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.