Through a series of events in subsequent years, the SkyFest has come to be known as the premier whitewater event in the Puget Sound area. While there will be no river festival this year (the volunteers who have organized this event are taking a year off to do some boating, with plans to bring the event back to the river in 2004), Skyfest will be hosting a film festival to take place the first two Fridays in April. We thank Eric Link, Corran Addison, and the folks with Ashland Mine Productions for their continued support of Skykomish River access and their commitment to present the best new kayak films as a benefit for river access.
The film fest will take place over two consecutive Friday evenings.
April 4, 7 pm, Redhook Brewery, Woodinville, WA (additional information)
The first film will be this year’s Twitch Tour which features No Big Names II: Amped. This is the second release from Ashland Mine Productions. A $5.00 donation will allow you to participate in our raffle and of course Redhook will be serving what they do best! We’ll have some cool gear for the raffle and Werner Paddles, our most generous corporate sponsor for SkyFund, will be donating the first keg.
April 11, 7 pm, HUB Auditorium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (additional information)
Corran Addison will be out for the West Coast premiere of his new film End Game. The University Kayak Club will be hosting this event in partnership with the Washington Kayak Club. This is your chance to see the film as it was meant to be seen on the big theater screen. Your $5 donation will provide you with an opportunity to see this great new adventure film and enter you in the drawing for a brand new Riot Sniper.
All proceeds from these events will be donated to American Whitewater’s Skykomish River Access Fund. We thank our many event sponsors for their continued support of river access. Thanks to local volunteers Julie Albright, Dave Wester, and Eric Link for their commitment to this event and their ongoing contributions to SkyFest.
Skyfest, The Skykomish River Festival, which has been held annually in Index, Washington, originated in 1996 as the brainstorm of a group of dedicated kayakers. The intent of the festival was two-fold; to celebrate the beauty of the Skykomish River and secondly to raise funds for on-going river access projects. We look forward to continuing this tradition and hope to see you all out for these great film events.
For additional information on the SkyFest Film Festival, contact Julie Albright, juliepa@blarg.net, 206-406-1692.