Sunny weather for the Coupeville Arts and Craft Festival during the weekend may have brought a record amount of money into community coffers.

Exactly how much was generated won’t be known until later in the week, said Anne Hallam, president of the Coupeville Arts Association.

The two-day festival started on a high note Friday evening. Hallam said sales in the arts gallery and wine tasting drew crowds of people who appeared to spend lots of money.

Artists rent booth space and contribute a percentage of their sales. Proceeds from the festival can run between $20,000 to $30,000, money that has paid for school and hospital projects and scholarships, Hallam said.

On Saturday afternoon some booths drew crowds while others were ignored.

“We are here almost every year. We really enjoy walking around and looking at everything that the festival has to offer,” Darcy Slane of Oak Harbor said.

“Dr. Groovy” wasn’t at the festival in person, but demonstrations of the Seattle woman’s gadgets brought passersby to a halt.

Gus Zirneklis from Tustin, Calif, agreed “It feels good,” as Laila Murfin of Olympia massaged one of the copper wands through his hair and down his back.

The Groovy wand conducts excess electricity away from the body.

A continuous snake of people wound along the streets, passing artwork in almost every medium.

Music and delicious fragrances wafted over the crowd. Many people took shelter under the shade of canvas awnings while enjoying the entertainment and food.

Not only were people who attended the festival pleased, vendors were, too.

“Business has been great this year, Coupeville is a great community! I enjoy broadening people’s idea of what a basket is and looks like, by my use of unique colors and design,” said Sandy Leibrock of Baskets from Oz.