August 2, 2017
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
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The popular Clark County Fair opens Friday, Aug. 4 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 13 in Ridgefield.
C-Tran to Clark County Fair
C-Tran public transit will
again provide free services to
this year’s Clark County Fair.
Shuttles will start running at
noon each day of the fair, which
kicks off Friday, Aug.4 and con-
tinues through Sunday, Aug. 13.
Buses will take riders direct-
ly to the fairgrounds’ east en-
trance in Ridgeview from six
locations: Vancouver Mall, from
the upper JC Penny parking lot;
99th Street Transit Center; Fish-
er’s Landing; La Center Park
and Ride; and Ridgefield Park
and Ride and Battleground. The
shuttle service will begin at noon
and continue past 11 p.m. each
day of the fair. The full shuttle
schedules are available online at
c-tran.com.
Most Successful Concert Season
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Portland, OR 97217
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Oregon Symphony
energized by
growth
Wide-ranging musical offer-
ings and energized community
engagement efforts have help set
new records for the Oregon Sym-
phony.
The organization reports all-
time records set in virtually every
category from its recently con-
cluded season, including number
of concerts, audience attendance,
subscription revenue, single tick-
et sales, the number of sold-out
concerts, percentage of first-time
ticket buyers, the amount raised
at the annual gala, total number
of donors, total number of new
donors, and the amount of overall
contributions.
These high-water marks re-
sulted in the Oregon Symphony’s
eighth consecutive balanced bud-
get, officials said.
The symphony also expand-
ed its education and community
engagement efforts, increasing
the number of programs staged
throughout the year by 4 percent
and reaching 19 percent more peo-
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The Oregon Symphony performs an outdoor concert. The sympho-
ny’s just completed season set records for number of concerts,
attendance, revenue and ticket sales.
ple throughout the community:
The annual free Waterfront
Concert drew 15,000 attendees,
and featured more than a dozen
performing ensembles, including
BRAVO Youth Orchestras, Metro-
politan Youth Symphony, Portland
Youth Philharmonic, and Portland
Taiko. The Oregon Symphony’s
performance reached additional
listeners worldwide via broadcast
by All Classical Portland.
The annual Gala included a free
community concert for an audi-
ence of 2,500.
The Oregon Symphony’s brass
ensemble returned to Coffee
Creek Correctional Facility, where
the CCCF choir joined them in a
holiday performance for 235 in-
mates and staff.
“This has been an extraordi-
nary season,” said Scott Showal-
ter, Oregon Symphony president.
“We thank our community for its
enthusiastic support, and recog-
nize as well the exceptional mu-
sicianship of the orchestra, which
together have made it possible to
inspire audiences throughout the
region with an ever-expanding
repertoire.”
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Open (hours)
Sun-Thurs: 11a-8p
Fri-Sat:
11a- 9p
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friendly neighborhood
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