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More Reasons To Try Henry Weinhard ’s
“A T aste of Beaverton"
For m ost o f the year, Beaverton is
famous for its high tech com puter
com panies th at create such wonders
as “ virtual reality .”
But for three days each June,
Beaverton is know n for som ething no
su p erco m p u ter can m atch: Henry
W einhard’s A Taste o f Beaverton - a
virtual sm orgasbord o f tastes, signs
and sounds.
R unning June 24-26 in dow n
town B eav erto n ’s G riffith Park, the
fam ily-oriented Taste is a sanctioned
Portland R ose Festival Association
event and the perfect closer for the
m onth-long R ose Festival.
The three day event will feature
the best o f B eaverton restaurants, lo
cal wine m akers and live entertain
m ent for all ages.
The T aste w ill end each night
with the sp ectacular “ N ightglow ,” an
unforgettable display o f colorful hot
air balloons that light up the sum m er
night sky.
A dm ission is still only $2 for
advance tickets (S3 day o f event) with
children six an d under free.
Food and m usic lovers attending
Henry W ein h ard ’s A Taste o f Bea
verton will find lots to like this year.
They can sam ple the best of the
Pavillion Bar and Grill, Tony Romas,
Fuddruckers, La C asa Real, A nzen’s
Oriental Deli, C h ili’s Southwestern
G rill & B ar an d m any m ore o f
B eaverton’s top restaurants.
Henry W einhard’s, the N orth
w e st W in e C lu b P a v ilio n and
Buckm asterG ourm et Coffee will pro
vide a full range o f beverages to com
plim ent the food.
The entertainm ent will be a good
as the food.
Throughout the three days, nearly
50 perform ing artists will appear on
three different sponsor stages.
Past performers have included
Tom Grant, The Woody Hit Big Band,
the legendary British rocker Erick
B urdon, C urtis Salgado, B il ly Preston
and A1 Stewart.
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People w anting m ore inform a
tion about the festival or to purchase
advance tickets, may call the Beaver
ton Area C ham ber o f Com m erce at
644-0123.
G riffith Park is located at the
j unction o f H ighway 217 and Beaver
ton Hillsdale Highway, in die heart of
downtown Beaverton.
A Sunday Night Blues Party
with
Norman Sylvester
“The Boogie Cat"
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The Rhythm Masters >
with Lennane Sylvester
U ncut . U nrated .
U nbelievably F unny .
This year prom ises to be another
great one with international, national,
regional and local performers slated
to play.
A Taste o f Beaverton has en
joyed sustained growth because it’s
an event fam ilies can attend together.
Adults enjoy the high quality of
the food and live entertainm ent, and
children love the GTE Directories
C hildren’s Theatre and other activi
ties planned ju st for them.
Also o f interest will be the Arts
and Crafts Marketplace hosted by the
Beaverton Arts Commission, featur
ing the original work of 45 artist’s
crafts, jew elry, visual art and custom-
designed apparel.
Produced by the Beaverton Area
C ham ber o f Com m erce with the as
sistance of the corporate and business
com m unity, A Taste o f Beaverton has
Lyon's Mane Place Lounge
1215 Martin Luther Kina Jr. Blud.
May 15 & 22
9:30 pm— 1:30 am
Am erica’s favorite paperboy makes his stage debuti
Beverly Cleary’s
H e n ry Huggins
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Oregon State Fair
Looking For Amateur
Talent
The Oregon State Fair is seeking
talented individuals to perform on
Fountain Plaza Stage during the 1994
annual fair. The dates of the Fair are
August 25 through September 5.
Musicians and other amateur
performers wishing to be considered
for this year’s stage should contact the
Oregon State Fair at 503/378-3247
and ask for an application. A photo
graph, and in case of musical acts, a
becom e the city’s signature event.
It benefits W ashington County
Special O lym pics, Care to Share,
C ontinued Education for Young Par
ents, and the Beaverton Arts C om
mission.
And the Taste serves as a re
m inder that high speed chips are just
the beginning o f what Beaverton has
to offer!
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tape, must accompany each applica
tion. All applications must accom
pany each application. All applica
tions must be postmarked by May 27.
Performances on the Fountain Plaza
Stage will vary daily beginning at 11
a.m.
The Fountain Plaza Stage perfor
mances are in addition to major acts
that will be appearing this year in the
L.B. Day Amphitheatre.
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