Choochokam annual arts festival this weekend
Published 6:00 am Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Locals and tourists alike are flocking to Langley to take part in one of the biggest entertainment events to hit the South End.
Choochokam, the Langley Festival of the Arts, is back in town and starts Saturday.
The 31st annual Choochokam festival will fill Langley streets with the smiling faces of festival-goers, rhythmic beats and bellowing vocals of Northwest bands, sweet smells of edible treats and colorful trinkets in vendor booths full of you-name-it they-got-it.
Organizers say more than 120 vendors will line First Street, with additional booths on Anthes between Second and Third, with everything from jewelry and Henna body art to kites, candle art and pottery.
An extensive musical lineup of entertainment includes a mix of local favorites and other Northwest
talents.
The Langley All Stars, Rattatoo, The See Band, Kimball & the Fugitives, Janie Cribbs, Sub-Motive, The Sideproject, Swords Into Plowshares, Titambe Marimba, Juliet Wyers, Amelia’s Only Daughters, Month of Mondays, Levi Burkle/James Hinkley, and Nick Davis and Friends will perform on the main stage. There will also be live performances in Langley Park.
A beer garden, presented by the Langley Chamber of Commerce, will accompany the wide array of food found at the festival.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by a street dance at 6:30 p.m.
The festival will start back up at 10 a.m. Sunday and continue until
5 p.m.
For more information, including a complete list of participating vendors, visit www.choochokam.com.
