Sandfest! Beside Which Seafair Pales In Comparison

They're setting up for Sandfest 2007 at Westlake Park, which is this Saturday, the 25th. "Community sponsors" will have sculptures built, and then for a $1 suggested donation you can vote for whichever strikes your fancy. (It benefits the Moyer Foundation.)

Actually, there's a little Friday night music from 5-6:30pm in Westlake Plaza, the Latin jazz sound of Sonando. Saturday the music runs from 11am-4:30pm, which is when the results of the sculpture competition get announced.

Right now, there's a few tons of sand and the in-progress "Polar Espresso" sculpture (not a competitor -- it's being built by the ace sand-sculpting team, The Orbital Sanders.) It may not surprise you to learn that SBUX is an event sponsor. God forbid there be one fleeting moment in our entire freaking lives without them trying to sell us a coffee beverage. But we digress. Anyway, the penguins are cute.