FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — 29 June 2010 Contact: Christy Camerer (253) 853-2178 GIG HARBOR ART FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE JULY 17 & !8 The annual event will feature nearly 150 artists, live music, art show (GIG HARBOR) The 26th Annual Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival, scheduled for July 17 and 18, will feature hand-crafted work by 148 artists from throughout the Northwest. The event, which is presented by Peninsula Art League (PAL), will take place on Judson Street in the heart of historic downtown Gig Harbor. According to Christy Camerer, chair of this year’s event, more than 200 applicants juried for the show. “We are looking at a great year,” Camerer said. “We will have watercolor artists, wood carvers, jewelers and many others. We also have a full stage line-up of music with the Malcolm Clark Band hosting all weekend and our big headliner, the Kim Archer Band on Sunday.” There will also be strolling fiddlers, a barbershop quartet and a strolling bagpiper. Children’s activities include face painting, cloth toy-stuffing, beading and a drum circle. Free shuttle service will be provided from the Pierce Transit Park and Ride lot and the Medical Center parking lot on Kimball Drive to the festival site and beyond. In conjunction with the two-day event, PAL will present an exhibition of work by its members in the Key Bank branch near the festival site. On Saturday, the Gig Harbor Historic Waterfront Association will hold its annual ‘Chalk the Walk’ sidewalk art event all along the waterfront. The Gig Harbor Art Festival is supported by a generous sponsorship from Key Bank. All events are free. For information email bluewaterartworks@wavecable.com, or visit PAL’s website at peninsulaartleague.com/artFest. WHAT: Peninsula Art League’s 26th Annual Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, July 17 & 18. Hours:10am-6pm Saturday; 10am-5pm Sunday WHERE: Downtown Gig Harbor on Judson Street INFO: peninsulaartleague.com/artFest #########