Viruses and volcanoes: Pacific Northwest Music Festival returns against all odds
The Pacific Northwest Music Festival is back in full swing in Terrace for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The event, which offers performers young and old a chance to share their talents and receive feedback, faced challenges this year, including a Russian volcano eruption on April 13 that sent ash into the atmosphe, disrupting air travel and the arrival of festival judges for the festival’s first day of April 14.
“It’s kind of funny, I mean aside from the volcano incident, at first, that was a sort of like a ‘are you kidding me?,” said festival president Kelly Lima. “First COVID and now it was like, are we really meant to do this, but then of course the skies opened and it really was meant to be.” The festival shut down entirely in 2020 at the outset of the pandemic, while in 2021 and 2022, it functioned at a quarter of its normal capacity.
There were no group performances and strict health and safety measures in place. This year, however, the festival has seen nearly 1,600 entries and the return of including dance groups and school bands.
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