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Oregon Country Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Oregon Country Fair takes place every year in Veneta, Oregon, 15 miles west of Eugene for a three-day bash with 50,000 people. The Oregon Country Fair has more than a dozen stages and venues that feature acts throughout the day. The Country Fair, which started as a barter and craft fair in 1969 as a fund raiser for an alternative school, offers an earthy mix of village atmosphere that harkens back to a prehistoric urbanity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_Country_Fair   (534 words)

Traveling Dan: Oregon Country Fair I just spent the weekend out at the Oregon Country Fair west of Eugene. Having said all that, the people at OCF are by and large the sweetest bunch of folks i've run across, and i hope the Fair keeps flying its flag for a long long time. The fair this year was so macgical I had helped volenteer out there and it was amazing I had the time of my life I had never seen so many different things in one place. www.travelingdan.com /archives/001915.html   (964 words)

Festivals.com - Celebrating the World of Festivals and Events Country Fair Archaeology has worked closely with the University of Oregon Department of Geology, the Oregon State Museum of Natural History, and the Oregon State Historical Preservation Office for many years, helping study and preserve the area. The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a community of parades and puppets, jesters and jugglers, magicians and musicians; a celebration of all walks of life. When the fair closes for the night the campsites located outside of the fair area pick up the pace — a lot of music, dancing and partying rolls fair goers into their next day of events. www.festivals.com /01-07-july/oregoncountry   (1057 words)

Eugene, Oregon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article This portion of Oregon Highway 126 is also signed Interstate 105, a spur route of Interstate 5. Oregon Highway 126 continues west, a portion shared with Oregon Highway 99, and continues west to (A town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center) Florence. Oregon's largest school, the (additional info and facts about University of Oregon) University of Oregon is located in Eugene. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eu/eugene,_oregon.htm   (3440 words)

JamBase OREGON COUNTRY FAIR: ART, MUSIC, COMMUNITY The Country Fair (OCF) is so dynamic and multi-layered, that you truly have to go and see for yourself to fully understand the Magic and Wonderment that is created in Venita, Oregon on the second weekend of July each year. The Country Fair is where I first met Joules Graves singing her magic along the trails in 1995, and now she has become one of the premier female singers in her genre. OCF is truly one of the finest events I've ever been a part of, and I encourage all who live with a curiosity to discover the Country Fair to go out and DO The figure eight of the OCF Trail www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=4088   (2003 words)

Following Edge » Oregon Country Fair Living in Elmira, just a number of blocks from the Oregon Country Fair (which is in Elmira, even though they say they're in Veneta), there's a lot to endure around the time of the fair. So far as I am concerned, the belly dancers, the topless and scantily dressed women, and the the general atmosphere of the fair were much more distracting to my testosterone addled mind than usual. As usual, we went to the fair on Sunday, which is the best day for families and old folks like us. followingedge.com /blog/2005/07/oregon-country-fair   (325 words)

The 33rd Annual Oregon Country Fair While the Country Fair has drawn hundreds of thousands of tourists to the state over the past decades and created an economic impact worth millions of dollars to the local economy, it has not received the kind of support from tourism and economic development officials that other such events enjoy. The Oregon Country Fair began as a small counterculture fair 33 years ago in Eugene and has grown into a world class cultural festival with a peak Saturday population that would rank it, for one day, as the 15th largest city in Oregon. In an effort to convey some of the cultural history from which the Oregon Country Fair was born and evolved, I have been lobbying Ram Dass for years to come to the event, and this year, with pleasure, he agreed! www2.eugeneweekly.com /2002/07_11_02/coverstory.html   (4724 words)

Oregon Historical Society :: Home Page The Oregon Folklife Program of the Oregon Historical Society documents, presents, and encourages the preservation of traditional arts and cultures in communities throughout the state -the folklife that reflects the history, culture and values of a community, as well as its sense of beauty. New from OHS Press, Oregon: This Storied Land is a broad, sweeping history of the state from the highly respected Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at Oregon State University. The Oregon Historical Society is recruiting volunteers for Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition, November 11, 2005 through March 11, 2006. www.ohs.org   (717 words)

Oregon Country Fair - Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide - BootsnAll.com The original fair was held out in west Eugene, but after a few years moved to its permanent location, in the woods along the Long Tom River, in Veneta, just outside Eugene. Today, Fair is a 3-day city, a community where everyone can be involved: in booths, in entertainment; people come costumed, and yes, if you've heard stories about women walking around bare-chested save for some interesting paintjobs, there is some of that too. As self-described in their all-things-Fair newsletter, the Peach Pit, "The Country Fair is fertile ground in which to incubate an exploration of this cultural shift, of what it means to cultivate a life of the imagination, to be cultural creatives, Merry Pranksters, holy fools in all we do." bootsnall.com /cgi-bin/gt/namericatravelguides/eugene/jul02ocf.shtml   (1027 words)

Oregon Country Fair Navy Hellbenders In the OCF Navy, we too have a ritual involving grog, but mainly it is about sharing stories, giving thanks, toasting and boasting. After someone says, "T'ope Usall Wassail!", the proper response is; "T'ope" We are looking forward to OCF 2004 and we'll have some fresh pix on the site after the fun is over. In the British Navy, watered down rum was called Grog, after a guy who gave it to his crew, Admiral Vernon, also called "Old Grog", after his habit of wearing grogham (a material) pants. www.ocfnavy.com   (299 words)

.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. Archives One of the most magical times during the Oregon Country Fair happens after the crowds are expelled each night, and the vendors and crew workers turn the acreage from a shopper's paradise into their version of home. The Oregon Country Fairgrounds are located 13 miles west of Eugene in Veneta. After all, he's been attending Country Fairs for 30 years, beginning in 1974, the year of the infamous "LSD Ice Cream," he said, although he did not in fact partake of the laced dairy dessert. www.gazettetimes.com /articles/2004/07/03/entertainment/cover/cov03.txt   (574 words)

Lane County Fair - Gotta be there! The Lane County Fair is one of the largest county fairs in the Northwest attracting more than 180,000 visitors over a six-day period in mid-August. It is among the most successful county fairs in the Pacific Northwest, blending a unique combination of urban and rural appeal. www.atthefair.com   (46 words)

Oregon Oregon is known for its abundant rainfall, but only the western half of the state without losing what attracts people to Oregon in the first place. Oregon AAU is a chapter of the Amateur Athletic Union, a nation-wide non-profit sports organization in the United States. Oregon is trying tough new tactics to battle the state's crippling methamphetamine problem. substance-abuse.allworldsites.com /q/substance-abuse-oregon.htm   (770 words)

Home of the Oregon Country Fair Booth Construction and Maintenance Manual including collections of images of the fair, pre-fair, plus Red Tag Joe's OCF links, etc. - this site provides a face of the Fair that only the workers usually get to see. Shiny Rock Management This one comes in the wake of this year's Oregon Country Fair. Red Tags are posted by The Fair during the pre-fair build-up to indicate structural defects, and before the Booth can be occupied these structural defects must be remedied and the red tags removed by the Fair. The Fair is located in a "frequently flooded area" near the Fern Ridge Reservoir and much of the site is inundated on an annual basis. www.breskin.com /grace/ocf-colors.htm   (1085 words)

Cocco- Oregon Country Fair Pictures 2002! We didn't get to the Oregon Country Fair this year. They DON'T sell tickets at the gate, so you have to get them in Eugene (14 miles from the fair location in Veneta) or through FastTix. Merchandise prices were about average for fairs of this nature, and there were 350 or so booths to sample. www.coccozella.com /zPATRON/zEVENTS/z_OCF/ocfk2.htm   (663 words)

Benton County, Oregon The fair date shuffle began with a large RV rally at the Oregon State Expo Center that forced the Marion County Fair to move its event to one week later. Discussion among western Oregon fairs has been frantic this summer as county fairs try to find non-conflicting dates. The Benton County Fair and Rodeo may be a traditional family event, but change is a normal part of its history. www.co.benton.or.us   (307 words)

Tribe.net: Oregon Country Fair The Fair Officialdom have made it a point in recent years to impress on us all the ways that said activity is detrimental to the overall wellbeing of the festival, and I tend to agree... But after 14 years at the fair (always with a pass, mind you) I can't get mad at someone who loves and respects the fair on general principle but who just couldn't come by a sometimes VERY elusive pass, sneaking in. Trying to imagine life without my yearly pilgrimage to the OCF is like trying to imagine life without water, or air. ocf.tribe.net /rss   (3825 words)

Welcome to Eugene, Oregon The Oregon Country Fair, held in late July, is a combination of outdoor musical festival and renaissance crafts fair, with lots of 60s overtones thrown in. The internationally known Oregon Bach Festival, featuring more than 40 concerts at the University's Beall Concert Hall and the Hult Center, includes the music of Bach, Brahms, Mozart and other classic composers as well the music of 20th century artists. Recreation and fitness opportunities are everywhere in the university town of Eugene, Oregon. www.el.com /to/eugene   (583 words)

eBay - oregon country, Nonfiction Books, Historical Memorabilia items on eBay.com The Oregon country under the Union Jack;: A referenc... Old Oregon Country a History of Frontier Trade, Tr b... Cross-country ski routes of Oregon's Cascades: Mt. H... search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=oregon+country&newu=1&...   (430 words)

Bad Subjects: 'Risk of Change': Anarchy and Growing Older with the Oregon Country Fair The Oregon Country Fair has joined the information age and now has a web page: http://www.efn.org/~ocf. What's curious for me is why the aging of the Country Fair in particular, coupled with the changes in my own life in the past 10 years have caused me to feel so cynical about a community in which I have invested so much, and in which I still have such strong belief. Even in years I didn't actually attend the Fair, I looked forward to the Fair's opening every summer, and I always knew which weekend in July it was being held. www.eserver.org /bs/23/hoffman.html   (1921 words)

MIRKWOOD: Booth 622 Due to the ravages of time, and the inevitable effect of gravity, the loft was removed before the 1996 fair. Special thanks to all of the wonderful neighbors and fair people who make being a part of the fair so magical every year. The name of the booth was taken from the ever-popular The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkein, in part because of the fair's magical nature and forested surroundings. www.peak.org /~standlec/mirkwood/OCFHOME.HTM   (216 words)

Oregon Country Fair The first Fair, then known as the Oregon Renaissance Fair, was organized by a group of parents as a benefit for what was to be the Children's Free School. The largest arts and crafts festival in the world, Oregon Country Fair has been a once-a-year showcase for artisans, vaudevillians, rock-and-rollers and new-agers since 1969. About 2,000 people came to sell their wares, stroll among the handmade booths, or to see if they could find out what was going on. www.dead.net /cavenweb/countryfair   (371 words)

Oregon Country Fair She is also the namesake of Jill's Crossing, the wonderful wooden bridge on the Fair path between the Left Bank and Strawberry Lane. Through the Fund, the entire Fair Family (which includes visitors) is able to support other non-profit organizations in the important work they do. The Jill Heiman Vision Fund began in 1996 as the brainchild of Fair Elders wishing to recognize Jill's impact on the Fair as its first attorney. www.visionfund.org   (314 words)

A Community of Artisans The Oregon Country Fair now covers more than 300 acres, west of Eugene near the town of Veneta; and it was this Fair that initially inspired the folks that founded the Eugene Saturday Market. The Artisans of the Jefferson Region (Southern Oregon and Northern California) have joined together to form two corporations ~ The Lithia Artisans Market of Ashland and the Lithia Arts Guild of Oregon. Home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon University, Jefferson Public Radio, and the First Friday Art Walk. www.lithiaartisansmarket.com /comm/commhome/link.html   (268 words)

portland imc - 2004.06.30 - The Oregon Country Fair Celebrates its 35th Anniversary I find the fair stages to be too white to be entertaining, and I cannot watch even one more woman shake her booty from stage while talented women sit it out on the sidelines. The country fair is a home-grown, non-corporate, community-minded event put on by the community. The "Drum Tower" provides a continuous heartbeat for the fair at the figure eight junction. portland.indymedia.org /en/2004/06/291734.shtml   (4738 words)

O.C.F. Caretaker's Journal Hilary bought Riff's bus right after the Fair and I have been playing mechanic on it in order to help get it ready for Burning Man. Lots of prep is now happening for the Culture Jam which will be held in and around Main Camp. It was another great Fair by all accounts---and this even though I managed to over amp my back just a few days before the event. Today I was in town to doing for the Fair business, including the buying of a new pressure washer and a little yard work around the town office. www.eugeneweb.com /~andyman   (1154 words)

Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon USA Every first Thursday at noon, the Oregon Center for Inquiry and Social Innovation holds conversations on matters of deep social concern. "Unfinished Journey: The Lewis & Clark Expedition," presented by Oregon Public Broadcasting and Lewis & Clark College, is airing through January. 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd Portland Oregon 97219 www.lclark.edu   (371 words)

Oregon Country Fair scenic and refine, the Valley River Inn is close to both dowtown Eugene and the Oregon Country Fair. Family focused campground within walking distance of the Oregon Country Fair. The Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County, Oregon (CVALCO) has an Area Lodging Guide and a Camping Guide available by writing CVALCO, PO Box 10286, Eugene, OR 97440, by calling (541)484-5307 or (800)547-5445 or by visiting their website. www.oregoncountryfair.org /TheFair/accomodations.html   (741 words)

Oregon Coast News Signal - Tsunami News State officials squashed plans for a 1,068-unit housing project near the mouth of the Coos Bay on the southern Oregon Coast, ruling that allowing the Indian Point development to go forward would violate the essence of Oregon's land-use laws. "Oregon land-use law is based on the principle of preserving a stock of farm and forestlands," said James Brown, an attorney for the Cascade Resources Advocacy Group. Although Oregon is the land of Pendleton shirts and Nike shoes, the clock on the unpretentious coast is turned back a few years. www.ocnsignal.com   (3829 words)

Oregon County Fair some members of the rainbow family are also oregon country fair family, we're happy to say. "As you may or may not know the oregon country fair is a 3-day music and crafts festival held the second weekend of July. "i understand that the rainbow gathering might be held in the pacific northwest this year and since the gathering is the week before the fair, it's very possible a lot of your family (who've never been to the country fair) will consider coming to our event. www.welcomehome.org /rainbow/events/fair97.html   (367 words)

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