcase their talents in a series of dem-onstrations throughout the Festival at Mount Si.

Among the artists you can see are:

Jeffrey Waters, a well-known artist from Fall City and a past president of the Northwest Watercolor Society, will demonstrate watercolor techniques, and show his works, which have won recognition through-out the Valley on Saturday;

Jeff Sturgeon, a local art-ist known for his award-winning metal paintings of landscapes, will demon-strate painting with acrylics on metal on Saturday;

Bob Antone will demon-strate oil painting. Antone is a composer, and musician who was born and raised in the Snoqualmie Valley;

Tami Donnelly, an acryl-ic artist from Covington, paints wildlife with her daughter, Emily Donnelly. They will give jewelry mak-ing and painting demonstra-tions on Friday and Sunday. Tami’s specialty is painting various animals and designs on miniature canvases, then attaching them to necklaces she makes.

Other Valley artists taking part are Alraune Chowdhury, working in watercolor and acrylic on Saturday, and Leslie Kreher, who works in water color and graphite.

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Wife-carrying, the sequel

Couples’ race returns for more festival funIt’s no sport for the faint of heart, but it might be for

lightweights. The return of the wife-carrying contest to the Festival at Mount Si fun and games promises all of the excitement of the inaugural event, from the (gulp) public weighing-in of the wives to the final photo finish.

Husbands and wives, or stunt wives in some cases, will compete in heats, running an obstacle course that includes balancing skills, water hazards and lots of laughs along the way. Because all the wives are weighed in advance, all the husbands will be handicapped to carry the same weight. The grand prize is beer, in fact, the win-ning wife’s weight in beer.

Festival chairperson Jill Massengill is excited to bring back the event, and hoping for another good turnout.

“We don’t have anyone sign up ahead of time, just like the pet contest, so we don’t know what the response will be. I just hope people can have a sense of humor about it.” she said in a conversation about the festival happenings.

Last year’s winners, Chris and Kristin Dalla Santa, certainly did. The couple sped through the course with a time of 38.68 seconds and posed, this time with the wife carrying the husband, for a victory photo.

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Above: Greg and Carlye Lowell of North Bend donned costumes and raced for glory, and beer, in last year’s wife-carrying contest. Top, right: 2014 wife-carrying contest winners Chris and Kristin Dalla Santa of North Bend reverse their roles when they pose in the winners circle. Right: Scott Massengill gets a running start while carrying Denise Fiedler in the inaugural wife-carrying competition at last year’s Festival at Mount Si.

Saturday auction helps fund festivalThe Festival at Mount Si is funded solely through donations and run by an all-volunteer committee.“Vendors are up this year, and sponsorhip is holding,” said Festival chairperson Jill Massengill, but donations are always welcome. “We raise about enough money to pay for the event, and then we start over,” she said. The silent auction of items donat-ed by many local businesses is one of the event’s biggest fundraisers. Held Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., the auction will feature items from local and regional businesses. Items have a minimum bid, and the minimum raise is $1. There is also a buyout amount.To donate an item to the auction, download the donation form at www.festivalatmtsi.org.The auction accepts credit cards.


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in three minutes for kids, five for adults. Age divisions are 5 to 12, and 13 and above. Twede’s Cafe, which has sponsored the event since its inception, supplies

the fresh-baked, homemade pie. To enter the pie-eating contest, register at the information booth at 1 p.m. Pies are limited.

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SVR Special Pages - Festival at Mount Si August 7-9, 2015

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