At The Oregon Country Fair
Community Village
Community Village at the
Oregon Country Fair can be un
derstood as a symbol of the com
munity ideals of the Fair and an
experiment in living those ideals
for the three days of the Fair
each year. The Village is com
prised of eighteen booths, each
made up of agencies, organiza
tions, and, most importantly, in
dividuals working in specific
areas of community building:
human services, the arts, health,
communication, spirituality,
lifelong learning (the concept
that humans can continue learn
ing and growing to meet an ever
changing environment), eco
nomic cooperation, politics,
food issues, Little People and
Youth, New Games (fun without
losers), information and net
working, neighborhoods and
communities, environmental
awareness, local self-reliance,
appropriate technology and,
newly added this year, Native
Peoples. There is also the In
tegral House, central to Village
life, a restaurant, and even a
Village daily newspaper.
Everyone is welcome to stop
by the Village for a visit: ques
tion a master gardener, take a
guided wild edible walk, learn
more about environmental
awareness, take part in a work
shop, find out what issues and
needs are being addressed in
human services, see the Village
Play, participate in New Games,
be heard in a forum, find some
quiet meditative time in a
pyramid, or get a free hug.
The Community Village em
bodies a vision—a vision of peo
ple coming together for work
and support, communication
and play, in an effort to effect
the future of the human com
munity, and the survival and
evolution of our planet. Join in,
July 8-10, at the Oregon Coun
try Fair.
—Bill Blackburn
The Manzanita Band, playing rock, rhythm & blues, country swing, and reggae, provides music at a dance to benefit
the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America, Friday, July 8, 9 pm, at 1236 Kincaid. The Northern California
group has played with Country Joe McDonald, and will also be at the Oregon Country Fair.
RIDE THE BUS
TO THE COUNTRY FAIR.
Thanks to Lane Transit District, you can ride the bus to
the Oregon Country Fair, July 8th, 9th and 10th.
Take the Bus from your neighborhood, or any Park and
Ride location to the downtown mall. Free Country Fair
Shuttles will be leaving from there, starting each
morning at 10:30. The last Shuttle leaves the fairgrounds
at 7:00 p.m.
Avoid the traffic and take the Bus downtown—then
ride the free Shuttle to the Country Fair. It's a great way
to take it easy, and take The Bus.
PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS
• Church of Christ
1580 River Rd., Eugene
• Church of Christ
1305 N. 5th St., Springfield
• Edgewood Evangelical
4646 Fox Hollow Rd., Eugene
• Fairfield Church of Nazarene
1052 Fairfield St., Eugene
• Faith Center
1410 W. 13th Ave., Eugene
• New Life Center
First Assembly of God
2080 N. 19th St., Springfield
• Resurrection Lutheran
6155 Thurston Rd., Springfield
• Westminster Presbyterian
777 Coburg Rd., Eugene
• Willamette Christian Center
2500 W. 18th Ave., Eugene
• Consumer Warehouse
225 River Rd., Eugene
• Papa's Pizza
1577 Coburg Rd., Eugene
1700 W. 11th Ave., Eugene
4011 Main St., Springfield
THE
BUS
Take it easy, take The Bus.
For information call 687-5555
Friday
8
Workshops / Classes
Joint Forces Movement Intensive with
Aiko Alessi and Karen Nelson, evenings,
July 11-15. Includes healing movement,
contact improvisation, household healing
and low, slow, easy-does-it centering
movement. Pre-registration begins now.
$50. Center for the Healing Arts,
344-0178.
Workshops in the Community Village at
the Oregon Country Fair (see Fair Guide
for exact times and locations)—Beginning
at 11 am, in order, until 6:30 pm (inter
spersed with entertainment): Meditaiton,
Finding Jobs for Youth, Mime Circus
Showschool for Kids, Why and How to
Sprout Sprouts, Women’s Grounding Cir
cle, Herb Walk, Cooperative Games,
Another Herb Walk, Women’s Medita
tion and Movement, Algae Farming,
Toward Global Disarmament, Devotional
Singing, Making and Using Versatile Soy
Milk.
Introduction to Beer Tasting is offered to
day. 7:30-9:30 pm at Of Grape and Grain,
49 W 29th. Please register in advance at
Westmoreland Community Center, 1545
W 22nd Ave.
Movement Classes, easy does it, stretch
ing, invigorating, relaxing. $3 each or 12
sessions/$24. 9-10:15 am, every Friday
and Tuesday, 33 E 20th. 344-9185.
Newsletters—Marketing Tool for the 80’s
is a workshop from 6:30-9:30 pm at the
LCC Downtown Center, 1059 Willamete
St, Room 316. Writing, design and pro
duction of newsletters will be taught. Call
686-7075 for more information.
Saturday
9
Fairs / Festivals
The Oregon Country Fair continues today
featuring live entertainment, food and
crafts from 11 am to 7 pm. It is located
west of Eugene on Hwy. 126 just outside
of Elmira. There are free buses from the
Mall frequently. It’s suggested you leave
parked cars at the Lane County Fair*
grounds or River Rd. Transit District to
leave parking open downtown.
Featured performers on the Main Stage
today are:
Crystal Flame with Oslund & Co. Dance
(Original jazz)
Instant Brothers (String band)
Mestizo (Bilingual Hispanic R&R)
Hansen and Raitt Band (R&R)
Manzanita (R&R)
Jim Page (Renowned political folk singer)
Balaphon (Marimba band)
Featured at Shady Grove Stage are:
DaDa (Swinging and fun)
The Slide Brothers (Acoustic duo)
Xandy Song (Single female vocal)
Rural Recharge (Folk duo)
Mud City Five (String band)
Baby Gramps (Music with character)
Michael Hedges (Original guitar jazz)
The Dootz (Happy music of many lands)
Wolf Creek (String band)
Magical Strings (Harp and hammer dul
Crystal Flame (Original jazz)
Village Green Stage (in the Community
Village) features:
Wlyde Thyme, 12:30
Calliope (30’s and 40’s swing), 3:00
Saturday
9
The Village Play (Socio/political satire),
4:00
DK Taylor’s Theater of Life, 4:45
The Du Caniveaux Medicine Show
(vaudeveille, music), 5:00
... and much, much more! See the Fair’s
entertainment guide for full schedule.
Saturday Market, Eugene’s traditional
weekly open air craft and food fair,
features craft demonstrations at 11 am
and the following entertainment: Jeff
Russell and Aaron Combs, a jazz guitar
and violin duo, 11 am; Norm Farrah with
his original guitar and vocal music, 1 pm.
In the Park Blocks, 8th & Oak, 10 am-5
pm.
The Springfield Broiler Festival, a fund*
raiser for the Springfield Jaycee's com*
munity service activities, features chicken
dinners, a wide range of live music (in
cluding the Senior Citizens’ Kitchen
Band), Willamalane Park and Rec’s 2nd
Annual Chicken Run Classic (see Sports/
Recreation listing), display booths and
special fundraisers for a Springfield child,
Alayna Brown, in need of a liver trans
plant and for the Oregon Cerebral Palsy
Athletic Association. Chicken dinners,
complete, $4, or S3 for seniors, child’s
portion $3. Today and tomorrow, 11 am-6
pm, at Willamalane Park, Mohawk Blvd.
& G St, Springfield.
Etc.
Planetarium Shows at WISTEC this
weekend are: Summer Skies, a look at
tonight’s planets and constellations, 1 pm;
and The View from Planet Earth, tracing
the many discoveries of ancient astro
nomers, 3 pm.
A Cowboy Breakfast celebrates the
Emerald Empire Roundup Days at Camp
bell Senior Center. The public is invited to
attend in cowgirl and cowboy attire for
prizes. Hotcakes, ham and juice: $1.50 or
$1, 12 years and under. 8 am-11 am, 155
High Street.
Crazy Daze continues. See July 7 for
details.
Eckankar is having a Grand Opening in its
new location, 315D W 13th, upstairs, 1-4
pm. 343-2657.
The Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon
Garage Sale will raise funds for improved
sound equipment for the September
Jubilee. 9 am-5 pm today, 10 am-3 pm
Sunday, 2177 W 7th P1, behind Went
worth Buick. 746-1097 to volunteer help,
726-0654 or 688-2462 to donate'
Wine, Wit & Wisdom. Socialize with Net
work at 345 W 38th St at 8:30 pm. $3.50
non-members.
Sports / Recreation
McKenzie Riders’ ’’Getting Acquainted
Bike Ride,” an easy pace to Nasty Nora's
in Springfield for lunch, leaves Alton
Baker Park at 9:30 am. A good ride for
newcomers and families. 683-4959.
Bike/Run sponsored by the YMCA, a
20-mile ride and a 4 mile run, begins at 8
am, Armitage Park, $8. 686-9622.
The Willamalane 2nd Annual Chicken
Classic, in conjunction with the Spring
field Broiler Festival (see Fairs/Festivals
listing) features an 8K run at 9 am and a
2K and 5K run at 8 am. $6 through 7/2, $8
7/5-8, at Nike Eugene, $10 day of the
race. Willamalane Park, Mohawk and G.
Springfield, 746-1669, 747-4158,
747-8249.
Emerald Empire Round-up and Rodeo, 1
and 7 pm, kids 1/2 price at 1 pm. See 7/7
for details.