The Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle, King County, is hosting a jazz and gospel festival with some top national and local artists this month.
The Houser Music Festival will take place 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 18, and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, July 19, at 851 Houser Way N., Renton. Single-day tickets are $20 general admission and $50 VIP. Weekend passes are $35 general admission and $75 for VIP access. It’s an all-ages event and kids 12 and under are free.
Saturday’s showcase features international recording artist Frank McComb, Michael Powers and Brandon Willis to name just a few. Sunday’s performers include season four winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” Amber Bullock, The Anointed Brothers and Josephine Howell to name the headliners only. For a full list of performers, visit Brown Paper Tickets online.
The event was conceived as a fundraiser and opportunity to introduce the community to the feeding program, which is now headquartered in Renton.
“We are excited to have such a great event in Renton promoting awareness of hunger and its impact throughout King County,” said Belynda Dunbar, EFP’s operations coordinator. “The Emergency Feeding Program is dedicated in its mission, ‘make sure no one goes hungry, not even for one night.’”
The feeding program moved to Renton in 2012 but has been in existence since 1977. The program works with 235 to 240 agencies to make food available when and where people need it. Volunteers and staff pack 15 and culturally sensitive food packs to meet the needs of a wide range of dietary needs. In 2014 the feeding program moved to its current headquarters at The Landing and Houser Way North.
In addition to being a music festival, the event is both a fundraiser and meet and greet for the community. All proceeds will benefit the feeding program.
“I think that this is an awesome event; the more people that know about where we’re located and what we do, the better,” said Dunbar.
School supplies will be given away for free and there will also be other raffles and giveaways at the music festival. Food trucks and business vendors will be on site and there will be a bounce house for the kids. Parents are asked to accompany their children at all times and bounce house hours are 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday.
Interested vendors have until Monday, July 13 to, submit applications. For more information, contact Belynda Dunbar at 206-329-0300. Advance tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com/1465410. Tickets can be purchased at the event as well.
