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Oregon Country Fair Set to Open with Promises of Respite and Inclusion in ‘Turbulent Times’

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Oregon Country Fair Set to Open with Promises of Respite and Inclusion in ‘Turbulent Times’

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‘The Evergreen’: Oregon Country Fair, from hippies to belonging

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‘The Evergreen’: Oregon Country Fair, from hippies to belonging

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In this week’s episode, we talk about the Oregon Country Fair and how grew out of a 1960s vision of a better world: a paradise for hippies. But the history of the fair is complex. It takes place on a native ancestral gathering site.Read Article

Jerry Garcia Back From the Dead, Oregon Country Fairgoers Blame the Edibles

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Jerry Garcia Back From the Dead, Oregon Country Fairgoers Blame the Edibles

VENETA, Ore. — In a move that can only be described as “Grateful, Undead and Totally Unexpected,” the spirit of Jerry Garcia reportedly materialized onstage Friday evening at the Oregon Country Fair, triggering mass confusion that was blamed entirely on rampant edible consumption. Festivalgoers say the spectral Garcia first appeared during an impromptu rendition of Dark Star, hovering above the Kesey Stage with a translucent Stratocaster, before…Read Article

Oregon Country Fair: 5 things that make it one of a kind

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So many features of the Oregon Country Fair set it apart from what you may envision for a festival. One scene that encapsulates its differences: the marching band.Twice a day, a 40-piece band (named the Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band/Orchestra) parades down the dusty paths of the fair, performing off-beat interpretations of John Philip Sousa classics, along with their own original tunes.Like so many things in this 56-year-ol…Veneta · Veneta Read Article

Superabundant recipe: Berry frozen yogurt pops

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Looking for the rest of the Superabundant newsletter?Subscribe now to get original recipes, PNW food news, and ideas for the kitchen and garden!Area hippies are readying their macrame and vegan poutine in anticipation of that merry, faerie time of year — Oregon Country Fair is just around the corner. The event takes place on the second weekend of July in the cottonwood-shaded floodplains that are the ancestral home of Kalapuya people, in what is…Veneta · Veneta Read Article

How the Oregon Country Fair made this Zimbabwean musician fall in love with Oregon

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If you’re new to the Pacific Northwest, you would’ve probably been warned about the rain and the gloomy few months that come along with it. But when multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter John Mambira found himself performing in the rain back in 2009 at the Oregon Country Fair, the gray sky only inspired him. “When I just saw how people were appreciative, despite the rainy weather, it really inspired me to be in a place where people would a…Veneta · Veneta Read Article

This artist brings fairy whimsy to the Oregon Country Fair

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For decades, textile and botanical artist Elaine Falbo-Lowe has made fairy-inspired art for her booth at the Oregon Country Fair.When Falbo-Lowe was juried into her first fair 40 years ago, she was a young mother and skilled basket weaver. Now a grandmother at 71, she reflects on how the fair has shaped her life and career making an array of whimsical, handcrafted goods. Year-round in the Irvington neighborhood of Northeast Portland, Falbo-Lowe …Veneta · Veneta Read Article

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