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su m m e r gu ide 2 013 Jon Kimura Parker, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. WEDNESDAY, 8/21 World of Wine Festival, tour of “Oregon’s Best Kept Secret in the Wine Industry: Southern Oregon,” today through Saturday, Jacksonville, www. worldofwinefestival.com SATURDAY, 8/3 Brownsville Antique Faire & Vintage Swap Meet, more than 50 vendors, food & music, 9am-4pm, Pioneer Park, Brownsville, www.historicbrownsville. com FREE. Brandi Carlile, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Ian Parker, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Little Roseburg always gets some fun music for its free concerts at Music on the Half Shell, and this year Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (8/6) will bring New Orleans brass to Douglas County. SUNDAY, 8/4 Capitol Pride, 10am-5pm, Summer & Marion NE, Salem, www.capitolpride.org Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, 2:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745- 3000. TUESDAY, 8/6 Trombone Shorty, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www.halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. WEDNESDAY, 8/7 Douglas County Fair featuring music by 3 Doors Down, Whitesnake, Clay Walker & Dwight Yoakam, to name a few, today through Aug. 10, see www. co.douglas.or.us/dcfair for info. Bite of Oregon This long-running event brings together restaurants, wineries, breweries & chefs from all over the state to create a showcase of Oregon food, wine & craft beer. As always, there’s plenty to entertain you between bites, including two stages for live music, an Iron Chef competition & more. 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. SUNDAY, 8/11 Providence Bridge Pedal, bike across Portland’s many bridges in rides of varying lengths (& number of bridges), early morning, Portland, www. providence.org/bridgepedal Michael Franti & Spearhead, 6:30pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www.bendconcerts.com or 312-8510. TUESDAY, 8/13 Steely Dan, 6pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669-8610. Mount Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days, Oregon Trail tours, folk music, arts & crafts, antiques, exhibits, World’s Record-Breaking Watermelon Launch, storytelling & more, 8am-7pm today & tomorrow, 8am-5pm Sunday, Mt. Hood Village FREE. Swan Island Dahlia Festival, fl owers, refreshments, demonstrations, indoor display 10am-6pm, fi elds open 8am-6pm, today, tomorrow & Monday, & Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Swan Island Dahlias, Canby, www.dahlias. com or (800) 410-6540. FREE. Cake, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www. brittfest.org or 773-6077. SUNDAY, 8/25 7th Annual Car Show, 10am-4pm, Oregon Garden, Silverton, www.oregongarden.org or (503) 874-8100. Bronze Blues & Brews Festival, 8pm-midnight today, noon-10pm tomorrow, City Park, Joseph. www. bronzebluesbrews.com $25 adv., $30 gate. Augustin Hadelich, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Oregon State Fair, Aug. 23-Sept. 2, Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Salem, www.oregonstatefair.org Oregon Renaissance Festival of Hillsboro, Saturdays, Sundays & Labor Day, Aug. 24 - Sept. 29, www.oregonrenfest.com Yuja Wang, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. Todd Snider’s Traveling Folk Show: Hayes Carll, Shawn Mullins & Sarah Jarosz, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Oregon Shorebird Festival, lectures, fi eld trips & more, today, tomorrow & Sunday, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, reg. www.fws.gov/ oregoncoast/shorebirdfestival.htm $25, $45 family. SATURDAY, 8/24 Blackberry Arts Festival, celebration of all things blackberry, including jams, jellies, baked goods & wine, with vendors & more, today & tomorrow, downtown Coos Bay. coosbaydowntown.org InDidjInUs Gathering of the Didgeridoo Tribe, today through Sunday, Prindel Creek Farm, Tidewater, bhumsiva.com Don. Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games, dancers, children’s activities, vendors, clan representation, pub, bagpipe band & more, 9am-10pm, Deschutes County Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Redmond, www. hdcs.net $10, $30 family, $7 stu., sen. FRIDAY, 8/23 Jeff erson State Hemp Expo, Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang, Curtis Salgado, Floater & more, speakers, vendors, food & artists, today, tomorrow & Sunday, Cave Junction, www.jeff ersonstatehempexpo.com Andy Bell, Howard Jones, A Flock of Seagulls, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773- 6077. FRIDAY, 8/9 Beloved Festival, today through Monday, Aug. 12, Tidewater Falls, Tidewater (shuttle service from Portland available), www.belovedfestival.com SATURDAY, 8/10 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. THURSDAY, 8/22 Festa Italiana, music, food, dancing, children’s activities, 11am-11pm today, tomorrow & Saturday, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, www.festa- italiana.org FREE. Joe Craven Trio, 1pm, Azalea Park, Brookings. FREE. SOLD OUT. ZZ Ward, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. THURSDAY, 8/15 Bend Brewfest, 3-11pm today & tomorrow, noon-11pm Sunday, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, www. bendbrewfest.com or 312-8510. FREE. FRIDAY, 8/16 High & Dry Bluegrass Festival: Rusty Rayles & the Rounders, today through Sunday, Runaway Ranch east of Bend, www.highanddrybluegrassfestival.com $15, camping $10. Elephant Garlic Festival, music, run/walk, vendors, coronation, a lot of garlic & more, noon-11pm today, 10am-11pm tomorrow & 10am-6pm Aug. 18, Sunset Park & Speedway, Banks, www.funstinks.com or (503) 647-2619. FREE. Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www.oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Lisa Smirnova, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SATURDAY, 8/17 Celtic Highland Games, athletic competitions, Celtic goods, horses, sheepdogs, Parade of Clans, food, Scottish ales, music, today & tomorrow, Riverbend Park, Winston, www.dcscots.org or 863-6424. $10, $9 sen., $6 kids, ages 0-7 FREE. Chris Isaak, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland, www. oregonzoo.org or (800) 745-3000. Pirate Treasure Hunt, 8:30am, Depoe Bay, www. treasuredepoebay.org $50/team. TUESDAY, 8/27 Chris Isaak, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www. brittfest.org or 773-6077. Adult Soap Box Derby, 10am-4pm, Mt. Tabor Park, Portland, www.soapboxracer.com Jennifer Koh, Britt Orchestra, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SUNDAY, 8/18 India Festival, performers, food, vendors & more; experience the tastes, sounds & sights of India, 11am-9pm, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. icaportland.org FREE. The Monkees, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. Symphony Pops, Project Trio, Britt Orchestra, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. TUESDAY, 8/20 Rebelution, Matisyahu, Collie Buddz, Zion I, 5:45pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773- 6077. THURSDAY, 8/29 fun. w/Tegan & Sarah, 6pm, McMenamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale, www.edgefi eldconcerts.com or (800) 669- 8610. SOLD OUT. FRIDAY, 8/30 Tegan & Sara, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, www.brittfest.org or 773-6077. SATURDAY, 8/31 Offi cial celebration welcoming Tall Ship Royaliste to the beautiful Columbia & Willamette Rivers, St. Helens, www.portlandpiratefestival.com Art in the Pearl: More than 100 artists show & sell their work at Portland’s annual Labor Day weekend festival. A world music stage, food court & educational pavilion round out the weekend’s activities, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, 10am-5pm Sunday, Pearl District North Park blocks, Portland, www.artinthepearl.com or (503) 722-9017. FREE. Black Prairie, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg, www. halfshell.org or 677-1708. FREE. Photography Register Today ! Many Fabulous Painting * Drawing Workshops Ceramics * Jewelry register online Woodworking or in-person Glassblowing * Fibers For more information, or to receive our SUMMER brochure call & so much more craftcenter.uoregon.edu 541- 346-4361 36 June 6, 2013 • eugeneweekly.com