Polk County
Living
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 2, 2016 7A
FOLKLIFE
FESTIVAL
Annual festival returns
for a second year to
entertain with music,
dancing and art
JOLENE GUZMAN / Itemizer-Observer
Kathy Havens, of Caricatures by Kathy, works on a drawing during the Polk County
Folklife Festival on Saturday at the Polk County Fairgrounds & Event Center.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Dancers with Paradise of Samoa entertain the audience at the second Polk County Folklife Festival.
Blacksmith Gary Lewis puts finishing touches on a fish-
shaped bottle opener on Saturday.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Music could be heard in every part of Saturday’s festival, including in the outdoor jam area, where musicians who were not part of scheduled acts could gather to play.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Audience participation was a frequent occurrence at the Polk County Folklife Festi-
val. Here, Paradise of Samoa dancers teach “the popcorn dance.”
Arts and crafts vendors had their creations for sale in the main building at the fair-
grounds Saturday. J&K Terrariums displayed living art with “air plants.”