Skookum fest aims for a really representative artist's lineup

Skookum Music. Food. Art
When: Sept. 7-9, various times
Where: Brockton Field, Stanley Park
Tickets and info: From $114 at skokumfestival.com
The word skookum is from the historical Chinook trade-pidgin dialect of the Pacific Northwest. As an adjective, it can be applied to a person or animal to mean strong, brave or impressive. As a noun, it applies to a street party or trade fair.
So naming the newest music, arts and food festival in the Lower Mainland Skookum is giving it a push-start to be a