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Oregon's summer fun under the sun (and rain)
ALEX MAHAN
Co-A&E Editor
Summer break. Thirteen weeks of working, sleeping,
and lounging around in the soothing Oregon drizzle. But
what is there for the average Clackamas student to do?
Tanning in the rain is obviously out of the question, and
full-time employment gets quite tedious after a few days
at the office. Well, this summer promises to be full of fun
things to do, whether it’s live music, festivals, parades, or
making top ten lists. Here is just a small list of the many
activities that can be enjoyed during the next few months
in our own Pacific Northwest.
Ever since Woodstock, music festivals with dozens of
big-name bands have been a regular occurrence. This sum
mer, there is going to be over five of these in the Portland
are alone, making it a mecca for music lovers of all kinds.
The KUFO Rock Fest, to be held all day on Sunday,
June 21 at Portland Meadows, is the first of these events to
hit this area. Featuring Creed, the Deftones, Brother
Cane, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, and many more bands,
the Rock Fest promises to rock. Luckily, the Spice Giris
will not be attending. Tickets can be purchased at any
Fastixx outlet for $17.50 plus service charge, which in
cludes parking!
The next big music show to come to Portland is the
Warped Tour, presented by Vans. This punk rock,
hardcore, and skacore extravaganza features over 25 bands,
including NOFX, The Specials, The Pietasters, MxPx,
Bad Religion, the now-ever-popular Daddies, Unwrit
ten Law, H20, Save Ferris, Less Than Jake, CIV, trung
Out, Rancid, The Reverend Horton Heat, Guttermouth,
and lots more!
Besides live music, the Warped Tour also features a
Warped Mural Project, a film festival, and the Billabong
mini ramp. The Vans Amateur World Skateboarding
Competition also makes its stop in Portland with the tour.
The locale for the event is the Estacada Timber Bowl, and
the date is July 9 at 1 p.m. Gates open at 11 a.m., and
tickets are available from Ticketmaster. No Spice Girls
here, either.
Another huge event is the Tom Fest. Tom, and its coun
terpart of the same name in Dallas, Texas, is the biggest
alternative music festival in the country, and probably the
world. Over 150 bands are scheduled to play over four days,
including Oregon City’s own Trueb, Dogwood, P.O.D.,
MxPx, thelnsyderz, Five Iron Frenzy, Dirt, Ghoti Hook,
Silage, The Channel Surfers, The W’s, and many, many
more.
Tom Fest is scheduled for August 27*h-31s‘, 45 minutes
east of Portland in Stevenson, Washington. Tickets are now
$60 for all four days, which includes camping if you so
desire. That works out to less than 50 cents to see each
band, which is a super fantastic deal! For ticket info, call
254-6458, or visit the website at www.tomfest.com. Tom
Fest is presented by Circle Slide Productions.
Champoeg State Park, 25 minutes south of Portland off
of 1-5, will also feature its “Champoeg Under the Stars”
concert series again this summer. Artists performing this
summer include but are not limited to Chris Isaak (June
27), Everclear (June 28), Ani DiFranco (July 6), and a
reggae festival on August 2.
Camping out should be a fun way to experience these
concerts, call 1-800-452-5687 for information on setting
up your tent. Tickets, as always, are available at
Ticketmaster, and also at the Aladdin Theater Box Office.
Besides festivals, there are also numerous single con
certs coming to the area this summer. A partial list in
cludes Phish, the Backstreet Boys (America’s male an
swer to the Spice Girls), Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Steve
Nicks, acid-jazz trio Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Van
Halen, Jethro Tkill, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and the list
goes on.
But with all of these big name bands, don’t forget about
the music opportunities that exist just down the road! Clubs,
restaurants, and venues in the metro area all offer a tre
Jazz Night showcases musicians
JOEL SHEMPERT
Feature Editor
Like a younger child ever overshadowed by its older sib
lings, instrumental music at Clackamas seems left out of
the spotlight.
The truth is that this facet of Clackamas’ Music Depart
ment is, led by Instrumental Jazz, taking great musical strides
as well. If the Instrumental Jazz Night of Wednesday, May
20 is any indication, Clackamas’ instruction in this area is
top-flight. Both the Jazz Combo and Instrumental Jazz En
semble played well, had fun, and made a good showing of
their talents.
There are many opportunities at Clackamas for instru
mentalists. The Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, the Pep
Band, which plays pop and rock tunes at Clackamas sport
ing events, and the smaller Jazz Combo groups all give
students an opportunity to play music publicly, and pri
vate lessons in various instruments cater to individuals’
needs. The Jazz Ensemble toured Europe in 1994, and
will do so again this summer. Add to that Careers in Music
course, which shows students practical options for their
future, and Music Theory, which provides a more sophis
ticated musical knowledge, and you’ve got quite the com
prehensive package.
Tom Wakeling, instructor for the above performing
groups as well as history of Jazz, History of Rock, Coop
erative Work Experience courses, and individual Jazz Bass
Lessons, is the man at the helm of this area, and his en
thusiasm is backed up by experience—he started playing
an instrument, the clarinet, at 8 years old, and was play
ing the saxophone professionally at 15. As far as his cur
rent field, the bass, is concerned, he has played everything
from ballet to Broadway.
In his eight years as an instructor at Clackamas,
Wakeling has built up an impressive foundation for jazz
music.
“The reason I like playing [jazz],” he explains, “as op
posed to playing only pop and rock music, is that it’s a bit
different; it’s more demanding. .. .it calls upon a higher
level of musicianship in general, and it’s more improvisa
tion, so there can be more opportunity to create—to com
pose spontaneously.
“It has to be an interesting story, like seeing a good
movie,” Wakeling continues, “except that you don’t have
the luxury of sitting down and writing it out ahead of time;
you have to do it on the spot. That’s the real challenge
that jazz presents that no other music presents.”
Wakeling’s joy is to see that students meet this chal
lenge, which he does quite well.
“I like passing on the inspiration and joy that one gets
from pursuing something artistic,” he confides. His cur
rent students are a walking testimonial to his success in
this.
“The Jazz Band is swinging hard, and they’re playing
really well,” asserts Wakeling. “And the thing that I’m
most happy about is that they’re playing with a real true
and authentic jazz feel. They’re actually accomplishing
real jazz. That’s fairly unusual at this level.”
The best testimonial by far, however, may be that Clacka
mas music alumni have gone on to succeed in the outside
world. Jazz ensembles Succatash and Groove Revelation,
composer Ostin Drais, and television and movie composer
Ron Jones all came out of Clackamas’ Music Department.
‘We have students out there actually doing it—quite a
few, actually,” Wakeling says. We have a great history of
promising people who go on to make names for themselves.”
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mendous chance to check out some really talented bands
for a low price. Instead of $80 for a Janet Jackson ticket,
perhaps $8 to see the Five Fingers of Funk. Or $3 to
catch some punk rock at Stage 4. Either way, local music
is much cheaper, but some of the big-name bands only
come around once every few years. It’s your choice.
Live music isn’t the only thing to do this summer. Up at f
Mt. Hood, there are tons of recreational activities to par
ticipate in. Timberline Ski Area runs their Magic Mile
and Palmer chairlifts all year, except for a two-week break
for scheduled maintenance. Skiers and snowboarders alike
can enjoy the salty, slushy snow. Just remember your sun
screen, and look out for young snowboard grommets fly
ing uncontrollably through the air.
Skibowl also offers a plethora of things to do up in the
fresh air of the Cascade Range. Mountain bike rentals,
bungee jumping, race car driving, miniature golf, hiking,
and the infamous Alpine Slide are all options to be con
sidered while visiting Skibowl’s summer action park.
More close to home, Portland’s Rose Festival provides
many things for bored youth to enliven their days with.
The famous Grand Floral Parade occurs this Saturday,
June 6. This flowery parade is second only to the one in
Pasadena, and draws hundreds of thousands of people ev
ery year.
The Fun Center in Waterfront Park provides thrills,
chills, and spills on its rides and games. Bring a whole
bunch of money (the entrance and food is not cheap), and
as always, watch out for the camies!
Downtown Portland has thousands of things to do. A
few examples: Coffee, music stores, bookstores (especially
Powell’s), clubs, clothing shops, skateboarding at Bumside,
Northwest 23"* Avenue, restaurants, and the list goes on.
So this summer, when you are racking your brains for
fun and new things to do, keep some of these ideas in
mind. There will always be something to do, but it might
mean getting up from in front of that rivetingly interest
ing 90210 show on television and searching it out.
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10. The bearded lady is always up for a date.
9. New uses for Viagra!
8. Get shot out of a cannon by an orangutan wearing
tights.
7. You can be an almost-naked acrobat!
6. Carpool with Clackamas faculty members who will
be trying to earn a living as showmen during the summer.
5. See the amazing Grizzo and his well-endowed stunt
chickens'
4. Nasty clown flashbacks to your youth.
3. Just like the Lilith Fair, but with males, too!
2. Earn money for those dam expensive textbooks.
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