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Oregon State Fair Main Stage Highlights: Aug. 12 Heart Aug. 13 The Beach Boys Aug. 15 Rascal Flatts Aug. 14 Sixpence None the Richer Aug. 16 Lonestar August. L.B. Day Amphitheatre, Salem. www.oregonstatefair.org. Concert Highlights: Aug. 22 Chris LeDoux Aug. 23 38 Special Aug. 25 The B-52’s Aug. 27 Jars of Clay Aug. 29 Sara Evans Aug. 30 Aaron Carter Aug. 31 Ramon Ayala Lollapalooza ’03 August 23. White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.whiteriverconcerts.com Rock festival and sideshow returns. Featuring: Jane’s Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, A Perfect Circle, Jurassic 5, The Donnas. Oregon Bluegrass Association Festivals (see June) Highlights: Aug. 1-3 Clatskanie Bluegrass Festival Aug. 1-3 Ranch Grass Festival, Sedro- Wolley, Wash. Aug. 1-2 Coombs Bluegrass Festival, Coombs, BC. Aug. 7 Scandanavian Festival Kickoff Concert, Junction City Aug. 8-11 Mt. St. Helens 19th Annual Bluegrass Festival Aug. 9-10 Bluewaters Bluegrass Festival, Medical Lake, Wash. Aug. 15-17 Mt. Hood Bluegrass Festival, Hood River Aug. 21-24 Rainier Picker’s Bluegrass Festival, Rainier, Wash. Aug. 23 Whistlestop Music Festival, Toppenish, Wash. Aug. 29-31 Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival Oregon Zoo Concert Series (see June) Audioslave Lollapalooza ’03, August 23 Oregon Festival of American Music August 7-16. Eugene. (541) 687-6526. www.ofam.org. Various locations. This year’s theme is “Easy to Remember: The Great American Songbook” Highlights: Aug. 9 Heritage Concert: The Song is You – 100 Non-Stop Songs of Jerome Kern and a Zillion Others Festival Concert: Anything Goes – The Great Songs of Cole Porter Aug. 10 Musical Theater: Guys and Dolls Aug. 11 Dinner-Lecture: Sheet Music Art Aug. 15 Film: Singin’ In the Rain (1952); Lecture: Lesser-Known Loesser; Heritage Concert: No Biz Like Show Biz – New Ways of Hearing Irving Berlin Young Artist Concert: Jazz Me Blues! – The Jazz Academy Recital Musical Theater: Guys and Dolls Aug. 16 Heritage Concert: Fine and Dandy – The Classic Woman Songwriters Festival Concert: Sunny Side of the Street – An Evening With Rita Moreno & Friends Oregon Jamboree Aug. 1-3. Sweet Home. www.oregonjam- boree.com The largest country music and camping festival in the Northwest. Aug. 1 Hank Floyd, Izak & West, Joe Nichols, Alan Jackson Aug. 2 T. Bubba Bechtol, Bering Strait, The Derailers, Ronnie Milsap, Trick Pony, Gary Allan Aug. 3 Lonesome Road, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Phil Vassar, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence Aug. 1 Aimee Mann Aug. 3 Dark Star Orchestra Aug. 6 Robert Earl Keen with Danny Barnes Aug. 7 Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks Aug. 8 Don Ho Aug. 13 Cubanismo Aug. 14 Stella Chiweshe Aug. 15 Neko Case with Buddy Miller Band Aug. 17 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Secret House Vineyard Wine & Blues Festival Aug. 23. Secret House Vineyard, Veneta. www.secrethousewinery.com Featuring: Linda Hornbuckle; The Llyod Jones Struggle; Paul deLay Band; The Bill Willie Bluz Band; Chris Arnold & The Morning After; Nicole Barrett Rain e! or Shin Oregon River Sports is hosting our summer Sea Kayak Demo Day Saturday, June 7 • Dexter Lake (off Hwy. 58, turn at covered bridge to Lowell) We’ll have about 100 different kinds of touring and recreationals kayaks from Necky, Eddyline, Cobra, Northwest Kayaks, Prijon, Wilderness Systems and Aqua Fusion for you to try out on nearby Dexter Lake. Test paddle an easygoing rec boat or race a 19-foot sea kayak. Bring your family and friends down for an afternoon of paddling these beautiful plastic and fiberglass kayaks. IT’S FREE! Oregon River Sports 3400 Franklin Blvd., Eugene (541) 334-0696 www.oregonriversports.com 32 JUNE 5, 2003