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High & Dry Bluegrass Festival, today through Sun-
day, Runaway Ranch east of Bend, www.highand-
drybluegrassfestival.com $15, camping $10.
Mountain Stomp, today through Sunday, Prindel
Creek Farm, Tidewater, mountainstomp.com
Norah Jones, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld,
Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800)
669-8610. SOLD OUT.
Buddy Guy w/Jonny Lang, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Port-
land, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000.
Westwater Photochoreography, Sara Daneshpour,
Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville,
www.brittfest.org or 773-6077.
SATURDAY, 8/18
Pirate Treasure Hunt, 9:45am, Depoe Bay, www.
treasuredepoebay.org $100 per team.
Adult Soap Box Derby, 10am-4pm, www.soap-
boxracer.com
Pink Martini, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.
oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000.
Symphony Pops / Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavil-
ion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077.
SUNDAY, 8/19
India Festival, performers, food, vendors and more,
11am-9pm, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland.
icaportland.org FREE.
Pink Martini, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.
oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000.
Farewell Concert / Alisa Weilerstein / Britt Orches-
tra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.
org or 773-6077.
MONDAY, 8/20
World of Wine Festival, today through Saturday,
Jacksonville, www.worldofwinefestival.com
TUESDAY, 8/21
Family Concert: Michael Franti & Friends, 2pm, Britt
Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077.
Michael Franti & Spearhead, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jack-
sonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SOLD OUT.
Robert Randolph, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg,
www.halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE.
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WEDNESDAY, 8/22
Michael Franti & Spearhead, 6pm, Les Schwab
Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or
312-8510.
ZZ Top, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale,
www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610.
$79/$49.
THURSDAY, 8/23
Festa Italiana, music, food, dancing, children’s
activities, 11am-11pm today, tomorrow & Saturday,
Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, www.festa-
italiana.org FREE.
fun., 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.
brittfest.org or 773-6077.
FRIDAY, 8/24
Jefferson State Hemp Expo, music from State of
Jefferson, The T-Club, Michell Bellamy, Fret Drifters
& more, speakers, vendors, food & artists, today,
tomorrow & Sunday, Cave Junction, www.jeffer-
sonstatehempexpo.com
Oregon Shorebird Festival, lectures, fi eld trips
and more, today, tomorrow & Sunday, Oregon
Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, reg.
www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/shorebirdfestival.htm
$25, $45 family.
Oregon State Fair, Aug. 24-Sept. 3, Oregon State Fair
& Expo Center, Salem, www.oregonstatefair.org
Mount Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail
Days, Oregon Trail tours, folk music, arts & crafts,
antiques, exhibits, World’s Record-Breaking Wa-
termelon Launch, storytelling and more, 8am-7pm
Aug. today & tomorrow, 8am-5pm Aug. Sunday, Mt.
Hood Village, cgs-mthood.tripod.com FREE.
ZZ Top, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend,
www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/Robert
Randolph & the Family Band, 7pm, Oregon Zoo,
Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000.
The Avett Brothers, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jackson-
ville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077.
SATURDAY, 8/25
Blackberry Arts Festival, celebration of all things
blackberry, including jams, jellies, baked goods &
wine, with vendors & more, today & tomorrow,
downtown Coos Bay. coosbaydowntown.org
P H O T O B Y B Y R O N D A Z E Y • C R E AT IV E F L A S H E S .C O M
Faerieworlds
legends of the summer
Mythical faerie festival enchants Eugene
Faerieworlds, the yearly festival that
encourages attendees to “live your legend,”
returns. Celebrating fantasy, magic and, of
course, faeries, this annual event of pixie dust
and gossamer wings provides everything a
faer-folk enthusiast could want. By bringing in
internationally acclaimed authors and artists,
featuring a “Mythic Marketplace” and presenting
a diverse group of musicians from the world over,
Faerieworlds — at Howard Buford Recreation Area
(aka Mount Pisgah) July 27-29 — caters to the
varying tastes of those who adore the faerie realm.
Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Donovan is headlining this year, premiering his
original show “The Living Crystal Faery Realm,” a
multi-media extravaganza. Famous for his raspy
vocals paired with catchy strumming tied together
with rousing lyrics, Donovan is a must-see
performer at this year’s festival.
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Baka Beyond, described by its members as
Afro-Celtic, will also hit the stage. Featuring
musicians from Ghana, Sierra Leone, Brittany
and Senegal, the group prides itself on having
expansive influences and its ability to “cross
boundaries between age, race and culture.”
Utilizing a wide variety of instruments including
marimba, djembe, kalabash, kora and more, Baka
Beyond creates a unique sound that pays homage
to the Baka tribes.
Niyaz, an Iranian trio hailing from Los Angeles
and formed by Grammy-nominee DJ/ producer
Carmen Rizzo, will perform its otherworldly music
with a modern aesthetic. Niyaz fuses traditional
Iranian music with electronica, creating an
intensely beat-driven sound. By applying
electronic effects to instruments such as the
kamaan and robab, Niyaz produces hypnotizing
melodies that are impossible not to dance to.
Faerieworlds founders Emilio and Kelly Miller-
Lopez will be lighting up the stage late into the
night with their band Woodlands. Combining
mellow beats and soft vocals, Woodlands creates
the perfect soundtrack for relaxation after a
long day of jamming to folklore and dancing with
faeries.
Faerieworlds promises to be full of “tricksy
goblins, pillaging pirates, frisky faeries, beguiling
bellydancers, lost boys, steam punks and horned
ones.” Guests are encouraged to participate in
costume workshops, where they can characterize
their own legends and fantasies through intricate,
hands-on costume design. The perfect occasion
to dance in the summer, Faerieworlds is unlike
any other festival on the West Coast. — Hailey
Chamberlain
Faerieworlds Festival is July 27-29, at Howard Buford Recreation
Area; tickets available at faerieworlds.com
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