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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.
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