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su m m e r gu ide Oregon Lavender Festival, dozens of locations, varieties of lavender & festival events, including lavender-centric craft booths, art & more, today & tomorrow, various locations, www. oregonlavenderfestival.com FREE. Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, over 1300 quilts from around the world, 9am-4pm, downtown Sisters, www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org Sandy Mountain Festival, artists, food, entertainment, 10am-8pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow, Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy, www.sandymountainfestival. org FREE. SUNDAY, 7/14 Wine Country Cruise-In, wine, cars, prizes, barbecue & music, 11am-6pm, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner, www.wvv.com or (800) 344-9463. $10 entry fee per car; $10 admission includes Riedel wine glass. Oregon Coast Lab Band, 1pm, Azalea Park, Brookings. FREE. Tumbleweed Wanderers, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. TUESDAY, 7/16 BoDeans, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. Pink Martini & Storm Large, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. WEDNESDAY, 7/17 Scotty McCreery, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. THURSDAY, 7/18 Northwest String Summit, a monstrous, folksy string fest with a 2013 lineup that includes Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Black Prairie, Keller & the Keels, Greensky Bluegrass, Horse Feathers, Danny Barnes, Fruition, Betty & the Boy & more, today through Sunday, Horning’s Hideout, North Plains, www.stringsummit.com $135-$180. 2 013 Amy Grant, Brandon Heath, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Jeff Bridges & the Abiders, Jessie Bridges, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. TUESDAY, 7/23 Dan Hicks, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. THURSDAY, 7/25 Dallas Summerfest, it’s coming & it’s like...Totally Groovy Man!!! food, arts & crafts, waterball, car show, art, today through Sunday, Polk County Courthouse Lawn, Dallas, www.dallasoregon.org WEDNESDAY, 7/24 Oregon Brewers Festival, Oregon’s monstrous beer event, has a lot to recommend it, from the more than 80 beers from all over the country to the exhibits, restaurants, soda garden, live music & vendors to the fact that the festival recommends alternative modes of transportation (which makes extra sense given that they want you to enjoy their beer). FREE bike parking is available & the whole shebang is just blocks from the MAX line. It all begins with the Oregon Brewers Brunch (10am, $36 for food, two pints of Deschutes beer, a T-shirt & a $10 festival tasting package) & parade, which begins at 11:30 am July 28 at Deschutes Brewery’s Portland Public House & winds its way to the main festival’s opening festivities. Noon-9pm today through Saturday & noon- 7pm Sunday, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, www.oregonbrewfest.com or (503) 778-5917. FREE admission; tasting packages from $10-$50. Black Sheep Family Reunion, McTuff w/Skerik, Monophonics, Mike Dillon Band, The Quick & Easy Boys, Scott Law Electric Trio & more, today through Sunday, Tidewater, blacksheepfamilyreunion.com $125. International Pinot Noir Celebration If you’re a wine person with dough to throw around, this international event is probably worth the eye-popping price tag: three days of seminars, vineyard tours, tastings, food & more. Today through Sunday, Linefi eld College, McMinnville, www.ipnc.org From $100 for certain individual events to $975 for the full weekend. The Annual Mystic Garden Gathering/Party is now called Mystic in the Trees, but just like last year, this year’s gathering will take place in Selma, Ore. It includes speakers, workshops & camps that run from a kids’ village to a yoga camp. An eco-village, sweat lodge, tea house, art installations, live painting & vendors round out the experience. Today through July 28, www.mysticgardengathering.com prices TBD. What the Festival, today through July 29, Dufur, www.whatthefestival.com $175-$400. Randy Newman, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Billy Currington, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SATURDAY, 7/27 Jeff erson Mint Festival & Frog Jump, pancake breakfast, parade, car show, craft & food vendors, coronation, live music, today & tomorrow, Jeff erson, www.mintfestival.com FRIDAY, 7/26 Toledo Summer Festival: “Boom City, USA,” kids parade, grand parade, local logging show & timber competition, fi reworks, carnival, food & crafts, July 26-28, Toledo, www.toledosummerfestival.com NW Book Festival, authors showcase new books & sign autographs, 11am-5pm, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, www.nwbookfestival.com MusicFest NW, a stellar annual series of concerts spread over the Portland area, features Neko Case, Animal Collective, Diplo (pictured), Young the Giant, The Head and the Heart, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, The Thermals, Ra Ra Riot and SO much more. Consider it an auditory investment and purchase a pass (9/3-9/8). The Flaming Lips, 6:30pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669- 8610. $42 GA. What the Festival continues. See July 26. SUNDAY, 7/28 Sweet Town Little, 1pm, Azalea Park, Brookings. FREE. Tony Smiley, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. Indigo Girls, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. What the Festival continues. See July 26. MONDAY, 7/29 What the Festival continues. See July 26. Best of Britt Benefi t w/Michael Kaeshammer, 6pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773- 6077. TUESDAY, 7/30 David Benoit, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. Weird Al Yankovic, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. FRIDAY, 7/19 Northwest Community Balloons Over Bend, Balloon Festival featuring beer, food & live music, & let’s not forget the way our beautiful Oregon sky looks when it’s fi lled with balloons of all shapes & sizes, today through Sunday, Riverbend Park, Bend, www.bfa.net august SATURDAY, 7/20 Citywide garage sale, 9am-4pm, Brownsville, www. historicbrownsville.com FRIDAY, 8/2 Pickathon Roots Music Festival The festival’s 2013 lineup includes Feist, Andrew Bird, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Divine Fits, Ty Segall, The Devil Makes Three, Shabazz Palaces, Pure Bathing Culture & more. Everything happens on six stages (four outdoors) spread over 80 acres of gorgeous Oregon countryside. Bored by a band? Go for a walk; get lost on a trail; settle into the grass with a book. On top of the trails, food, music & other miscellaneous amusements, there are workshops & kids’ activities — enough to keep anyone busy — & happy. Bring your instrument(s) & you’ll surely fi nd someone to play with. Today, tomorrow & Sunday, Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley, www.pickathon.com weekend ticket $260 (includes camping); kids under 12 FREE. Portland Latino Gay Pride, La Lucha Dance Party, Latino Gay Pride Festival, literary event, youth- focused events & more, 3-10pm, various locations through Portland, www.latinogaypridepdx.com Oregon Jamboree, featuring Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Dwight Yoakum & more, today through Sunday, Sweet Home, www.oregonjamboree.com or (888) 613-6812. $135 three-day admission. SUNDAY, 7/21 Sassparilla, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. Pink Martini, 6:30pm today & tomorrow, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www. edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. $39-$89. Salem Art Fair & Festival, 200-booth art marketplace, tours, demonstrations, performances, kids’ court, live music, 5K Walk & Run for the Arts, 10am-7pm today & tomorrow, 10am-5pm Sunday, Bush’s Pasture Park, Salem, www.salemart.org or (503) 581-2228. $7 weekend pass, $5 per day, kids & Sunday FREE. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. 2012 Iron Chef Winner at the “Bite of Oregon” Local Northwest Nouveau ER Tuesday-Thursday 4-10 Friday & Saturday 4-11, Sunday 4-10 June 17 from 5-9pm 2101 BAILEY HILL RD., SUITE L eugeneweekly.com • June 6, 2013 35
