Tucked away in the back of the venue you’ll find Jam Fest’s best kept secret!
A play space for kids unlike any other! Camp PLAYful is back to June Lake and bringing their unique and open-ended activities for children to imagine, connect and play!
You’ll find this special area for families located west of the play structure by the lake. We’re sure you will find it to be the perfect spot to listen to music while also watching your children explore all the good stuff PLAYful Designs has provided.
Camp PLAYful is brought to you by Janet Young, owner of PLAYful Designs. Janet uses her experience as a teacher and director of cooperative preschools to create unique and engaging outdoor play spaces for special events as well as for families and schools.
Assisting Janet will be a few playful volunteers to help ensure the camp is a fun, safe and family-friendly destination for the children attending Jam Fest.
To learn more about PLAYful Designs
PLAYful Designs | Linktree
Children under the age of 12 need to be accompanied by a parent.
The Box of Rain will be continuing its journey and returning to the Jam fest in September. The Box of Rain is an interactive traveling art piece designed to provide a memorial space to reflect, honor, and grieve over those we have loved and lost. In 2020, it began with the idea to use an antique family heirloom trunk as a place to paint images that represent lyrics from certain Grateful Dead songs. The trunk then became the vessel to receive and hold names of loved ones that have journeyed on. A blog originally was used to memorialize these names and journal the adventures the Box of Rain was taking and grew into a correlating Facebook page. The Box of Rain is placed inside the solar lighted “Eternally Grateful” Memorial Gazebo with a needle felted cloud raining down on it. We encourage you to take some time out from the festival and place your loved ones names inside which will then be memorialized online. We hope you find love and healing inside. “A box of rain will ease the pain And love will see you through”.
Jack Soloway has been playing drums over fifty years and enjoying live music for 44! After growing up in Arizona, he moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and has been poking around the Cubensis scene since 2008... He has been involved as a valued Jam Fest volunteer since 2015. Group drumming strengthens community bonds, breaks down barriers, empowers players of all levels, exercises body, mind, and spirit, and provides a platform for self-expression through the universal language of music. Drumming is good medicine at any age! We love the rhythm communities created at festivals and at facilities, large or small – wherever 2 or more are gathered! Rhythm gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and life to everything. There will be a few drums available at the Jam Fest, but feel free to bring your own percussion instruments to enjoy – all you need is your heartbeat! Come experience the power of the drum.
Jam Fest is all about creating an environment that is kind and supportive of our family and community. Providing a safe and healthy place for everyone to enjoy the music and magic of the fest. We are fortunate to have the Wharf Rats of Los Angeles provide support at the fest for those choosing a clean & sober lifestyle. Wharf Rats are not affiliated with 12 step groups but simply share a love of music and provide each other with support and fellowship at musical events. They will have a special gathering location in the venue near the lake. Stop by their table for more information, a meeting schedule or to just connect with others in recovery.
Shaun”Stickman Paunch” has lived in June Lake for the past 23 years. Loving the mountains and everything they have to offer. Originally from Ohio where he was first inspired by the devil sticks on a college visit to Kent State University, when he saw someone playing with a pair. He silently told himself that he was going to learn how to do that, and in 1995 started playing, learning and self teaching. In 1999 felt good enough and started playing with them on fire. In 2023 he went to a fire flow festival called “Pyro Arts and Music“ and decided that’s what he wanted to pursue and develop his talents towards fire/flow arts. So in November of 2024 he started Stickman Paunch Productions. He has performed at birthdays, weddings, festivals, and local events. He loves sharing some light in the LED stickman suit combined with a unique fire or LED dance that is unlike anything you’ve seen and brings a vibe to any event. Please give him a follow @stickmanpaunch and hope you enjoy his flow!
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We are excited to welcome Jean Tucky to June Lake Jam Fest! She will be teaching two ✨Saturday✨ yoga sessions in the park.
✨Yoga Jam | Saturday from 11:00–12:00 PM
A full one-hour morning practice to help folks ease into the day—grounded, energized, and ready to dance.
✨No-Mat Yoga Stretch: Rest Between the Notes | Saturday from 3:35–3:55 PM
A 20-minute, no-mat-needed stretch session off to the side of the stage, just after the Achilles Wheel performance. It’s designed as a light and playful reset—something anyone can jump into between sets.
Jean has been a dedicated yoga practitioner, climber, and alpinist for over 25 years. Her classes weave traditional yoga with fluid movement to support recovery, balance, and strength.
Originally from Kentucky but shaped by the mountains of California and Colorado, Jean has called Bishop home for the past 16 years. She divides her seasons between teaching yoga and serving as a Friends of the Inyo Trail Ambassador. With a background in advertising and marketing, she brings creativity to her community engagement while continuing to seek adventure throughout the Eastern Sierra.
Sierra STEM is a June Lake based, environmental education nonprofit, that provides experiential, outdoor education to visiting and local kids. This is not the first time Sierra STEM has collaborated with June Lake Arts: JLA was a significant supporter of this summer’s STEAM Camp (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math), providing the knowledge and professional theater experience of a master artist that enhanced the curriculum. At Jam Fest this year, Sierra STEM will be demonstrating the science of sound, with activities illustrating how different frequencies and tunes change sound waves.
Science of Sound Presentations:
9/6 Saturday 11:00-12:00pm and 1:30-2:00pm
9/7 Sunday 10:00-11:00am and 12:00-1230pm
