Community Stage Entertainment

PK Dwyer

Mount Baker Square Dancers

The Hometowners

Wren the Juggler

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH 12:00 p.m. - PK Dwyer 1:15 p.m. - PK Dwyer 2:30 p.m. - Wren the Juggler 3:15 p.m. - Trask 5:00 p.m. - Trask 6:15 p.m. - Mount Baker Square Dancers

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11TH 12:00 p.m. - Steve Johnson 1:15 p.m. - Steve Johnson 2:30 p.m. - Wren the Juggler 3:15 p.m. - The Hometowners 5:00 p.m. - Marcia Kester 6:15 p.m. - Marcia Kester

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH 12:00 p.m. - PK Dwyer 1:15 p.m. - PK Dwyer 2:30 p.m. - Wren the Juggler 3:15 p.m. - Paige Woods and the High Fives 5:00 p.m. - Paige Woods and the High Fives 6:15 p.m. - The Fat Fridays 7:30 p.m. - The Fat Fridays

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH 12:00 p.m. - Megs McLean 1:15 p.m. - Megs McLean 2:30 p.m. - Wren the Juggler 3:15 p.m. - Craig Adams & Mary Ellen 5:00 p.m. - Craig Adams & Mary Ellen 6:15 p.m. - Mama Dirty Skirt 7:30 p.m. - Mama Dirty Skirt

The Fat Fridays

COMMUNITY STAGE SPONSORS

Trask

Steve Johnson Marcia Kester

Paige Woods and the High Fives

The Community Stage brings an eclectic group of quality performers for your enjoyment. Sit back and enjoy the show or clap along!

PK DWYER

Wednesday & Friday: 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.

PK Dwyer is a songwriter, creative force, and folk and blues busker extraordinaire. Famous in the Seattle area as the first busker at the Seattle Pike Place Market in 1972, PK is a living piece of music history. To this day, you can find PK busking at Pike Place Market and at various locations throughout the beautiful Puget Sound area when he doesn’t have a scheduled event.

TRASK

Wednesday: 3:15 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Three up and coming artists of the Skagit Valley make up the moody emo tunes which Trask has built its name around. Band members are Dmitri Wagoner, Demetrius P)etitt, and Henry Rasco.

MT. BAKER COUNCIL SQUARE DANCERS

Wednesday: 6:15 p.m.

Square dancing is coming to the Community Stage from the Mt. Baker Council Square Dancers. The Council offers lessons and dances and performs at special events.

STEVE JOHNSON

Thursday: 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Steve Johnson, known onstage as “The Pension King”, is a retired singer/songwriter from Southern California, offering an eclectic mix of acoustic songs, both cover and original. He worked as a truck driver for 30 years, performing in bands, live theater productions, and many solo/duos along the way. Steve retired here to be close to his granddaughters and feels fortunate to have met so many musical souls here in the PNW!

Thursday: 3:15 p.m.

Tom Fair and Joe Williamson are the dynamic duo behind the HOMETOWNERS. The pair has been performing country classic songs and other old-time favorites for the last several years at a variety of places including county fairs, retirement centers, health care facilities, farmers markets, and private parties.

MARCIA KESTER

Thursday: 5:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Marcia’s savory vocal texture falls somewhere between Patsy Cline and Bonnie Raitt. Her arrangements add a modern flavor to classic songs with a taste of rock in the country tunes and a dash of country in the rock songs. Marcia’s unique performance style combines a lively stage presence, fun audience interaction, memorable music, and snippets of story.

PAIGE WOODS and the HIGH FIVES

Friday: 3:15 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Paige Woods and the High Fives are a Pacific Northwest rock band based in Bellingham, delivering powerful vocals and new twists on your favorite classic rock songs.

THE FAT FRIDAYS

Friday: 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Fat Fridays jazz-infused originals and curated classics creates a show with a diverse list of great songs from the likes of James Taylor, The Beatles, Billy Joel, and more. It’s like the radio used to be: a variety of rock, jazz, R&B, country, folk, and occasionally, calypso.

Saturday: 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Megs McLean is a full-time professional country singer/songwriter and performer who has played for Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney audiences and headlined numerous festivals and events including opening for Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Clint Black, Sara Evans, Thompson Square, Lee Brice, David Lee Murphy, Lorrie Morgan, and Pam Tillis.

MARY ELLEN-LYKINS and CRAIG ADAMS

Saturday: 3:15 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

There is no mistaking the voice; Mary Ellen has power and grit that will give you chills. She is a blues vocal powerhouse and savvy songwriter, performing with Craig Adams on guitar.

MAMA DIRTY SKIRT

Saturday: 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Mama Dirty Skirt has been performing the hits of classic rock, motown, rhythm and blues, and more for the last five years all around Skagit County. Rich harmonies and bluesy vocals combine with crafty instrumentalists and inventive solos. Lead singers, Ria, Kelly, and Joe, known as ‘the Diva Section’, rotate throughout the show backed by a full sound that keeps the crowd dancing!

WREN THE JUGGLER

Wednesday – Saturday: 2:30 p.m.

Wren the Juggler has been juggling for more than 25 years and he is always excited to share his love of things flying in the air (and sometimes landing on the ground) with audiences big and small, near and far, old and young. Don’t miss his shows on the Community Stage!