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Free shuttle to Lewis & Clark event at the Locks Aug. 20-21

Free shuttle to Lewis & Clark event at the Locks Aug. 20-21Contact: Patricia Graesser (206) 764-3760 August 17, 2005 SEATTLE--A free shuttle will be running between the parking lot at Fort Lawton and the south entrance to the Chittenden Locks from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21. Fort Lawton is located in the Magnolia neighborhood off West Government Way. "A Taste of Lewis & Clark in the Northwest" will take you back to the expedition period of 1803-1806 with an authentic encampment by living history interpreters portraying members of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Performances and a film festival await families who visit the Ballard Locks. All events are free and run 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Aug. 19-21. At the festival: Captain Lewis's Company makes camp in the historic Carl S. English Jr. garden Hasan Davis portrays York, Captain Clark's slave Blackfeet singer/song writer Jack Gladstone interweaves story and song Amy Mossett, Mandan/Hidatsa Indian scholar, presents the story of Sacagawea Historian Hal Stearns recollects stories of the expedition Daniel Slosberg portrays Cruzatte, the one-eyed fiddle player Army National Guard displays and ceremonial howitzer firing AND. . . food, Fiddle Kids, film festival and fun for the whole family! Captain Lewis' Company, living history interpreters, will make camp in the historic Carl S. English Jr. garden at the Locks with period-correct uniforms, tools, weapons and musical instruments. Captain Lewis' Company is one of the official encampment groups providing education and entertainment at Bicentennial Signature events through 2006. Capt. Lewis's men were soldiers in the U.S. Army and subject to all the rules and regulations of the time. You'll see how they survived three years in the wilderness and listen to their stories and music. Enjoy stories of the expedition, fiddle playing, Howitzer demonstrations, and the music and stories of Jack Gladstone, Amy Mossett, Hasan Davis, Daniel Slosberg and Hal Stearns. A daily film festival offers selections including Emmy nominated "The Journey of Sacagawea," Telly award winner "Lewis & Clark: Confluence of Time & Courage," and "Two Worlds at Two Medicine," the story of the deadly encounter between the Blackfeet and Capt. Lewis.