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Robert Cray
I Fight Hunger
Waterfront festival features 4 days of magic
You’re invited to thrill to the best world-renowned artists, including
blues in the world while relaxing on our strongest zydeco line-up ever,"
the banks o f the b e a u tifu l said Peter Dammann, festival talent
Willamette River-all the while smil- coordinator. "Overall, this festival
ing at the thought that you are help- will be amazing
ing Oregon Food Bank fight hun
ger. That's the magic of the 2011
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival,
Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 4.
The 24th annual event presented
by First Tech Federal Credit Union
brings more than 125 stellar perfor
mances on five stages plus fire
works, workshops, dances, blues
cruises and more.
The festival is also Oregon Food
Bank's largest annual fundraiser.
One-hundred percent of donations
support Oregon Food Bank's mis
sion to eliminate hunger and its root
causes.
This year s festival includes Lucinda W illiam s
On Monday, July 4th there will be
a spectacular display of fireworks,
the largest display in Oregon. The
fireworks Show starts at 10 p.m.,
M amou Playboys, Chris C ain,
Nathan James, James Harman, Bruce
Conte, Preston Shannon, Grady
C h am p io n , A rsen S hom ak o v ,
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble,
Mom Harris Restaurant
Grand Opening
after the evening's final performance
and the National Anthem, performed
by Linda Hombuckle.
Admission to the 2011 Safeway
Waterfront Blues Festival, includ
ing the fireworks show, is a dona
tion of $ 10 (or more) plus two cans
(or more) of nonperishable food.
The powerhouse roster includes
six-time Grammy Award winner
Buddy Guy, Maceo Parker, Robert
Cray, Lucinda Williams, Chubby
Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band,
Rebirth Brass Band, Ivan Neville's
Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, Bobby
Radcliff, Black Joe Lewis and the
Honeybears, the Honey Island
Swamp Band, Steve Riley and the
C o m e See
The Twangshifters will open the first summer
concert of the season at Mt. Tabor Park on
Tuesday, July 5 and concerts will continue through
a performance by The Midnight Serenaders at
east Portland's Ventura Park on Aug. 31.
Last year, over 100 neighborhood sponsors
brought 41 concerts to parks throughout the city.
The current concert schedule is posted on
portlandparks.org or call 503-823-5446.
B e s t fo o d In T o w n
Jambalaya w/Chicken or Fish $ 7.99
Fish Sandwich w/Fries $ 7.99
Greens Red Beans or Black Eyed Peas $3.99
Gumbo $3.99
Shrimp Creole $7.99
7up C ake/ Sweet Potato Pie $2.00
Free Summer Concerts at Parks
This summer neighborhood parks near you
are hosting a variety of free concerts featuring
funk, pop, rock, Afro beat, country, salsa,
swing, Celtic, jazz, soul, and Zydeco.
Portland Parks and Recreation has worked
with neighborhoods to discover the music
each would like featured in their local park,
then area businesses lend sponsor support to
make the concerts possible.
Meschiya Lake and the Little Bi£
Homs, and Corey Ledet and his
Zydeco Band.
For a schedule, visit the festival
website waterfrontbluesfest.com.
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