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su m m e r gu ide august 2 012 Mavis Staples Sept. 5 Cuthbert Amphitheatre FRIDAY, 8/3 Pickathon Roots Music Festival The festival’s 2012 lineup includes Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Blitzen Trapper, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Heartless Bastards, Langhorne Slim, Todd Snider & more. Everything happens on six stages (four outdoors) spread over 80 acres of gorgeous Or- egon countryside. Bored by a band? Go for a walk; get lost on a trail; settle into the grass with a book. And on top of the trails, food, music and other miscellaneous amusements, there are workshops and kids’ activities — enough to keep anyone busy — and happy. Bring your instrument(s) and you’ll surely fi nd someone to play with. Today, tomorrow & Sunday, Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley, www.pickathon.com weekend ticket $190 (includes camping); kids under 12 FREE. SATURDAY, 8/11 Charleston Seafood Festival, contests, vendors, arts & crafts, food, beer & wine, live music & more, 7am-6pm today & tomorrow, Charleston Marina, www.oregonsadventurecoast.com or 269-0215. Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games, dancers, children’s activities, vendors, clan representation, pub, bagpipe band and more, 9am-10pm, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, www.hdcs.net $10, $30 family, $7 stu., sr. Melissa Etheridge, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. SATURDAY, 8/4 Brownsville Antique Faire & Vintage Swap Meet, more than 50 vendors, food & music, 9am-4pm, Pioneer Park, Brownsville, www.historicbrowns- ville.com FREE. Britt Orchestra w/Nurit Bar-Josef, 8pm, Britt Pavil- ion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SUNDAY, 8/12 Providence Bridge Pedal, bike across Portland’s many bridges in rides of varying lengths (and number of bridges), early morning, Portland, www. providence.org/bridgepedal Johnny Clegg Band w/Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. SUNDAY, 8/5 Capitol Pride, 10am-5pm, Summer & Marion NE, Salem, capitolpride.org Warped Tour w/Rise Against, Anti Flag, Falling In Reverse, New Found Glory & many more, noon, Rose Garden. $31.50. TUESDAY, 8/7 Douglas County Fair, today through Aug. 11, see www.co.douglas.or.us/dcfair for info. Outlaw Roadshow w/Counting Crows & guests, 6pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www. bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. WEDNESDAY, 8/8 Regina Spektor, 8pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. Britt Orchestra: André Watts, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Bronze Blues & Brews Festival, 8pm-midnight today, Joseph Community Center; noon-10pm tomorrow, City Park, Joseph. www.bronzeblues- brews.com $25 adv., $30 gate. Oregon Jamboree, featuring Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Wynonna & more, today through Sunday, Sweet Home, www.oregonjamboree.com or (888) 613-6812. $135 three-day admission. Britt Orchestra w/Anton Nel, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. THURSDAY, 8/9 Northwest String Summit The String Summit is a showcase for Yonder Mountain String Band, who close out each night at the three-day festival, but it’s also home to a generous handful of other acts, including Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, 7 Walk- ers, New Riders of the Purple Sage & more. The family-friendly festival (kids under 10 are admitted free) takes place on Horning’s Hideout’s sprawling grounds full of ponds, peacocks, forests & hills. Today through Sunday, Horning’s Hideout, North Plains, www.stringsummit.com or (503) 647-2920. $150-$190. Sigur Rós, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY, 8/10 Beloved Festival, today through Monday, Tidewater Falls, Tidewater (shuttle service from Portland avail- able), www.belovedfestival.com In-Didj-In-Us Didgeridoo Gathering, today through Sunday, Prindel Creek Farm, Tidewater, bhumsiva. com Don. Bite of Oregon This long-running event brings together restaurants, wineries, breweries and chefs from all over the state to create a showcase of Oregon food, wine and craft beer. As always, there’s plenty to entertain you between bites, including two stages for live music, an Iron Chef competition and more — and it all benefi ts Special Olympics Oregon. Bite of Oregon is also working toward becoming a zero waste festival. 11am-11pm today & tomorrow; 10am-8pm Sunday, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, www.biteoforegon.com $5, kids FREE. Elephant Garlic Festival, music, run/walk, vendors, coronation, a lot of garlic and more, noon-11pm today, 10am-11pm tomorrow & 10am-6pm Aug. 14, Jessie Mays Community Center, North Plains, www.funstinks.com or (503) 647-2619. FREE. Britt Orchestra: Calder Quartet, 3pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. TUESDAY, 8/14 Jana Kramer, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. WEDNESDAY, 8/15 Norah Jones, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. THURSDAY, 8/16 Bend Brewfest, 3-11pm today & tomorrow, noon- 11pm Sunday, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendbrewfest.com or 312-8510. FREE. FRIDAY, 8/17 Celtic Highland Games, athletic competitions, Celtic goods, horses, sheepdogs, Parade of Clans, food, Scottish ales, music, today through Sunday, River- bend Park, Winston, www.dcscots.org or 863-6424. 180 TANDEM $ Lane county’s finest fully certified USPA skydiving center RESERVATION LINE 541-895-3029 SPECIAL Minimum age 18. Maximum weight 220lbs. Interested in a rain garden? Join us for a workshop on June 30, 9 a.m.–noon. Get expert help designing a rain garden for your property. Cost is $20, pre-registration required. Details at 36 JUNE 7, 2012 happyrivers.org or call 541-682-2739 EUGENE WEEKLY Come out and play. It’s more than a game. It’s dollar dogs, draft beers, bobbleheads, capes and cutoffs. It all starts June 15. emeraldsbaseball.com (541) 342-5367 WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM