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Summer continued from page 1 The Eugene Celebration will take over downtown Eugene Sept. 14-16. Charlie Johnson, the celebration’s production director, said the event is a time to see Eugene at its “wackiest.” “The celebration is a typical Eu gene block party,” he said. “It’s gen uinely unique.” The celebration, which is expect ed to draw 80,000 people again this year, will host a parade and 80 en tertainment acts over the three day event. These include more than 24 food booths, a kid’s zone, youth per formances at the Hult Center and various art displays. For students who want to venture outside of Eugene, Portland is already celebrating the Portland Rose Festi val, an event that combines parades, entertainment and competitions. Sponsored by Southwest Air lines, the Grand Floral Parade be gins Saturday at 10 a.m. and travels from the Memorial Coliseum to downtown Portland. Dragon Boats will race in the Willamette River on Saturday and Sunday. The Willamette River will also be filled with Navy ships as part of the Rose Festival fleet week. Other events include the Easter Seals Chip to the Barge hole-in-one competition, the Portland Arts Fes tival, the Auto races and the Rose Festival Air Show. The Pepsi Waterfront Village, cur rently taking up 16 city blocks, will end Sunday. “This year the village features a thrill zone,” festival spokeswoman Lyndee Cox said. “There will be everything from paintball and rock climbing to extreme rides.” In August, Portland will also host the Bite of Portland, a Special Olympics fundraiser featuring 80 bands on seven stages, 20 restau rants and 25 Oregon wineries. “The event is free and there is a lot of great food tasting to look for ward to,” Festival Coordinator Clay Fuller said. A little closer to Eugene, Salem will offer the Bite of Salem during the last weekend in July and the Oregon State Fair at the end of August. The Bite of Salem will host 15 restaurants, live entertainment, more than 25 carnival rides and a beer garden. “All the proceeds from the Bite will benefit kids organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club,” said Con Lynch, chairman and event coordinator. A larger event, the Oregon State Fair will celebrate its 136th year in Salem. The fair features carnival rides, ex hibits, competitions and livestock. This year’s theme, “Ain’t no place I’d rather be,” will be the focus of the 12 day event that starts Aug. 23 and ends Sept. 3. “There are multiple generations exhibiting things at the fair,” said Diane Childs, the marketing coordi nator for the fair. “Some of the ex hibitors are the great grandchildren of exhibitors from years past. ” Just east of Salem, Silverton will continue its tradition of hosting Homer Davenport Days, a celebra tion named after Silverton’s favorite son, Homer Davenport, said Daven port days President Ed Dixon. Besides offering live entertain ment, street dancing, art booths and food booths, Davenport Days offers the Davenport races. In a challenge of business v. business, neighbor v. neighbor, people race down main street pushing homemade couches on wheels. If traveling east, Bend offers the Cascade Festival of Music from Aug. 25 to Sept. 1. The festival’s Managing Director Mary Arnstad said the festival will “open with Beethoven, close with Bach and fea ture everything in-between.” Located in Drake Park on the De schutes River, the festival will in clude classical, Celtic, blues and jazz music. “It’s a casual, informal setting where people can picnic,” Arnstad said. “The location is just beautiful.” We Bake. We Deliver. South Eugene and U of 0 484-PAPA (7272) Springfield, Duck's Village, Chase Village and University Commons Santa Clara/River Road Si 746-PAPA (7272) 461-PAPA (7272) M "Papa-Size it" - 30% more pizza only $2! 011977 DEAD AND FINALS WEEK SPECIAL LARGE 1-TOPPING PIZZA $"750 only ■ ADDITIONAL LARGE 1-TOPPING PIZZA $099 only (NO LIMIT!) original or thin crust available Not valid with any other offer or special. Expires 6/15/01 PAPA’S COMBO ONE LARGE 2-TOPPING PIZZA with FREE 2-Llter of coca Cola $4A99 only IV Not valid with any other otter or special. Expires 6/30/01 ‘Kf $A»-t Friday, Saturday & Sunday June 8-10 Save 20-80% on discounted styles and colors Clarks Dansko Teva Haflinger Naot Josef Seibel Simple Acorn Slippers Ecco Wolky SUNDAY ONLY! Save an additional 20% on remaining Crazy Days Shoes Sorry, we can not special order shoes at the sale price, take mail or phone orders, put sale shoes on hold or layaway, or take returns on Crazy Days sale shoes. <££!•«*«* Prices start at $is ' THE BIRKENSTOCK STORE 181 E. Broadway • Downtown Eugene • 342-6107 • Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5 Win a cool $20! If you’re selling books where the alarm clock rings, you’ll automatically win $20 cash! Prizes are provided by Missouri Book Services. Need cash? 3 BUYBACK LOCATIONS! M r \ Moshofsky Center JUNE 11-15 ONLY! 11:00am-3:00pm A Main Store JUNE 6-17 Regular store hours EMU Lobby N JUNE 11-15 ONLY! 8:30am - 5pm M-TH 8:30am - 4pm Fri
