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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (June 6, 2013)
su m m e r gu ide FRIDAY, 6/28 Human Nature Festival 2013, three days & nights of music in the beautiful coastal mountains of Oregon: Marv Ellis, Medium Troy, VibeSquad & more, June 28-July 1, Prindel Creek Farm, 95520 E. 5 Rivers Rd., Tidewater, www.humannaturefestival.com Coquille Tribe Restoration Day Celebration, salmon bake & celebration of the signing of the 1989 Coquille Restoration Act, June 28-30, Bullard State Park, Bandon, www.coquilletribe.org Human Nature Festival, today through July 1, Tidewater. $95/$125. NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo, Blind Pilot, street festival, art displays, local goods, wine & beer, food, live music from Marc Cohn & others, NorthWest Crossing Neighborhood Center, Bend, www. nwxhullabaloo.com FREE. Portland Historic Races, today through Sunday, Portland International Raceway, www. portlandhistorics.com $30 weekend pass, $5 Friday, $20 Saturday or Sunday, kids FREE. Sternwheeler Days, arts, crafts, food, games, sternwheeler rides, mountain man demonstrations, 9am-6pm, Cascade Locks. cascadelocks.net/ sternwheelerdays Umpqua Valley Summer Arts Festival, art shows, vendors, children’s art garden & more, 4-8pm today, 10am-8pm tomorrow & 10am-4pm Sunday, Fir Grove Park, Roseburg, www.uvarts.com or 672-2532. $3 sug. Don. Steve Miller Band, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. John Prine, Carrie Rodriguez, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SATURDAY, 6/29 Bite of Bend, many food booths, live music, beer run, wine, Iron Chef competition, Oregon Marketplace, today & tomorrow, Downtown Bend, www. thebiteofb end.com FREE. Salem World Beat Festival, this year’s festival has a focus on the culutre of Japan, expect plenty of unique traditions from the Land of the Rising Sun, dance, food, crafts & folklore, today & tomorrow, Riverfront Park, Salem, www.worldbeatfestival.org or (503) 581-2004. $5 sug. don. Splash for Pink, raft trips, music & raffl e for breast cancer patient & research support, 9:30am-11pm, Deschutes River. $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 &, presumably, a whole bunch of canned meat deliciousness, 10am-5pm, Shady Cove, www.shadycoveinfo.com FREE. Rockaway Beach Pirate Festival, submarine races, treasure hunt, vendors, music from Boom Bilge Rats & more, 11am-10pm, Rockaway Beach Wayside, www. rockawaybeach.net Old Crow Medicine Show, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Ziggy Marley, Indubious, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. North American Organic Brewers Festival continues. See June 27. SUNDAY, 6/30 Race for the Animals 5K/10K Run/Walk, 8:30am 10K, 9am 5K, Mt. Tabor Park, Portland, www.nwveg.org/ race_for_animals Cee Cee James Band, 1pm, Azalea Park, Brookings. FREE. Marley’s Ghost, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. Ziggy Marley, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. The Music of ABBA: Arrival from Sweden, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. 34 June 6, 2013 • eugeneweekly.com 2 013 july TUESDAY, 7/2 St. Paul Rodeo, bull-riding competition, barbecues, dancing, parade, fi reworks, art show, barrel racing, steer wrestling, today through July 6, St. Paul, www. stpaulrodeo.com $14-$22. Nicki Bluhm, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. Robert Plant Presents: The Sensational Space Shifters, Shakey Graves, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. WEDNESDAY, 7/3 Waterfront Blues Festival, this classic Portland event features The Sensational Space Shifters (presented by Robert Plant), Taj Mahal Trio, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Eric Burdon & more — not to leave out the related cruises, fi reworks, workshops & other events. As always, the festival is presented by Oregon Food Bank & run with the help of many, many volunteers; proceeds help the food bank fi ght hunger in Oregon. July 3-7, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, www.waterfrontbluesfest. com $10 plus two cans of food per day. July 3rd Celebration, 9am-6pm celebration, 10pm fi reworks, Oregon Garden, Silverton, www. oregongarden.org or (503) 874-8100. $11. THURSDAY, 7/4 4th of July Independence Days & Monmouth July 4th Festival, carnival, music, vendors, motorcycle show, contests, fi reworks, today through Saturday, Independence & Monmouth, www. independencedays.org FRIDAY, 7/5 John Hiat & the Combo, Mavis Staples, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SATURDAY, 7/6 Michael Franti & Spearhead, 3pm & 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SUNDAY, 7/7 Tanabata Star Festival, children & parents write wishes, make paper ornaments & hang them on trees, Portland Japanese Garden, www. japanesegarden.com or (503) 223-5055. B-52s, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo. org or (800) 745-3000. Rodrigo y Gabriela, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. WEDNESDAY, 7/10 Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion’s Radio Romance Tour, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669- 8610. $42 GA. THURSDAY, 7/11 Fort Dalles Days & Rodeo, Jammin’ July Street Fest, staged shootout, home show, building tours, chili cook-off , block party, July 12-20, various locations, The Dalles, www.fortdallesdays.com 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 & the 8k run/2 mile walk Turkey Trot. Also let’s face it, there’s nothing like coming home at the end of a hot summer day & drifting into a big fat turkey coma, hit it up & enjoy, today through Sunday, McMinnville, www.mcminnville.org/turkeyrama Philomath Frolic & Rodeo, food, parades, crafts, music, dances, today through Sunday, Philomath Rodeo Grounds, www.philomathrodeo.org $35 weekend pass, $15 Friday or Saturday, $13 Sunday, $10 kids. Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. FRIDAY, 7/12 Bend Summer Festival, music, marketplace, microbrews & more, today through Sunday, downtown Bend, www.bendsummerfestival.com FREE. Pink Martini, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. SATURDAY, 7/13 Deschutes Dash Sports Festival, today & tomorrow, Bend, www.deschutesdash.com or 312-8510.
