James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

James Hershmiller, 3, of Port Angeles gnaws on a corn dog on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Milestone Juan de Fuca Festival shines today, Sunday

Vendors, music, dance, workshops offered

PORT ANGELES — The Juan de Fuca Festival, marking its 30th anniversary this weekend, continues spilling out over five indoor and outdoor stages today and Sunday.

The festival street fair, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days, is free and at its traditional space, the grounds of the Vern Burton Community Center at 308 E. Fourth St.

Sadie Hale is among the MoPOP Sound Off! artists appearing at this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (photo courtesy of Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

Sadie Hale is among the MoPOP Sound Off! artists appearing at this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (photo courtesy of Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

The dozens of vendors include the Juan de Fuca Debut artisans, who will set up near the fair’s entrance. The free Community Stage, with local musicians and theater artists, also will be on the Vern Burton center grounds.

Inside the Vern Burton, the festival’s mainstage will host a diverse lineup of entertainers, as will the other stages included in a festival pass.

For adults, those cost $55 for today and $50 for Sunday; youngsters 17 and under are admitted free.

Silas Crews of Sequim, right, hoists a Juan de Fuca Festival Artisan Street Fair banner with the assistance of Morgan Martholick of Port Angeles on Friday outside of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Silas Crews of Sequim, right, hoists a Juan de Fuca Festival Artisan Street Fair banner with the assistance of Morgan Martholick of Port Angeles on Friday outside of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Other venues include the Masonic Temple at 622 S. Lincoln St. and Naval Elks Lodge at 131 W. First St.

Among the highlights:

Today

• 11 a.m. — The Ballet Workshop of Port Angeles performs at the Naval Elks Lodge ballroom, 131 E. First St.

• Noon: — Ballet Victoria’s dancers step onto the floor at the Elks ballroom; Physical comic Henrik Bothe, Vern Burton mainstage.

• 1:30 p.m. — Joy in Mudville, Elks ballroom; “Print and Slurp” art workshop for youngsters, at the Maker Space inside the Vern Burton.

• 2 p.m. — Shakespeare Co. performs a 90-minute “Romeo and Juliet,” Masonic Temple, 622 S. Lincoln St.

• 3:15 p.m. — Free felting art workshop, Community Stage.

• 4:30 p.m. — Port Angeles High School Choir, Community Stage; Paint-and-sip art workshop with Mahina Hawley, Maker Space inside the Vern Burton.

Sadie Hale is among the MoPOP Sound Off! artists appearing at this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (photo courtesy of Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

Sadie Hale is among the MoPOP Sound Off! artists appearing at this weekend’s Juan de Fuca Festival. (photo courtesy of Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts)

• 5:30 p.m. — The Sam Chase and the Untraditional, mainstage.

• 6 p.m. — Honey of the Heart, Elks ballroom.

• 7:15 p.m. — MoPOP Sound Off! artist Wyatt Silva, Elks ballroom.

• 7:55 p.m. — MoPOP Sound Off! artists lavenderhayez, Elks ballroom.

• 8:30 p.m. — MarchFourth, mainstage.

Sunday

• 11 a.m. — Poetry zines: make one, take one, Community Stage.

• Noon — Ballet Victoria — Elks ballroom.

• 1:45 p.m. — Deadwood Revival, Chamber Stage.

• 4 p.m. — Stacy Jones Band, mainstage.

• 6 p.m. — Abakis, Elks ballroom.

Brian Jennings, general manager and cook at the Coyote BBQ and Kokopelli Grill catering truck, shakes a basket of freshly-cooked french fries on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles.

Brian Jennings, general manager and cook at the Coyote BBQ and Kokopelli Grill catering truck, shakes a basket of freshly-cooked french fries on Friday at the Juan de Fuca Festival street fair in Port Angeles.

• 6:30 p.m. — Lee Oskar & Friends, mainstage.

• 6:45 p.m. — MoPOP Sound Off! artist Sadie Hale, Chamber Stage.

• 7:25 p.m. — MoPOP Sound Off! artists MidPak, Chamber Stage.

• 8:30 p.m. — Rose’s Pawn Shop closes out the festival, mainstage.

More information is found on the Juan de Fuca Festival mobile app and at JFFA.org.

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