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Driving home from vacation last night, there was a big, full moon over Anacortes. Finally.

There was also a bunch of people hanging around the Department of Safety for the kick off of the town’s annual What the Heck Fest.

Here is the official schedule of events:

FRIDAY, JULY 18th Croatian Club 5pm – 8pm (official Heck Fest grand opening ceremonies and dinner show) D+ Sandman Katy Davidson

City Hall
8pm – 1am
Karl Blau
Lucky Dragons
The Moore Brothers with Owl & the Pussycat
Calvin Johnson & Ian Svenonius
Mt. Eerie

FRIDAY NIGHT JOINT COVER AT THE BARS:
Watertown Pub: …WORMS, Love Tan
Brown Lantern: Bryan, Frank & Bob, the Moondoggies

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SATURDAY, JULY 19th
Causland Park
noon – 7pm
(all day sushi show in the park)
Caulfield & His Magical Violin
Desolation Wilderness
Bryce Panic/Better Bizness Bureau
Gift Machine
Nate Ashley
Lonely Forest

City Hall
7pm – 1am
Photosynthesis
Graves
Angelo Spencer
Ô Paon
Your Heart Breaks
Little Wings
Kimya Dawson

SATURDAY NIGHT JOINT COVER AT THE BARS:
Watertown Pub: ザ　ジョージ　マイケルス　バンド, the Coconut Coolouts, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death
Brown Lantern: Yes, Oh Yes, TacocaT, See Me River

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SUNDAY, JULY 20th
11am “brunch show” at Anderson’s Store on Guemes Island:
Real Live Tigers, Dennis Driscoll, Solvents!

Causland Park
noon – 2pm
“Game Day” curated by the Blow

City Hall
2pm – 5:30pm
Mirah & Spectratone International performing “Share This Place”
Alyse Emdur (films)
Stella Marrs (films)
Oliver Orion-Miles
Honcho #1 (short film)

Department of Safety
6pm – 10pm
A Rich Jensen Intensive
Al Larsen
LAKE
(also: Jib Kidder Chalk Space – an all day superchalking and boomboxing)

ALL PASSES ARE NOW SOLD OUT.

Some tickets will be available at the door to the City Hall shows ($10), and the show on Sat. afternoon in the park is free.