Participants seek shade, refreshment at July First Thursday

Above: Jena Moore and Miranda Kimmel with J.P. Pies were among vendors who set up in the shade on Main Street in Colfax during the First Thursday event July 6.

Upper right: Eric E. from Moscow urged listeners to pick up the light benches which had been placed before the stage and move them over to the alley where shade was available.

He delighted fans with his ability to perform a song from a specific year called out by an audience member.

Lower right: Kay Riebold from Washington Federal offers free lemonade as temperatures breached the 100 degree mark.

Free water was offered across the street at U.S. Bank.

Temperature on the Pacific Northwest Farmers Co-op reader sign was 104 degrees at about 4:30 p.m.

before the event got underway.