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Page A-40 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 Labor Day weekend art and music fair By Kirk Boxleitner kboxleitner@masoncounty. com For the third straight year, the Rest-A—While RV Park near Hood- sport hosted an art and music fair where attendees from throughout Western Washington spent Labor Day weekend checking out the creations of regiOnal talents, all while event or- anizers sou ht to ensure eve one’s E W, safety amid .the COVID-19 pandemic. Elizabeth Bennett, operational manager of the Rest—A-While RV» Park, was not only kept busy by fair- goers last weekend, but also by holi— day traffic at her establishment” at 27001 US. Highway 101. Bennett noted the fair followed the same guidelines as gatherings such as farmers markets by enforcing distanc- ing rules and monitoring crowd size to ensure it didn’t become too large. “We had so many bursts of special attend- ees, families and individuals,” Ben- nett said. ., “Sometimes it seemed like 20 or 30 at a time, then a family here and there, along with kids getting ice cream, dads sitting down, for healthy sandwiches, and moms buying jewelry and artwork. It was a sweet, graceful flow.” ' Attendees told Bennett they’d come from Belfair, Olympia, Shelton -— even Bellingham -— after reading about the event in the Shelton-Mason County Journal. Counter to previous years, Bennett said that Sunday generated the fair’s highest revenues. “The vendors said that by the time customers read the newspaper, or came by on Saturday, they needed more time to Window-shop before they V proved‘fruitful Rest-A-While RV Park north of Hoodsport hosted its third annual art and music fair over Labor Day Weekend. Journal photo by Justin Johnson came back and made their purchases on Sunday,” Bennett said; Bennett noted that outdoor writer Mark Woytowich took the time to sign his books, which proved popular with both attendees and fellow vendors, along with George Stenberg’s photog- raphy. “We had people enjoying the live jazz music by ‘Cousin Vinnie’ Ander- son, and even guests at our RV park said it was so pleasant to chat with the vendors, and find all'these works of art and other treasures,” Bennett JOIN us!- said. “Some folks spent $300 or more on works from master artists.” Bennett expressed her gratitude to the artists, other vendors, visitors and the surrounding community for their support of both the fair and the ac- companying fundraiser for the Hood! sport Food Bank ‘ “From last month and this month, the food bank has made $1,000, and .- the kids in the park made a nice amount aswell,” said Bennett, not- ing that a portion of the proceeds also went to children in need at her RV FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH ~ , 11 'a.m.to 2 p.m.| Burgers, Hot 0095, Soft Drinks and Olympic Mtylce Cream Qatari detain Eisweereek. immti‘ie ' at as? drivawti‘iru event PUD 1 DRIVE-THigu EVENT 21971 N. HWY 101 IN POTLATCH - park. She added, “The whole weekend, the people who showed up said it was just refreshing to see such beautiful artwork: The vendors wanted to stay longer that Sunday, but finally had to close down and pack up.” Bennett noted the RV park’s man- agement was given homemade apple pie and ice cream as a thank you, and while this year’s art and music fair is over, she said the Rest-A-While RV Park remains ready for those who swing by Hoodsport. 360.877.5249, " www.mason-pud1 .org Proudly Serving the Hood Canal , "and. Mason County since’1‘935