It’s summer party time on Whidbey Island. The annual Loganberry Festival at the Greenbank Farm is July 25 and 26, sponsored by Whidbey Island Bank. A weekend packed full with music, food, wine tasting, arts and crafts booths are popping up around the main barns from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free with just a requested $5.donation per car for parking.

Live music abounds all day with an interruption every two hours for the much anticipated loganberry pie eating contests for children ages 12 and under. Other children's activities will take place over the course of the two days.

Jim Freeman, widely acknowledged as Whidbey’s conductor of fun, is the main stage master of ceremonies, who keeps the music flowing beginning Saturday with Randy Bradley Band, a local favorite with foot tapping fun. Then don't miss the well known and loved Stan Borenson at 3:30. Top the evening off with a street dance (sponsored by Whidbey Telecom) with Western Heroes and a mix of rock, blues and western songs many of which are original creations.

Sunday’s music launches with sazz man Danny Ward, then the Swing Again Jazz Band taking us all back to the fabulous big band era music and those well known tunes, some rocking with Janie and Joe in the afternoon and ending the event with the popular Dillinger's Clambake.

New items this year include demonstrations for Horse Trials for Trails, Dog Agaility training demonstrations, Chain Saw artists doing demos and Artists in Action in the Barn doing demos of painting and weaving.

Twenty wineries will be attending to offer tastes of their wines, a beer tent, numerous hot food booths to temp the senses and lots of art, food and craft vendors selling hand made wares.

Entertainment Schedules for Loganberry Festival - Saturday, July 25th, 2009
10:00am-11:00am	Randy Bradley Band
Watch for	PIE EATING CONTESTS!
Noon- 1:00	Gary Smith and Al Kaatz
1:00 - 2:00	Shifty Sailors...Whidbey's Ambassadors of Fun, Fellowship and Sea Shantiness
2:30 pm	Whidbey Island Theater for Youth performs scenes from Wizard of Oz
don't forget	Kids Activities all day at the Children's Carnival, Artist in Action in the Barn, Horse Trails demos, Dog Agility course demos and Chain Saw artists in action!
3:30	Stan Boreson, a northwest favorite for many years, known as the "King of Scandinavian Humor"
4:30pm-7:00pm	Western Heroes ..Whidbey's favorite Licastro brothers' band is back! Sponsored by Whidbey Telecom
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
10:00am-11:00am	Danny Ward
11:00am	Dave Draper
Noon	Swords into Plowshares
1:00pm-2:00pm	Swing Again Jazz Band
2 pm	Whidbey Island Theatre for Youth perform a scene from Wizard of Oz
ongoing	PIE EATING CONTESTS, Artists in Action, Horse Trials, Chain Saw carving and Kid's activities
2:30pm-3:30pm	Janie & Joe - Our local favorites are back to rock the afternoon!
4 pm to end!	Dillinger's Clambake
The Greenbank Farm's wineshop will be hosting some of Western Washington's hottest wineries.  The most talked about brewery, Diamond Knot in Mukilteo, will round out the festival with their famous IPA and Summer Ale.  The Greenbank Farm’s favorite loganberry wine and its sister loganberry dessert wine will be poured by local volunteers. All proceeds from the wine tasting go to support the farm.  Wine and beer enthusiast should not miss this event. Lunch fare is provided by local vendors including Jan Gunn’s Salmon BBQ at Whidbey Pies Cafe, the Central Whidbey Lions Club’s traditional American hot dogs, Craig and Debbie Vrungos’s kettle corn, Nadya’s Greek cuisine, International beef, chicken and veggie wraps, Yumi Thai, and more! Dinky Donuts and espresso delights, shortbread with the Farm's own Loganberries, slices of pie or the famous Whidbey Island Ice Cream Company will be featuring the chocolate and loganberry ice cream bar... heaven. The Greenbank Farm gratefully acknowledges the main sponsor of this year’s Loganberry Festival, Whidbey Whidbey Island Bank, our street dance sponsor Whidbey Telecom, as well as Gemkow Construction, Porter Whidbey Insurance and China City for their support. The farm is located off Hwy. 525 at 765 Wonn Road in Greenbank, 98253. For additional information call 360-678-7700 or visit www.greenbankfarm.com. More information about musicians may be found on the following websites: www.shiftysailors.net, www.dannyward.com, www.janiecribbs.com.
LOGY FEST 2009 will be tons of fun!!  Mark your calendar July 25 and 26th! WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE FARM!