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Big Names and a World of Beats
Bob Marley's legendary backing band The Waiters perform W ednesday, June 2 7 at the Oregon Zoo, kicking
o ff World Beat W ednesdays taking place all su m m er long.
Summer concerts
at the zoo have
got it all
B o astin g a ro ste r as d iv erse as
their anim als, the O regon Z oo S u m ­
m er C o n c e rt S eries kicks o ff this
w eek en d at the O reg o n Z oo a m p h i­
theater.
S in ce 1979 the zoo has h o sted a
sum m erconcert series, becom ing one
o f the topoutdoorevents in the N orth­
w est and the r e g io n 's lo n g e st-ru n ­
ning o utdoor series. W ells Fargo has
sp o n so re d the series since 1996.
T h e series o p en s up F riday, June
22 w ith an e v e n in g o f b luesy rock
fro m D e re k T r u c k s & S u s a n
T edeschi,
The sum m er w raps up with a M exi­
can m usic d u o by w ay o f D ublin,
Ireland: Rodrigo y G abriela with CeU
p e rfo rm on F rid ay , A ug 31.
In b etw een y o u 'll h e a ra variety o f
m usical styles in this unique o utdoor
series entering its 29th sum m er. The
S atu rd ay , Ju ly 28; T o w e r o f P ow er
and D avid Sanborn on Sunday, Aug.
12; O ld C row M ed icin e S how on
F riday, A ug. 17; and K eb ' M o ’ and
W hether you like
blues, rock, jazz, folk
or country, there is
no better outdoor
venue than the
Oregon Zoo am phi­
theater. The zoo 's
su m m er concert
series kicks off
Friday, June 2 2 with
Derek Trucks &
Susan Tedeschi
(left).
lineup includes internationally known
perform er Patty G riffin, Friday. July
20; Pink Martini with guests Sneakin'
O ut on F riday, Ju ly 27 and again on
R obert C ray S atu rd ay , A ug. 25.
All Z o oB eat P rem ium C o n certs
begin at 7 p.m . and tick ets are g e n ­
eral a d m issio n , w ith p rices ranging
Mexico City's Rodrigo y Gabriela
channel Latin rhythm s and a rock
mentality.
from $17 to $22.
The zoo hosts another sum m ercon­
cert series m id -w eek w ith "W orld
Beat W ed n esd ay .” A diverse line up
o f m usical styles will begin with The
W ailers, p erfo rm in g W ed n esd ay ,
Ju n e 27 at 7 p.m .
Bob M arley' s al I -star back i ng band
m em bers are reggae m usic pioneers
w ho have brought the sou n d o f J a ­
m aica to an e stim a te d 24 m illion
people w orldw ide.
T he W ailers will be jo in e d by
S la ck strin g , a g ro u p straig h t out o f
Southern C a lifo rn ia 's su rf scene.
T ic k ets for both se rie s are a v a il­
able at the zoo and all T ic k ets W est
ticket o u tle ts at 5 0 3 -2 2 4 -8 4 9 9 or
ticketsw est.com .
For a com plete list o f perform ances
d u rin g Z o o B eat and W orld Beat
W e d n e s d a y s , v isit w w w .O regon
zoo.org.