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Page 28 The INDEPENDENT, June 17, 2004 The Dead helps stock local food banks at Columbia Meadows show The Conscious Alliance and The Dead will stage a large- scale food drive this summer, in conjunction with the Wave That Flag Tour. Food donations from the July 2 Columbia Meadows concert will benefit Columbia Pacific Food Bank, which pro- vides food to Vernonia Cares and other emergency pantries, group homes, senior centers and helping programs through- out Columbia County. At every concert this sum- mer, the first 1,000 people to donate ten non-perishable items will receive a free limited edition commemorative poster designed by famed Grateful Dead artist, Stanley Mouse. Donation bins will be located outside of all main entrances at Columbia Meadows. Here a volunteer will exchange a poster redemption coupon for your donation of one non-per- ishable item. Posters can be re- deemed at the Conscious Al- liance booth inside the show. The food drive will start two hours before doors open and end at the beginning of the first set. Donations of low-sodium Only the Best for Dad! and health food-oriented prod- ucts are especially encour- aged. “We are delighted to partner with the Conscious Alliance on this project and increase the amount of food,” said Columbia Pacific Food Bank director Tra- cie Smith, “to provide our mem- ber agencies, as well as raise the profile of hunger alleviation programs in our community.” The Conscious Alliance is a grass-roots 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Boulder, Colo., that is working to help feed the hungry across the United States. The approach involves staging food drives to redirect the abun- dance and generosity that ex- ists in music, art, and athletic communities. The plans are to continue running food drives until a million pounds of food have been collected and, from there, a million pounds of dona- tions per year. For venue information, visit the official Dead web site at <www.dead.net>; for donation information see <www.con sciousalliance.org>. For more information on the Columbia Pacific Food Bank, call 503- 397-9708, in St. Helens. Columbia Meadows 2004 shows Some great shows are scheduled for this summer’s of- ferings at Columbia Meadows, on Highway 30 near Deer Is- land. Included among the acts offered will be the following: • The Warped tour, with tons of punk bands on July 11 from 1 to 9:00 p.m. • Countryfest, with Keith Ur- ban, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Leanne Rimes, Restless Heart, Alex, and Ted Mann on July 24 from noon to 10:00 p.m. • Rockfest on July 28 from noon to 11:00 p.m. This show has not been confirmed at this time. • ZZ Top with special guests Cross Canadian Ragweed on August 3 from 8 to 11:00 p.m. Tickets for all shows are available from Double Tee Con- certs, call 503-221-0288 or vis- it their website at <www.dou bletee.com>. 2004 Waterfront Blues Festival features Jonny Lang, Keb’ Mo’ SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 55 YEARS 2008 Main Street • Forest Grove • 503-357-6011 M-F 8:30-5:30 • Sat 8:30-5:00 • Closed Sunday Grammy Award winning bluesman Keb’ Mo’ and Jonny Lang will headline the 2004 Safeway Waterfront Blues Fes- tival. The 17th annual blues festival opens at noon on Fri- day, July 2, and concludes at 9:00 p.m., Monday, July 5, at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on the banks of the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The second largest blues festival in the nation, the Water- front Blues Festival annually at- tracts more than 120,000 fans from across the U.S. The festi- val offers close to 100 perform- ances on four stages. This year’s festival offers more workshops, more Blues Cruis- es on the “Portland Spirit,” more films and more special programming than ever before, plus fabulous July 4 fireworks. The 2004 Festival will cele- brate the late Howlin’ Wolf and spotlight the blues-based mu- sic of Louisiana and Texas. Admission is a daily dona- tion per person of $5 plus two cans of nonperishable food. The festival is the major annual fund-raiser for Oregon Food Bank. For more information and schedules, visit the web site at <www.waterfrontbluesfestival.c om> or call 1-503-973-FEST. Jonny Lang will be among the performers at the 2004 Waterfront Blues Frestival.
