Indubious bassist/lyricist Spencer “Skip Wicked” Burton plays in the background at Summer Arts and Music Festival in Benbow. His newest, biggest, smallest fan approves. Credit: ©Travis Turner

Indubious bassist/lyricist Spencer “Skip Wicked” Burton plays in the background at Summer Arts and Music Festival in Benbow. His newest, biggest, smallest fan approves. Credit: ©Travis Turner

According to the Mateel Community Center, summertime officially begins during the Summer Arts and Music Festival in Benbow.

The festy-season opener was packed to the gills with good people and incredible music talent on Saturday, June 1. North Coast Journal freelancer Travis Turner was there and sent back a few images to make sure we knew what we were missing.

Moksha vocalist Sam Lemos tends to the crowd at Summer Arts in Benbow by crooning with his heavy-hitting horn section. Credit: ©Travis Turner
Local crafts people start an impromptu jam session while trying to stay cool at Summer Arts in Benbow. Credit: ©Travis Turner
Los Angeles based Fiddle and Pine wows a rapt crowd with sincere and down-home bluegrass at Summer Arts in Benbow. Credit: ©Travis Turner
Tree stage MC Jimmy Durchlag hangs out backstage with producer/performer Gaudi, who had traveled from France for this year’s Summer Arts and Music Festival in Benbow. Credit: ©Travis Turner
A couple sneaks away from the Summer Arts and Music Festival in Benbow to cool off and hold an informal smooching session. Credit: ©Travis Turner

This article appears in Intern Unrest.

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