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■ ENTERTAINMENT Oregon Country Fair will entertain folks of all ages Kim Weiss Owg&t Oatjc tr*m0O Are vou looking for a week end of fun and excitement but don't know where to go? Look no further than the outskirts of Veneta because the Oregon Country Fair will shake the weekend up. The annual event Is celebrat ing its -if>I h year of existent e and has lots of entertainment, great food and t rafts for everyone to enjoy. The fair will provide HI stage-, of music and entertainment throughout the weekend Vari ous genres uj musii willite pet formed, including everything from reggae to folk to ncoustii rock to jug hand Actors Cabaret of Fugene (with musical excerpts from Hair), Artis the Spoonmnn. and Jim Page and Shakin" Snakes, playing acc elerated rhythm and blues, an* a few of the mainstage performers for Friday Mythic Sky. i yberspace age sounds. Ktouffoo and its Cajun swampgrnss and reggae band Unshakable Race, and much more, will hit the mainstage c a Saturday Acoustic rockin’ Caloho, the folk foursome Paints with Axes, Zero and many others will pro 1 f». ,t C.ilobo,-self described electric acoustic seven-piece folk n roll groove band, will play the main stage at the Oregon Country Fair on July 9. and 12:30 p m vidi> hours of great musu on the mninstngo on Sunday 1 here is i'vi'ii ,i youth's).igc ,n which the younger crowd i an listen to music And throughout this grounds there are spots where performers entertain the kids. Local food vendors, including New D.1 v Bakery and Rising Moon, will be .it Ih«• fair to uuench your thirsts and satisfv tin! i ravings of vour appetite Crafts of different st\ fes. fash ions and utility will be available at many of the fair's booths In addition to < rafts, some local shops will have booths set up throughout the area. im hiding eco shop Real Goods Trading dorp In addition to .ill this, thorn art? little "villages ' within the fairgrounds Knergv I’.irh (is um on reuewahln and alternative energy soun.es and sustainable technologies ( omnuinity Village gives eilu rational demonstrations and musit ai commentaries on polit ical, social and environmental issues. V*he history booth displays the t»v i •! tit ion of ti»e ()rvgon (iountry Fair, from its inception „’r> years ego to its KMsteuce today Local community radio sta Hon KMX! will be broadcasting the m.nnstage performances live front the country lair for all three day s. tieginning at 11 a in each d.iy and ending at 7 p m each evening bane transit Distrut offers free service every 1 > minutes from the lane County Fair grounds slop, at West 11th Avenue and Monroe Street, for anyone tvho would prefer tins hassle free transportation The first tins departs at 111 ill i m and the Fist one leaves the fair at 7 It) p m eat ft evening So if you have tin idea what to do this weekend, try something new and adventuresome It should he a fun weekend of entertainment and enlighten men! Check out tin- Oregon Country l air, out near Veneta. which is going on Friday through Sunday Admission is S7 Friday, .Sin Saturday and $H Sunday Phish-Heads can experience band with CD release ‘A Live One’ J. Daniel Pearson f or tha Oregon Dotty Emerald A simple melody drifts from a guitar, bounces around the room, spirals down toward the happily dancing crowd, splits open and melts into everyone's oars The music slowly crescendos and ris es from the stage in a rainbow of sound. The sound is as soothing as a bedtime lul laby and takes the listener on a delicate ride, like a leaf across a tranquil pond. The band continues to build its sound painting into an unbelievable climax, drawing its energy from an audiont e that will be exhausted by night's end. Sud denly the band pulls out into deliberate chaos before settling bock into a ret og A l ive One Hus* it it it it ( nizable melody. For years the only way Phish-Headx experienced the excitement generated at a Plush show was in concert or by seeking out the poor sound quality produced from bootleg tapes But Plush emerged irum i iiu Miaiiu m Juno with a two-CD set ( illIt'd .-1 /jiff O/if. whii h captures tin* (Kind's concert oxpe rience and somo oMuinniir in full, digi tal sound. Phish gives old favorites like 'Pouncing Around the Room. ' "Stash" and The Squirming Coil" new life with lung impru vised jams. alongside songs never before recorded that ini hide "Slave to tfie Traf fic l.ight," "Wilson" and "Harry Hoik) " Standouts ini hide "You Knjov Myself" with the chorus no one ever seems to understand, " 1‘weozor." and a fun little tune called "Simple." highlighting the tiand's humor and vocal abilities “Simple" is interesting hei ause the chord progression is carried by the vocals rather than tty the instruments a tech tuque rarely used In Western music, esjte i inlly rock'n'roll. While A I. nr (file does an ext ellent joti showing off the hand's diversity. absent is (ho i ouutry influent e that slum's in eat Ii of previous studio ttfforis. Instead of n two-minute spot on the album, where a good hoe-down would’ve fit nii fly, tlif space is filled v\ith .1 rather boring instrumental called "Montana." which kind of sits there like ft fi remit ker th.it never goes off For anyone who has over heard of Flush, hot never heard them play. A /.ivr One is an excellent introduction And for all you l*hish Heads out there complaining about the song 1 holt es (and you know who you are), now there is a dei ml rei ording to enjoy along with a good puff Phinally! 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