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;
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