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1964 the Tribute, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $19-$39. TUESDAY, 7/5 David Frizzell, Amy Clawson, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www.halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. WEDNESDAY, 7/6 Ted Nugent, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $21-$44. THURSDAY, 7/7 Philomath Frolic & Rodeo, food, parades, crafts, music, dances and more, July 7-10, Philomath Rodeo Grounds, www.philomathrodeo.org $35 weekend pass, each day $13 & up. Quarterfl ash, 6pm, Garden Home Park, Portland, www.thprd.org or (503) 645-6433. FREE. FRIDAY, 7/8 Bend Summer Festival, music, marketplace, microbrews & more, July 8-10, downtown Bend, www.bendsummerfestival.com FREE Fort Dalles Days & Rodeo, Jammin’ July Street Fest, staged shootout, home show, building tours, chili cook-off, block party, July 8-17, various locations, The Dalles, www.fortdallesdays.com Portland Historic Races, July 8-10, Portland International Raceway, www.portlandhistorics.com $40 weekend pass, $10 Friday, $20/$25 Saturday or Sunday, kids FREE. Avett Brothers July 16 Salem July 17 Britt Pavilion P HO T O B Y T O D D C O O P E R Taj Mahal, Joan Osborne, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. $24. FRIDAY, 6/24 Coquille Tribe Restoration Day Celebration, salmon bake and celebration of the signing of the 1989 Coquille Restoration Act, June 24-26, Bullard State Park, Bandon, www.coquilletribe.org Good in the Neighborhood multicultural music and food festival and parade, June 24-26, King School Park, Portland, www.goodintheneighborhood.org FREE. Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, juried craft fair with booths, vendors, entertainment, family activities & more, June 24-26, Lakewood Center for the Arts & George Rogers Park, Lake Oswego, www.lakewood-center.org Gun Dog Expo, June 24-26, Linn County Expo, Albany. www.gundogexpo.com NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo, street festival, art displays, local goods, wine and beer, food, live music from Marc Cohn & others, all day, NorthWest Crossing Neighborhood Center, Bend, www. nwxhullabaloo.com FREE Sternwheeler Days, arts, crafts, food, games, sternwheeler rides, mountain man demonstrations & more, June 24-26, Cascade Locks. cascadelocks. net/sternwheelerdays Festival of Balloons, morning balloon launches, NW Natural Light Glow, live music, Festival of Cars, soccer tournament, carnival, beer, music and more, 5:45am-dusk June 25 & 26, 5:45am-5pm June 27, Tigard, www.tigardballoon.org or (503) 612-8213. $5 adv., $7 gate. North American Organic Brewers Festival, taste more than 50 organic beers from around the country at this earth-friendly beer festival, noon- 9pm June 24 & 25, noon-5pm June 26, Overlook Park, Portland, www.naobf.org FREE; tasting glass $6, taste tokens $1. Umpqua Valley Summer Arts Festival, art shows, vendors, children’s art garden & more, noon-9pm June 24, 10am-9pm June 25 & 10am-4pm June 26, Fir Grove Park, Roseburg, www.uvarts.com or (541) 672-2532. Sug. don. Splash for Pink, raft trips, music & raffl e for breast cancer patient & research support, 9:30am-11pm, Maupin. $69-$79. Clamboree!, celebration of the culture, clams, history & future of the Coos Bay area w/live music, a parade, food, demonstrations, cultural information, 10am-6pm, Coos Bay, www. oregonsadventurecoast.com SPAM Festival, vendors, live music, kids’ carnival, watermelon eating contest and, we assume, some crazy SPAMtasticness, 10am-6pm, Chaparral & Hwy. 62, Shady Cove, www.shadycoveinfo.com Summer Kite Festival, 10am-4pm June 25 & 26, D-River State Wayside, Lincoln City, www. oregoncoast.org or 996-1273. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745- 3000. $24. Charlie Daniels Band, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $25-$56. SUNDAY, 6/26 Southern Mediterranean Festival, celebrating the varietals of southern Spain and the south of France as made in Oregon with wine tastings, olive oil tastings, food and more, 1pm-5pm, Cana’s Feast Winery, Carlton, www.somediterranean.com $20-$35. MONDAY, 6/27 Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jerry Douglas, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $36-$78. Summer Faire, arts and crafts, live entertainment, food court, kids’ play area and more, 10am-4pm July 2 & 3, Village Green Park, Sisters, www. sisterscountry.com or 549-0251. FREE. Modest Mouse, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. $44 adv., $48 day of. Ween, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or (541) 312-8510. $34. Cirque de la Symphonie, 8:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $22-$59. SUNDAY, 7/3 Oregon Garden 10th Anniversary, Silverton, www. oregongarden.org $10. Mosley Wotta, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or (541) 312-8510. FREE. Neko Case, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. $35 adv., $38 day of. AfroCubism, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. $19. SATURDAY, 7/9 Oregon Lavender Festival, dozens of locations, varieties of lavender and festival events, including lavender-centric craft booths, art & more, July 9 & 10, various locations, www.oregonlavenderfestival. com FREE. Rogue Balloon Rally, benefi t for Children’s Miracle Network of Jackson County, 6am July 9-10, Grumman Drive, Medford. Rides $3 per person. Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, 9:30am-5pm, downtown Sisters, www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow. org Sandy Mountain Festival, artists, food, entertainment, 10am-8pm July 9, 10am-6pm July 10, Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy. FREE Mavis Staples Aug. Pickathon September Bumbershoot David Jacobs-Strain, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www.halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. WEDNESDAY, 6/29 Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jerry Douglas, Good Old War, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. $79/$49. july SATURDAY, 6/25 Bite of Bend, many food booths, live music, beer run, wine, Iron Chef competition, Oregon Marketplace, June 25 & 26, Downtown Bend, www.thebiteofbend.com FREE. FRIDAY, 7/1 4th of July Independence Days & Monmouth July 4th Festival, carnival, music, vendors, motorcycle show, contests, fi reworks, July 1-4, Independence & Monmouth, www.independencedays.org Salem World Beat Festival, international music, focus on Bhutan, Discovery Village for kids, costumed processions, Dragon Boat races, dance, food, crafts & folklore, June 25 & 26, Riverfront Park, Salem, www.worldbeatfestival.org or (503) 581-2004. $4 sug. don. St. Paul Rodeo, bull-riding competition, barbecues, dancing, parade, fi reworks, art show, barrel racing, steer wrestling, July 1-4, St. Paul, www. stpaulrodeo.com $14-$18 per day. www.eugeneweekly.com SATURDAY, 7/2 Newport Clambake, 10am-5pm, Nye Beach, Newport, www.nyebeacch.org FREE. Turkey Rama, quirky turkey fest, World’s Largest Turkey BBQ, a downtown Festival with all the usual festival goodies (food, vendors, music, etc.), the Biggest Turkey Contest, a sock hop and the 8k run/2 mile walk Turkey Trot. But honestly, just the fact that it’s called Turkey Rama is enough to make it worth a stop on the ol’ summer schedule, no? July 8 & 9, McMinnville, www.mcminnville.org/ turkeyrama TUESDAY, 6/28 My Morning Jacket, Everest, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. $40 adv., $43 day of. America, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www. brittfest.org or (541) 773-6077. $26-$55. Tillamook County Rodeo, riding events, roping, milking, Western dance, BBQ and more, June 25 & 26, Tillamook County Fairgrounds, Tillamook, www. tillamookrodeo.com or (503) 842-5855. $10, $5 kids. proceeds help the food bank fi ght hunger in Oregon. July 1-5, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, www.waterfrontbluesfest.com $10 plus two cans of food per day. Rogue Valley Balloon Rally, morning launches, tethered rides & night glow, July 8-10, behind Lithia Motors, Medford, www.rvballoons.com or 664- 1862. FREE; tethered rides $3. Waterfront Blues Festival This classic Portland event features Buddy Guy, Maceo Parker, Robert Crazy, Lucinda Williams, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears — not to leave out the related cruises, fi reworks, workshops and other events. As always, the festival is presented by Oregon Food Bank and run with the help of many, many volunteers; s u m m e r g u i d e 2011 23
