“Coupeville’s Arts and Crafts Fair is famous for the top-notch artists and crafters who fill the town’s streets with offerings of leather goods, pottery, handcrafted furniture, jewelry and more. They’ll be back this weekend, Aug. 12-13, for the 37th year, along with a more than a dozen Artists in Action who will demonstrate arts from glass blowing and woodcarving to blacksmithing and basketmaking. Not quite as famous, but every bit as much fun, is the free entertainment for children and adults that goes on all through the festival in Coupeville’s Town Park.This year, kids can design and shape their own clay boats and launch them in a small pool. Other activities include making mosaic tiles using small rocks, beads and tiles; creating colored spinners with cardboard and paint; a creation station where kids can make anything they like from a variety of materials; and T-shirt coloring, with a small fee for the shirt. All the rest, including face-painting, is free. As many as 600 children are entertained during the two days of the festival each year. It’s a real community effort, said Debbie Sherman, co-chair of children’s activities for the past five years. Teachers from the Central Whidbey Cooperative Preschool guide the craft-making with help from the Coupeville High School Honor Society. The WSU Cooperative Extension provides the tents and the Coupeville School District sets up the tables. Materials are donated by the community, and there is still time to dante beads, buttons, pipe cleaners, wrapping paper, silk flowers, ribbon, colored feathers, corrugated cardboard and such.And while the kids are busy, a full program of entertainers make music in the park starting at 11 a.m. and that’s free, too.Fine art is also featured in the festival with an art show in the Coupeville Recreation Hall, which will be opened on Friday, Aug. 11 with a fund-raising preview and wine tasting from 7:30-10:30 p.m. A total of nine international wines will be available for tasting along with an assortment of fruit and cheese and entertainment will be provided by Oak Harbor musician Ralph Smith on the keyboard. Work by regional artists will be on show and sale. Proceeds from the festival go to arts an cultural groups in Coupeville and Island County. —————–Where and whenArts and crafts booths, music, kids entertainment and food will fill the streets of Coupeville Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12-13. Paid parking during festival hours is available behind the Coupeville Library.The Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival kicks off with an art preview and winetasting Friday, Aug. 11, 7:30-10:30 p.m., at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Advance tickets $10; $14 at the door. Tickets at Videoville in Coupeville, the Coupeville Pharmacy and Coupeville Liquor Store, or by calling the festival office, 678-5116. The recreation hall is at 901 Alexander St., and preview parking is free. Entertainment at the festivalSaturday, Aug. 1211 a.m. – Aloha Dancers12 p.m. – Local Buddha1 p.m. – Janie Cribbs2 p.m. – Don and Bob Jazz3 p.m. – Janie Cribbs4 p.m. – South Whidbey Marimba Band Sunday, Aug. 1311 a.m.- Aloha Dancers12 p.m. – Local Buddha1 p.m. – Filucy Hootchie Kootchie Band2 p.m. – Shifty Sailors3 p.m. – Bruno Band Artists In Action will include: Mel Wheatley, wood carver; Quilters on the Rock; Gordon Anderson, glass blowing; Jim Simpson, portraits; Sue Martel, lace making; Elsie Conley and Pat Rees, rug hooking; Peter Wolf. potter; Chad Heiserman a Paul Thorne, blacksmiths; Cartil Hinkle, potter; Patte Shanholtzer, spinner. Great Times Espresso Artists will include Bob Babcock, Bill McNae, Dick Weber, Roger Leonhardi, Tom and Mary Alice Sterling, Glen Madsen, Doris Hood, Marge Newell, Jerry Favini, Beth Merrick, Geoff Dodson, Neal Trout and Dan McCutcheon. They will demonstrate wood carving, pottery, basket making, netsuke carving, stone carving and more. “