Photography

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Pam Barker, 20, of Seattle, dressed as a cardboard rainbow robot, encourages young potential voters near the inflatable slides for kids at Northwest LoveFest, a music and arts gathering at Magnuson Park in Seattle Sunday, July 1, 2012. Barker was canvassing with The Washington Bus, a local group trying to make politics fun and engaging for young voters. LoveFest, held Saturday and Sunday, featured performances by local and national bands, a food and craft fair, and a dance competition earlier in the morning. After being held in Fremont the the last two years, Lovefest was held in Magnuson Park for the first time this year.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Julie Bragg, left, and Steve Lively hang a mural in the kids area for Northwest LoveFest, a music and arts gathering at Magnuson Park in Seattle, Sunday, July 1, 2012.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Albert Jenkins, 28, of Seattle, helps out his parents by lighting the charcoal for their food stand, 'Smokey Delights', at Northwest LoveFest, a music and arts gathering at Magnuson Park in Seattle, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Smokey Delights is based out of Port Orchard.

BETTINA HANSEN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Atlas Benedict, 3, of Seattle, climbs up into an inflatable slide at Northwest LoveFest, a music and arts gathering at Magnuson Park in Seattle, Sunday, July 1, 2012.