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By RON NEWBERRY Staff reporter Larry Mason’s efforts to see the Oak Harbor Music Festival flourish involve starting with a blank canvas each year. Through all his tinkering, he likes what he sees after assembling a fresh 2015 band lineup made up largely of acts new to the Whidbey Island event. “We don’t have the same bands playing every single year,” Mason said. “I really want to try new things.” Mason’s dedication to land a headliner for the Sept. 4-6 event resulted in securing Los Angeles-based rock band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, which collaborated with Neil Young on an album that was released earlier this month. Nelson’s band is tour- ing across the country this summer, including stops to perform with Young to pro- mote the album they worked on together, The Monsanto Years. Nelson, the son of country music legend Willie Nelson, will bring his band to Oak Harbor to perform at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5. “We are just stoked,” Mason said. About 15,000 people came to see the Oak Harbor Music Festival last year, doubling attendance from the previ- ous year. The event, which takes place on two main stages at opposite ends of Pioneer Way in historic downtown, is in its fourth year. Penn Cove Shellfish Company and Island Trollers are stage sponsors. Mason has lined up more than 30 bands for the three- day event with music rang- ing from country to rhythm and blues to bluegrass, yet it is heavy with rock. Some of the most popu- lar groups and performers from last year are return- ing, namely The Beatniks, The Fame Riot, The Robbie Walden Band and Dylan Jakobsen. “Everybody was bug- ging me to get the Beatniks back,” Mason said. The rest of the band lineup is largely different from 2014 with some having performed in previous years. Spokane-based rock band Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Oak Harbor-bound along with Rust on the Rails, a relatively new Seattle band that fea- tures Coby Beebe and Blake Noble, who performed in dif- ferent groups in Oak Harbor last year. The Kalimba Band, an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band, will get the crowd “up and jumping,” Mason said. Another band he’s excited about is Jelly Bread, a rock band from Reno, Nev. “There are a lot of new ones that are really fun,” said Margaret Livermore, president of the Oak Harbor Music Festival. The rest of the Oak Harbor Music Festival line- up consists of: Tango Alpha Tango, Adrian Xavier, The Mama Rags, Tiller’s Folly, The Dodgy Mountain Men, Namoli Brennet, Nathaniel Talbot, The Joy Mills Band, Broken Banjo, PETE, Clint McCune, Cranberry Bog Bluegrass Band, Janie Cribbs and the T. Rust Band, Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, Dan Duval Trio, A Town Big Band, Lifeboat 14, Mark Lewis Cool Jazz Trio, Greg Murat and Cool Wind, and Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer. The festival will run from 6-11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4, opening with Tiller’s Folly. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sept. 5, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 6. Mason played in the band, The Halyards, at last year’s festival. This year, he’ll be performing with Broken Banjo. More information about the music festival may be found at www.oakharbor festival.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 | Vol. 1, No. 18 | WWW.WHIDBEYNEWSTIMES.COM | FREE ACORN PROPERTIES, INC 32800 SR 20, Suite 2 Oak Harbor WA 98277 Phone (360) 679-4585 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated If you’re ready to buy or sell, We’re ready to help. Place an ad to reach over 16,750 Oak Harbor readers! Call your sales representative today 360-675-6611 WHIDBEY TRA! X Oak Harbor Music Festival ready to rock ACORN PROPERTIES, INC SEASIDE PROPERTIES, INC RE/MAX Acorn Properties, Inc Terri Neilon, Designated Broker/Owner 360-672-4559 Jim Neilon, Broker/Owner 360-672-8603 Kathi Phillips, Managing Broker 360-929-0206 Stu Flectcher, Managing Broker 360-720-3321 Shawn McNeal • 360-929-6650 Patty Folkestad • 360-672-4245 Tony Bates • 360-969-5096 Paige Bates • 360-632-4681 Christina Schultz • 425-984-4277 Nora O’Connell-Balda • 360-929-0130 James Brady • 360-682-8036 Ed Moran • 360-682-8169 RE/MAX Seaside Properties, Inc Gary Hansen, Managing Broker 360-221-3445 Lois Guerero • 360-929-3787 Call any of our experienced Realtors today! Oak Harbor Music Festival 11a.m. to 11p.m., Saturday Sept. 5 & 11a.m. to 8p.m., Sunday Sept. 6 Photo by Ron Newberry/Whidbey News Group Larry Mason performs with the Halyards at the 2014 Oak Harbor Music Festival. He’ll play with Broken Banjo in 2015.

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By RON NEWBERRYStaff reporter

Larry Mason’s efforts to see the Oak Harbor Music Festival flourish involve starting with a blank canvas each year.

Through all his tinkering, he likes what he sees after assembling a fresh 2015 band lineup made up largely of acts new to the Whidbey Island event.

“We don’t have the same bands playing every single year,” Mason said. “I really want to try new things.”

Mason’s dedication to land a headliner for the Sept. 4-6 event resulted in securing Los Angeles-based rock band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, which collaborated with Neil Young on an album that was released earlier this month.

Nelson’s band is tour-ing across the country this summer, including stops to perform with Young to pro-mote the album they worked on together, The Monsanto Years.

Nelson, the son of country music legend Willie Nelson, will bring his band to Oak Harbor to perform at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5.

“We are just stoked,” Mason said.

About 15,000 people came to see the Oak Harbor Music Festival last year, doubling attendance from the previ-ous year.

The event, which takes place on two main stages at opposite ends of Pioneer Way in historic downtown, is in its fourth year.

Penn Cove Shellfish Company and Island Trollers are stage sponsors.

Mason has lined up more than 30 bands for the three-day event with music rang-ing from country to rhythm and blues to bluegrass, yet it is heavy with rock.

Some of the most popu-lar groups and performers from last year are return-ing, namely The Beatniks, The Fame Riot, The Robbie Walden Band and Dylan Jakobsen.

“Everybody was bug-ging me to get the Beatniks back,” Mason said.

The rest of the band lineup is largely different from 2014 with some having performed in previous years.

Spokane-based rock band Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Oak Harbor-bound along with

Rust on the Rails, a relatively new Seattle band that fea-tures Coby Beebe and Blake Noble, who performed in dif-ferent groups in Oak Harbor last year.

The Kalimba Band, an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute band, will get the crowd “up and jumping,” Mason said.

Another band he’s excited about is Jelly Bread, a rock band from Reno, Nev.

“There are a lot of new ones that are really fun,” said Margaret Livermore, president of the Oak Harbor Music Festival.

The rest of the Oak Harbor Music Festival line-up consists of: Tango Alpha Tango, Adrian Xavier, The Mama Rags, Tiller’s Folly, The Dodgy Mountain Men, Namoli Brennet, Nathaniel Talbot, The Joy Mills Band, Broken Banjo, PETE, Clint McCune, Cranberry Bog Bluegrass Band, Janie Cribbs and the T. Rust Band, Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, Dan Duval Trio, A Town Big Band, Lifeboat 14, Mark Lewis Cool Jazz Trio, Greg Murat and Cool Wind, and Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer.

The festival will run from 6-11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4,

opening with Tiller’s Folly.The event runs from 11

a.m. to 11 p.m., Sept. 5, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 6.

Mason played in the band, The Halyards, at last year’s festival. This year, he’ll be

performing with Broken Banjo.

More information about the music festival may be found at www.oakharbor festival.com

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Larry Mason performs with the Halyards at the 2014 Oak Harbor Music Festival. He’ll play with Broken Banjo in 2015.

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CALENDARMEGAN MCCLUNG MEMORIAL RUN: Race dedicated to Major Megan McClung takes place from 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 12 at Flintstone Park on Bayshore Drive in Oak Harbor. McClung, from Coupeville, was the first female USMC officer killed in combat during the Iraq War. Seventh annual run is held in Megan McClung’s honor to raise funds for her fellow Marines and sailors wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. 10K or 5K run or kids 1K run. www.meganmcclungmemorialrun.com

ThursdaySept. 3

Coupeville Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m., Sept. 3, at the Coupeville Rec Hall. The club meets the first Thursday of each month. Coffee and snacks will be served. Everett Chu, master gardener and owner of Azuza Nursery in Mount Vernon, will give a lecture on the fundamen-tal principles of natural and beautiful landscape design.

FridaySept. 4

Oak Harbor Music Festival, Sept. 4-6, in downtown Oak Harbor. Free admission. Two main stages with over 30 bands playing music from a variety of genres. www.oakharborfestival.com

SaturdaySept. 5

“Woodpalooza” exhi-bition, noon to 5 p.m., Sept. 5-7, in Zech Hall at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. Admission is free. This is the 12th annual show of Whidbey’s finest woodwork. A reception will take place from 6-9 p.m., Sept. 4. Talk with the artisans and view their works. Visit woodpalooza.com or contact Gary Leake at garyandsandyleake@ comcast.net or 360-678-1347 for more information.

Saturday Matinee at the Library, 2-4:30 p.m., Sept. 5, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Gregory Peck stars in the film based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Popcorn provided. This film is rec-ommended for teens and

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Meerkerk Labor Day Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 5-6, at 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Inventory will be 50 percent off. Entrance to the garden is free for the sale days. Contact Joan Bell at [email protected] or 360-678-1912. www.meerkerkgardens.org

WednesdaySept. 9

Literature & Laughter Book Group: Ivan Doig, 6:15 p.m., Sept. 9, at the Coupeville Library. Join in a discussion of the works of Ivan Doig. All are welcome. Contact Leslie Franzen at [email protected] or 360-678-4911 for more information.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,

Sundays and Wednesdays, in the Whidbey General Hospital Conference Room.

FridaySept. 11

Friends of the Oak Harbor Library Annual Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 11, at the Oak Harbor Library Meeting Room. Thousands of gently used books, suit-able for all ages, will be available for purchase at bargain prices. All pro-ceeds benefit the library. 360-675-5115

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Festival, 3 p.m., Sept. 11 through 5 p.m., Sept. 13, at 609 Front Street, Mukilteo. The festival is celebrating its 50th year. The event includes a 5k/10k run, art, music, food, a parade and fireworks. The main

festival will take place in Lighthouse Park. The parade will take place at 10:45 a.m., Sept. 12 at Harbour Pointe Blvd. Visit www.mukfest.com or con-tact Sarah Landsberg at [email protected].

Whidbey Walking Festival, 10 a.m., Sept. 11-13 at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Free. The three-day festival offers walking routes in the heart of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Explore Coupeville and the sur-rounding countryside. Check website for daily start times. Email Sue Payton at [email protected] or visit www.nwtrekkers.org/wwfhtml.

2nd Friday Nonfiction Book Group: “Soldier Girls,” 10:30 a.m., Sept. 11, at the Coupeville Library.

SaturdaySept. 12

Whidbey Island Farm Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 12, at Wildwood Farm, 2326 Happy Valley Road, Oak Harbor. Free. Explore 12 working farms, purchase local produce, visit the animals, enjoy activities and demonstra-tions. Start anywhere and take in as many farms as you like. www. whidbeyfarmtour.com

Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Whidbey Chapter, monthly meeting, 9:45 a.m., Sept. 12, at Ciao Restaurant. Monthly dis-cussion of climate solu-tions. Meeting starts with national conference call. Citizens’ Climate Lobby advocates for a revenue-neutral carbon tax. All

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SaturdaySept. 12

Megan McClung Memorial Run, 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 12, at Flintstone Park on

Bayshore Ave. The finish line is in Windjammer Park at the gazebo. This race is dedicated to Major Megan McClung (April 14, 1972-Dec. 6, 2006) who was the first female USMC officer killed in combat during the Iraq War. The City of Oak Harbor and McClung’s parents are hosting this 7th annual run in her honor and to raise funds for her fel-low Marines and sailors who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Runners have the choice between a 10K or 5K run or a kid’s 1K run. All proceeds

go to the Semper Fi Fund. www.meganmcclungmemorialrun.com

Autumn Auction, 6 p.m., Sept. 12, at Greenbank Farm. “Farms and Families” is the theme for the 2015 annual autumn auction and dinner to benefit the Island County Historical Society Museum. A farm-to-table dinner will be served. Tickets cost $75; $500 for a table of eight; or $375 for a table of six. Call 360-678-3310 for tickets, or visit www.island history.org

SundaySept. 13

Whidbey Island Farm Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wildwood Farm, 2326 Happy Valley Road, Oak Harbor. Free. Explore 12 working farms, purchase local produce, visit the animals, enjoy activities and demonstrations. Start anywhere and take in as many farms as you like. www.whidbeyfarmtour.com

TuesdaySept. 15

Team Tsunami Dragon Boat Practice, 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays through October, at the Oak Harbor Marina. Join dragon boat team Tsunami, a diverse group of people who enjoy the sport of dragon boating, for a compli-mentary practice. Contact Lori Rhodenbaugh at [email protected] or 360-240-9105.

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