The 17th annual Shoreline Jewish Festival will take place Sunday, Aug. 13, from noon to 5 p.m. on the Guilford Green. The festival features various styles of Jewish music, traditional and Israeli fair food (all kosher), Jewish book sale, vendors and crafters, and children’s crafts and activities.

This year’s musical lineup features Fishel Bresler’s Klezmer Ensemble, Tali Yess, and Chillent. Fishel Bresler and Tsibeles of Rhode Island are one of New England’s most popular klezmer bands and will play from noon to 1:30 p.m. Klezmer music is a mix of Balkans and blues, jazz and spirit, Jewish culture, prayer, and history. Tali Yess will play from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Yess is the son of the late great Jewish musician Moshe Yess, and he will play his father’s greatest hits, as well as original compositions and Chassidic melodies. Chillent returns to the Shoreline Jewish Festival by popular demand and will play from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fans describe this band as “SoulLive at a Jewish wedding” and “the klezmer Phish.”

Artists and artisans will sell a variety of Judaica, jewelry, clothing, and artwork. Books of Jewish interest for both children and adults will be available for sale. Festival-goers can choose from a variety of (kosher) fair favorites, including pulled beef brisket, hamburgers, hot dogs, falafel (an Israeli fried-chickpea specialty), grilled chicken shawarma, potato knishes, fresh mini donuts, cotton candy, sno-cones and more. Children’s activities include inflatable bouncy fun, as well as Jewish-themed arts & crafts projects. Sponsorship is provided by Mr. Boris Mizhen, Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, Gladeview Rehab & Health Care in Old Saybrook, the Guilford Courier, Shoreline TMS & Interventional Psychiatry, and Water’s Edge Resort and Spa.

Admission is free. Food, crafts, and vendor items are for sale. You can also order tickets online before midnight of Aug. 7 and pick up your envelope of prepared tickets in the express line at the festival. Artists can reserve a booth for the day for a fee of $85. To help sponsor this unique event, to reserve a booth, or for more information, visit www.ShorelineJewishFestival.com. For anything else, please contact Rabbi Yaffe at 203-533-7495 or chabad@snet.net.