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su m m e r gu ide Pronghorn, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. See ghosttreeinvitational.com for pricing info. McKenzie River 2nd Annual Chainsaw Art Festival continues. See Aug. 14. Bend Brewfest, focus on tasting & enjoying fi ne craft beers as well as great food, today through Sunday, Aug. 17, Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 S.W. Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. FREE admission, $12/mug plus 4 tastings. We Like ’Em Short Film Festival continues. See Aug. 14. 2 014 FRIDAY, 8/22 ATI Northwest Art & Air Festival, colorful hot-air balloons lift off from TImber Linn Park, childrens’ activities, car show, food, airport activities, night glow, fi rworks & more, today through Sunday, TImber Linn Park, Albany. FREE. David Spade at Oregon State Fair, 7pm. See Aug. 22. Bend Brewfest continues. See Aug. 15. Peace Village Festival continues. See Aug. 15. Celtic Festival & Highland Games, all day today through Sunday, Aug. 24, Union County Fairgrounds, 3604 N. 2nd St., La Grande, call 975-3952 for pricing info. Peace Village Festival, music, speakers, workshops, yoga & more, 4pm-late today, noon-late tomorrow & Sunday, Aug. 18, Jackson WellSprings Hot Springs Resort, 2253 Hwy. 99 North, Ashland, see peacevillagefestival.org. FREE. SUNDAY, 8/17 India Festival, tastes, sounds & sights of India, 11am- 9pm, Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 S.W. 6th Ave., Portland. FREE. Oregon State Fair, 10am-10pm today through Aug. 28, 10am-11pm Aug. 29-31, Buckcherry plays at 7pm, Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center, 2330 17th St., Salem. $8, $6 sr. & ages 6-11. McKenzie River 2nd Annual Chainsaw Art Festival continues. See Aug. 14. McKenzie River 2nd Annual Chainsaw Art Festival continues. See Aug. 14. Montgomery Gentry, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, 350 1st St., Jacksonville. $30-$67. We Like ’Em Short Film Festival continues. See Aug. 14. We Like ’Em Short Film Festival continues. See Aug. 14. FESTA ITALIANA, Italian American Festival continues. See Aug. 21. SATURDAY, 8/16 Cove Cherry Fair & Arts Festival, all day, downtown Cove, call 805-8563. FREE. Bend Brewfest continues. See Aug. 15. PDX Adult Soup Box Derby, racers convene on the slopes of Mt. Tabor to test their metal to their mettle, 10pm, Mt. Scott Community Center, 5530 S.E. 72nd Ave., Portland. FREE. Portland Saturday Market, 10am-5pm today & 11am- 4:30pm tomorrow, 108 W. Burnside St., Portland. FREE. Music in the Meadow, family-friendly music festival w/games, old-fashioned activities, live music & more, noon-10pm today & noon-5pm tomorrow, Sumpter Grounds, Austin St., Sumpter, call 894-2303. $5. MusicfestNW, live music w/Girl Talk, Phantogram, Spoon, Haim & more, 11am-10pm today & tomorrow, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, S.W. Naito Pkwy., Portland. $50 early bird each day, $100 two day pass. $300 VIP two day pass. Explore Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge by Canoe or Kayak, BYO kayak, 5:30-7:30pm, email Meagan_ Campbell@fws.gov or call 270-0610 to pre-reg. & for location. FREE. SATURDAY, 8/23 Portland Saturday Market, 10am-5pm today & 11am- 4:30pm tomorrow, 108 W. Burnside St., Portland. FREE. Peace Village Festival continues. See Aug. 15. Music in the Meadow continues. See Aug. 16. FESTA ITALIANA, Italian American Festival continues. See Aug. 21. MusicfestNW continues. See Aug. 16. Portland Saturday Market continues. See Aug. 16. TUESDAY, 8/19 Brittfest: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, 7pm, Britt Pavilion, 350 1st St., Jacksonville. $37-$44. THURSDAY, 8/21 FESTA ITALIANA, Italian American Festival, grape stomp competiton, Carter Family Marionettes, pizza toss, wine gardens, 11am-11pm today through Saturday, Aug. 23, Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 S.W. 6th Ave., Portland, see festa-italiana.org. FREE. Movies in the Garden: The Wizard of Oz, 7pm, The Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton. $3, $2 ages 12-17, $1 ages 5-11, ages 4 & under & mem. FREE. Celtic Festival & Highland Games continue. See Aug. 22. Ziggy Marley plays at Oregon State Fair, 7pm. See Aug. 22. SUNDAY, 8/24 ATI Northwest Art & Air Festival continues. See Aug. 22. Celtic Festival & Highland Games continue. See Friday, Aug. 22. Emblem3 plays at Oregon State Fair, 4pm. See Aug. 22. Portland Saturday Market continues. See Aug. 23. MONDAY, 8/25 The Fab Four plays at Oregon State Fair, 7pm. See Aug. 22. PHOTO COURTESY ALAN WEINER PHOTOGRAPHY food far and wide Summer festivals celebrate grub and drinks of all kinds rom farm to sea to garden, Oregon is an invigorating place to live if you love good, fresh food and drink. Every summer, foodies gather around the state to celebrate the bounty of our cuisine at food festivals. Here are six events worth planning mini road trips around in the summer of 2014: Oregon brews are that much more delicious when consumed in a beautiful setting. This year, the Grande Ronde Valley is home to the inaugural Eastern Oregon Beer Festival, which will be held WEDNESDAY, 8/27 The Newsboys play at Oregon State Fair, 6:45pm. See Aug. 22. THURSDAY, 8/28 Movies in the Garden: Grease, 7pm, The Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton. $3, $2 ages 12-17, $1 ages 5-11, ages 4 & under & mem. FREE. The Beach Boys, 7:30pm, Britt Pavilion, 350 1st St., Jacksonville. $33-$68. Charlie Daniels Band plays at Oregon State Fair, 7pm. See Aug. 22. FRIDAY, 8/29 Brittfest: An Evening w/Bill Maher, 8pm, Britt Pavilion, 350 1st St., Jacksonville. $46-$79. Chris Young plays at Oregon State Fair, 6:45pm. See Aug. 22. ATI Northwest Art & Air Festival continues. See Aug. 22. FEAST PORTLAND DONATED $52,165 TO CHARITIES SHARE OUR STRENGTH AND PARTNERS FOR A HUNGER- FREE OREGON IN 2013. F TUESDAY, 8/26 Dave Matthews Band, 6pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 S.W. Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend, call 318-5457 for tix. $75. June 21 at the Union County Fairgrounds in La Grande. At press time, 16 breweries including Eugene’s Oakshire were confirmed participants. Admission is free, but a $20 pass for a mug and eight tasting tokens is needed to really participate. Learn more about the festival, as well as sober transportation, at eobeerfest.org. Portland’s food cart scene is famous, and June 21 you can sample some of the best the microeateries have to offer at the Portland Summer Food Cart Festival, home of the third SATURDAY, 8/30 Sunriver Marathon for a Cause, includes marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k & kid’s dash, 7:30am today & tomorrow, Sunriver Resort Lodge, 17600 Center Dr., Sunriver. $40-$115, depending on event, Portland Saturday Market, 10am-5pm today & 11am- 4:30pm tomorrow, 108 W. Burnside St., Portland. FREE. Juniper Jam Music Festival, w/Cody Beebe & The Crooks, Bitterroot, Kathryn Claire, Saigon County & more, 11am-10pm, 668 1st St., Enterprise, see juniperjam.com. $12 adv., $15 door. Pioneer Summerfest & Highland Games, noon- midnight, Crooked River Park, 1751 S. Main St., Prineville, call 788-3179 for pricing info. annual East County Food Cart Competition. The gathering, held at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, features carts like A Cajun Life, The Cheese Plate and Retrolicious. It’s all a benefit for nonprofit ALSO (Adult Learning Systems of Oregon), which promotes the full inclusion of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in their communities. Admission is $10 before May 31, $15 after. Find out more at wkly. ws/1r2. Maybe the Northwest beer and wine scene just isn’t for you, but saké sounds delicious. Check out the fourth annual Saké Fest PDX June 26 at the Sentinel Hotel in Portland. The event includes food and sake sampling stations plus a mini education on pairing saké with foods from cheese to chocolate to pizza. Admission plus samples is $50. Go to sakefestpdx.com for more info. It’s the festival that makes you say, “What?” Shady Cove’s 14th annual SPAM Festival is back June 28. This free celebration of the canned, pre-cooked meat gives festivalgoers the chance to try SPAM kabobs and SPAM burgers, all while benefiting local nonprofits like the Shady Cove School’s National Honor Society. Details are at shadycovespamfestival.com. Garlic lovers, unite: The North Plains Elephant Garlic Festival is back for a 17th year Aug. 8-10. The free festival has a small-town feel and good humor — its slogan is “fun stinks!” — and draws thousands each year with music, food and a parade complete with the Garlic Queen. See funstinks.com. Feast Portland is a young festival that’s growing fast. Last year more than 10,000 people attended, and in its third year organizers will hold dozens more big events, classes, speakers and tasting panels throughout downtown Portland Sept. 18-21. Net proceeds benefit Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon and Share Our Strength. Find the full 2014 rundown at feastportland.com. — Shannon Finnell eugeneweekly.com • May 29, 2014 39
