Update Aug. 10
One day of amazing art, music and performances complete the Arts in Nature Festival comes back on Sunday Aug. 11 with more.
The festival got off to a rollicking start with Caspar Babypants entertaining everyone from little kids to adults and closed with a standing room only and more performance from Cloud Cult who thrilled the crowd with acoustic and even some acapella music. Numerous other performers were found in The Meadow, The Pond, The Glacier and The Lodge performance areas. Cloud Cult returns on Sunday at 2pm

Bringing Saturday to a dramatic close was the fire dance troupe Pyrosutra who amazed the crowd not only with their use of fire but with intricate dance moves that brought them close to the fiery torches they wielded and even doing some fire breathing.

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The Arts in Nature Festival at West Seattle's Camp Long will be a blend of music and art that only the organizers at the Nature Consortium can create. After a year's absence the festival returns with plenty of live performances, remarkable art, and interactive fun for everyone. The festival also marks a kind of swan song for Nature Consortium founder Nancy Whitlock, whose last day will be in November.

Cloud Cult will headline the weekend. Cloud Cult, who traveled their first American tour in a van covered in solar panels, is well known for their earthy, environmental vibe. Lead singer Craig and Connie Minowa founded Earthology, an environmental nonprofit that includes an advocacy wing called Earthology Institute and the green-powered Earthology Records which houses all of the band’s productions.

The Nature Consortium describes the event as "an eclectic experience of music, dance, and art in the woods of Camp Long, Seattle's only campground. The festival will be packed with performances, from bluegrass to indie rock, from dance to literary readings, plus art installations, a Museum of Sound, a ropes challenge course, and many more surprises to come."

The full schedule is here: http://fest.naturec.org/schedule/

Also appearing are musical acts Nu Klezmer Army, West Seattle's Chris Ballew as Caspar Babypants, Anti-Fascist Meandering Band, Ranger & The Re-Arrangers and Monarch Duo.

The lineup is here: http://fest.naturec.org/lineup/

In the Museum of Sound you'll hear Perri Lynch, Billy Joe Miller, Hollow Earth Radio, Caspar Babypants & Kate Endle, and Kristin Tollefson.

Dance and performance artists Lelavision, Soto Style Dance (performing Gathering Bones), Pyrosutra and CabaretLong will appear.

An Installation by Anne Blackburn will be featured.

Interactive performances will be offered by Species Parades, Laughter Circle, Lit Readings, and Writing Workshops & Open Mic led by Katy Ellis.

Festival Hours
Saturday, August 10, 11am-9pm
Sunday, August 11, 11am-6pm