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COLORFUL DANCE performances are always a highlight of Summerfest.
Photo courtesy of BDAC
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
Summerfest returns with old traditions, new venue By Tom Haraldsen tom.h@davisjournal.com
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ne of Davis County’s most anticipated celebrations is back with the return of Summerfest, Bountiful Davis Art Center’s popular outdoor celebration of art, tradition and cultural diversity. It begins its 34th consecutive year on four straight Monday evenings at a new location, the Bountiful Town Square. All events are free to the public. ‘‘Summerfest: Conversations in Culture,’ has six goals in expressing the
festival’s culture – celebrate, educate, share, grow, respect and create,” said BDAC executive director Alysa Revell. “It will feature live performances, talks, art presentations, booths and more in which multicultural music, dance, food and visual arts are all highlighted.” She said the popular Children’s Art Yard will provide free make-and-take art projects related to the cultures being spotlighted. There will be craft demonstrations and visual art booths as well again this year – something for everyPlease see SUMMERFEST: pg. 4
2021 SUMMERFEST SCHEDULE
The festival will be presented at the new Bountiful Town Square, 54 East 100 South. Free to the public. No tickets required. 6-8:30 p.m. every Monday in June: June 7 – Pacific Islands night June 14 – Black Culture night June 21 – India night June 28 – United Kingdom + Ireland night
BOUNTIFUL—In years past, buyers looking for a new home could take their pick and usually negotiate a good price. Now they’re lucky to find a home and in many cases they have to offer well over the asking price to win the bidding war. Sellers are delighted until they try to turn around and buy another house only to find themselves in the same situation. “This is the most challenging market we’ve probably seen,” said Michael Parker, VP of Public Affairs and Senior Economist for Ivory Homes. “There’s a housing shortage and it’s amazing that during the pandemic it continued to grow. We can’t meet the demand.” The cost of lumber has gone up 300 percent year over year, he said. “People are paying over $35,000 extra on average for a single family home.” Parker said part of that is due to an increase in the cost of supplies. “If we find affordable lumber, getting it here is a challenge. Most materials from supply chains including appliances, if you can find them, are stuck on a beach at a port.” There are delays on stoves, fridges and so on and so forth, he Please see HOUSING: pg. 4