Freight & Salvage, Courtesy: Noah Salzman/Wikicommons.

Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage will virtually host its free music festival, Freight Fest, on Saturday, June 5 with performances by four local acts and workshops for youth and adults.

The even will be streamed at the venue’s website from the downtown Berkeley venue from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. This will be the third incarnation of the daylong event, which was held in 2018 and 2019 before being canceled in 2020.

Performs include Edgardo Cambon and his 6tet (classic salsa dura of the ’70s, a tribute to Cuba’s Los Van Van and more), Skip The Needle (politically aware hard rock and funk), The High Water Line (West Coast bluegrass) and a cappella ensemble SoVoSó.

The Freight’s education department will present two hour-long workshops called “Hip-Hop Is Folk Music” via Zoom; at 1:15 p.m. for ages 12 to 15 (taught by artist and educator Jamey Williams), and at 4 p.m. for ages 18 and up (taught by hip-hop artist, activist Najee Amaranth and arts teacher Amani Jade).

The workshops are free, but registration is required both for the youth and adult event. The classes are part of the music education curriculum that’s offered to students in the Berkeley Unified School District.

Freight Fest will be hosted by Freight & Salvage house manager Andrea Hirsig, whose position during the pandemic has included being the venue’s COVID-19 safety and compliance, and protocols for safe filming of concerts.

“Our streaming performances have been a great way for the Freight community to keep our spirits up and help support local musicians during the pandemic,” Hirsig said in a prepared statement. “Freight Fest Online feels like a fantastic symbol of our continued will to keep the music and community alive. We really miss our fantastic audiences come through the Freight doors great, live, in-person music, and we are currently preparing for a safe reopening of our venue. That really feels like it’s right around the corner at this point.”

The online event is supported by a grant from the City of Berkeley and individual donations.