Summer Festivals
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Thursday, July 11,2002
Since 1 900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104,Issue 5
Hidden in the hollow
Adam Jones Emerald
Niels Holm, left, and his son Silas sit and admire the ornamentation within the cavernous spaces of a concrete bench that Niels created for the Oregon Country Fair.
Country Fair is Dead, again
The 33rd annual Oregon Country Fair
will feature tributes to The Greatful Dead
and Ken Kesey, along with surprises
By Jillian Daley
Oregon Daily Emerald
Ken Kesey memorials, performances by a
Grateful Dead member and the Dark Star Or
chestra’s re-enactment of one of the Dead’s
shows are a few of this year’s Oregon Coun
try Fair highlights.
Held on the grassy Fair property near
Veneta, the 33rd annual festival will be from
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday for
a weekend of wildness, including enticing
viands and varied music.
Featured performer Bill Kreutzmann, of
Grateful Dead fame, will be playing on the
Main Stage at 3:15 p.m. Friday with his band
the Trichromes.
Kreutzmann is the only Dead band mem
ber officially scheduled to play, fair offi
cials said.
“(The Greatful Dead band members) all
have their own bands now,” Country Fair
backup manager Doug Green said. “They’re
not going to play together. They don’t do that
very often.”
Even though the band is not playing to
gether, fans will still get to hear their music.
The Dark Star Orchestra is re-enacting the
Dead’s Oregon Field Trip 1972 concert.
The concert is one of fans’ best-loved Dead
performances, according to sources close to
the band.
“It was one of the most famous Grateful
Dead concerts ever because the music was so
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Annual Eugene Celebration undergoes changes j
I nis year s testival will feature several
revisions, including more food booths,
relocated venues and more volunteers
By Jan Montry
Oregon Daily Emerald
Festival lovers are in for some changes and
traditions this year as the Downtown Events
Management Inc. continues planning for the
20th annual Eugene Celebration.
The festival, scheduled for Sept. 20 to 22,
has attracted more than 70,000 people each
year of the past few years. This year’s theme
will once again be “Northwest of Normal.”
DEMI production assistant Tia Christiansen
said the celebration is undergoing major
changes this year, the most important being
an influx of new volunteers.
“(Having many volunteers) gives flexibility
with working with different types of people,”
she said.
DEMI will also be moving a few stages to
new locations to accommodate city changes
and problems from last year.
For instance, Christiansen said DEMI may
put many new food booths in the downtown
mall area if the city opens it in time for the cel
ebration. Also, because the urban stage be
came too crowded last year with people com
DEMI may put many new food
booths in the downtown mall area,
and because the urban stage became
too crowded last year with people
coming in and out, the stage will
be moved into the WOW Hall.
ing in and out, the stage will be moved into
the WOW Hall.
According to WOW Hall booking manager
Abe Nielson, the urban stage will feature a
hip-hop night and possibly local bands.
WOW Hall staff will be checking buttons at
the door to avoid the crowding that plagued
the stage last year.
Another major change is the relocation of
the wine stage. Formerly positioned on
Willamette Street, the stage will be moved
to the top of the Parcade across from the
Hult Center at Seventh Avenue and
Willamette Street.
The Eugene Celebration, one of the most
anticipated festivals of the year, has had its
share of hurdles in recent years. In 1997,
the city decided it no longer had the fund
ing required to run the event. To keep the
festival alive, a group of volunteers, includ
ing businessmen, educators and artists,
formed the Downtown Events Management
Inc., a non-profit association funded by pri
vate interests.
Although the festival may have ended if
DEMI didn’t sponsor it, many people
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Outdoor
festivals
liven up
summer
Students who need to take a break
from the monotony of classes can
find entertainment at many different
summer celebrations in the region
By Michael J. Kleckner
Oregon Daily Emerald
It’s summertime, and the living’s
easy. Well, it may not be so easy for
students, whose hours are filled with
classes while the sun is hot and the
days are long.
For students seeking a little escape
from the grind of daily college life, sum
mer festivals can offer a controlled dose
of chaos and excitement. Outdoor festi
vals provide a chance to live different
ly, camping and sharing in performance
and music. State and county fairs fea
ture paintings done on saws, carnival
rides and fine pigs.
In Oregon and the surrounding areas,
festivals, fairs and special events are
scheduled throughout the rest of the
summer. Many of them can be attended
on a short day trip or a longer weekend
adventure. All of them offer a slice of
Northwest culture, delivered with a
side of spirited fun.
Bohemia Mining Days,
July 19 to 21
This festival lets visitors get in touch
with the wild days of Oregon’s past
while enjoying the festivities of modern
fairs. Located in Cottage Grove’s historic
downtown, the event will feature a pa
rade, contests, food, crafts, a carnival
and a youth talent show.
One of the most popular features of
the 43-year-old event is the Grand Min
ers Parade on Saturday, and there will
be live entertainment by Sticky Mouse
(formerly Phamous Faces) and the al
ways popular Deb Cleveland Band on
Saturday night.
Board of director President Sharon
Jean said the festival is bringing back
some contests from past years for the
2002 event, including an ugly dog
contest, a hairy leg contest and a beard
growing contest.
“We decided they were fun and we
should resurrect them,” she said.
For more information, call (541)
942-5064.
Evel Knievel Week,
July 29 to Aug. 3
Fans of the ’80s will want to be sure
and head to Butte, Mont., for a week of
celebrating the Evil Knievel’s daredevil
years in his hometown. Butte has one of
the largest National Historic Landmark
Districts in the nation, and the commu
nity intends to celebrate Knievel in the
midst of historic architecture and views
of the Continental Divide.
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