Blueberry Festival Wrap-Up and Photo Gallery
Photo: Owen Anderson
Kids and parents ready for the BikeAthens Blueberry Rally.
Photo: Owen Anderson
BikeAthens executive director, Scott Long, gives instructions.
Photo: Owen Anderson
Photo: Owen Anderson
BikeAthens volunteers show their stuff.
Photo: Owen Anderson
The Blueberry Cook-off!
photo: David DeLaurier
Jeff Griggs and Jay Domingo kept everyone laughing.
photo: David DeLaurier
So many delicious treats…
photo: David DeLaurier
photo: David DeLaurier
An enthusiastic audience member.
photo: David DeLaurier
Judges Donnie Langdon and Kalin Hill.
photo: David DeLaurier
Judge Rashe Malcolm
photo: David DeLaurier
Contestant Shaye Gambrell talks about what she prepared.
photo: David DeLaurier
photo: David DeLaurier
Jennifer Cantwell won ‘Most Delicious’ and ‘Best Overall.’
photo: David DeLaurier
Sarah and Eleanor Deam won ‘Best Presentation’ for their entry.
photo: David DeLaurier
Sarah Guerin’s dish was awarded ‘Most Unusual.’
photo: David DeLaurier
Andy Trawick gives a tour of his hillside garden on Timberlane.
Photo: Bart King
photo: Bart King
Kerem Kilic shows people his permaculture designs.
photo: Bart King
photo: Bart King
photo: Bart King
Dr. Thump played ragtime tunes during the garden tours and the bike rally.
photo: Bart King
photo: Bart King
People arriving for The Blueberry Jam.
Photo: Claire Campbell
Overnight Angels opened the show.
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Lisa and Bart King performed.
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Lydian Brambila and her band.
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Sponsor tent for recommended home service vendors.
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Photo: Claire Campbell
photo: Claire Campbell
The Vassar Blondes rocked out.
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Photo: Sabrena Deal
Knowa Johnson & The Aquatic Soul Collective closed the festival with some dance tunes.
photo: Claire Campbell
photo: Claire Campbell
photo: Claire Campbell
The 2023 Forest Heights Blueberry Festival was another big success! All of the events were well attended and went off without a hitch, raising more than $1,500.
In the year ahead, we intend to create a non-profit to manage the finances and formalize the organizing of the festival and the Community Blueberry Project. If you have experience and/or interest in helping with this, we need assistance! Please contact bart.king@4newgrowth.com.
A big THANK YOU to all of the organizers, volunteers, sponsors, performers, vendors and others who pitched in this year. It couldn’t have happened without you.
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Bart King is a writer, artist and father who is passionate about regenerating communities and ecosystems. His children’s books are available at NewGrowthPublishing.com. He is also the principal consultant at New Growth Communications, which provides marketing and PR assistance to clients in sustainability-related fields. Full bio here.