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On the bill included popular blues band Local Smoke, which has played in past variations with the festival over the last 10 years.
Jim Constable, leader of the band as a drummer and vocalist, said the band had played the Friday night before at the Ptarmigan Inn, but other than that hadnSA国际影视传媒檛 performed since October 2019, largely due to the pandemic.
Due to weather conditions, the band had to stop after playing one of two sets.
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Constable said that additional weather proofing on the stage may have allowed the band to continue. He would also like to see additional protection for the audience, as spectators were under umbrellas due to some rainfall.
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As a longtime participant in the festival, however, he said he likes what organizers have done this year.
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The festival also hosted Jessica Latour of Georgie Designs as the Meet the Maker feature who shared her novel Great Slave rocks crafts and designs.
Danielle Sachs of Knit Free or Dye, a regular mainstay on Saturday morning also held two workshops on dyeing yard, one for youth and one for adults.
She said the festivalSA国际影视传媒檚 ability to draw residents and campers helps make up for a tough pandemic year when it was difficult for artisans to work with people.
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Sachs said that 2020 was a tough year due to public health restrictions in being able to meet and greet with people.
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April Gleicar, festival coordinator, said that the new organization of the festival over 12 weeks in the summer keeps getting a strong reaction from residents.
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