Scene and Heard: High-flying acrobatics at Open Air

The crowd gasped and cheered at the annual outdoor aerial festival.

The crowd gasped and cheered August 10 at the wonder of Open Air, an annual outdoor aerial festival at Open Space for Arts & Community. Touring artists, local aerialists, and aerial students took to the idyllic Open Space lawn, in character as seafarers, Mary Poppins characters, and more.

Open Space for Arts & Community’s UMO School of Physical Arts educates island youth in areas including parkour, aerial, and circus skills. Learn more or sign up for classes at openspacevashon.com.

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Alex Bruell photos

Alex Bruell photos

Alex Bruell photos

Alex Bruell photos

Alex Bruell photos

Alex Bruell photos

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