Mayfest is Here!
Published in News Section of Whidbey Weekly May 23, 2019
It’s that time year again, when locals flock to Clinton Community Hall to celebrate
Mayfest. This annual celebration boasts live music, dancing, drinks, great food, and a raffle of
gift baskets filled with items from local businesses. This is a celebration of locals, for locals, and
by locals, happening in Clinton on May 25th.
Guests can expect to make an evening of it, with dinner, music, and drinks. Dinner will
be served from 5-6:30pm, before a live concert at 7pm, and then dancing at 8:30pm. Children
are not excluded from the event and are welcome to come enjoy the music with their families.
This celebration is guaranteed to be a great time!
For over a decade now, the Clinton Community Hall executive board members have
worked in conjunction with volunteers and local businesses to organize this fun filled event. This
year’s celebration will not only have you on your feet dancing to great music, but will also
delight your tastes buds while raising money to support Clinton Community Hall.
Gretchen Schlomann is an executive board member and explains, “The Clinton
Community Hall has been an integral part of South Whidbey for over a 100 years as a
community center for all kinds of public, private and business events including book sales, and
this is our annual celebration of the community, and it's our biggest annual fundraising event and
gathering. The Hall is used for book sales, private family events from birthdays to memorial
services, community pancake breakfasts, voter forums and other community gatherings. The Hall
is also a designated Red Cross Warming Center.”
With over a one hundred guests attending every year, Mayfest strives to entertain. This
year, executive board member, Chef Christopher Patterson, will be cooking up a storm Taqueria
style and bringing some Latin flavors to Mayfest! That’s right, you can look forward to home
made tortillas, pork carnitas, and smoked chicken. Chef Patterson is also including vegetarian
options such as roasted vegetables and corn, bean salads, and coleslaw, along with a fresh salsa
bar, Agua-Fresca and Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea). This mouth watering dinner is sure to be
“sabroso” (which means “delicious” in Spanish) and a meal to remember. But wait, there’s
more! Anacortes Brewery will also be attending this year’s Mayfest and providing a selection of
beer and wine for visitors over 21 who want to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
After a delicious dinner, South Whidbey’s own “The Heggenes Valley Band” will be performing
a concert. Formerly known as “The Heggenes Valley Boys”, this popular crowd favorite
recently added a female to their all boy group and changed their name to reflect the addition.
Gretchen Schlomann describes this hometown band as, “well known on the south end and
have[ing] their own unique music, local humor and original songs / parodies that capture life on
Whidbey.” They also play oldies and classic cover tunes that are always a hit with all age groups.
At 8pm, local musician, DJ Vramanos will take over, and begin playing an eclectic
collection of popular songs sure to get everyone on the dance floor. Dj Vramanos is well known
on the island for his amazing playlists that make people want to dance the night away, as well as
his skill with both analog and digital dj-ing.
Make sure to schedule this fiery good time into your memorial day weekend. Also,
remember to purchase your $1 raffle tickets when you get there so you can have at chance and
winning one of the beautiful gift baskets. Lastly, be ready to have fun, eat well, and boogy!
Clinton Community Hall is located at 6411 Central Ave, Clinton, WA 98236. For more
information you can visit their website at info@clintoncommunityhall.org or call (360) 341-
3747. We hope to see you there!
Photo Credits to Clinton Hall
