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Oregon Country Fair Drum Circle Video
July 10, 2009
Video by GeoffK of OnPDX.com
This is probably NSFW and it looks like there is a big time hippie party going on at the Country Fair. Sill plenty of time left to enjoy and you can see pics and get info here: Oregon Country Fair Info & Pictures
Related: 75+ Portland & Oregon Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | July 9-12
Well, whether you like twitter or not, it can definitely help you observe a large event. And from all accounts, the Mississippi Street Fair is huge this year. There are many tweets in this post and you see pics, see what to eat, where to park, etc from the info.
This is a picture from Erica and came with this tweet:
helloerica: Best friend saving mission at the Mississippi Street Fair! Photo: http://bkite.com/09v6V
(Related: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | July 9-12 )
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Posted by Christine Taylor
According to the Urban Dictionary there are a couple definitions for Wampire: 1. An extremely attractive individual with creative and interesting style. Especially goth, punk, or Japanese. 2. Originally coined from a Carol Burnett Show skit circa 1967, in which she played a Transylvanian gypsy with speech issues. One of her sons was a Vervolf, the other was a Wampire.
Being a huge Carol Burnett fan I personally choose the later as the inspiration behind this Portland duet, whose CD release is tonight at, hands down, one of the best independent contemporary art spaces in this city, Work/Sound.
I like this band. They have a nostalgic whispery indie mod feel to their songs. In other words tonight my bangs will be long and my hair will be straightened. I'll be wearing a one-piece mini dress with flats with my head low, while I sway-dance melodically with a plastic glass of red wine in hand.
This video is a digital portrait of Wampire, by local artist Chris Lael Larson of the drum duet Deelay Ceelay. Note: Deelay Ceelay will also be playing in this evening's line-up, which means this show will be hot and sticky, in a good way – so dress light.
07/11/09
WAMPIRE RECORD RELEASE
8:00 PM at Work/Sound
SE 8th & alder
w/ Rob Walmart, May Ling, Deelay Ceelay, & Dj E*Rock
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Pipeline Posse: Christine Taylor is an armchair naturalist and photographer who spent 8 years in the Chicago area and a couple in New York working in publishing as a producer, editor and photographer. Presently she resides in SE Portland. You can see some of her work at happyplayground.com
Update: 2010 Oregon Country Fair Pictures &Â Information
Oregon Country Fair
July 10, 2009
Photo by GeoffK of OnPDX.com
Oregon Country Fair is just one of the many interesting events going on this weekend. check out this list for many more: 75+ Portland & Oregon Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | July 9-12
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North Portland doesn't have a full monopoly on city fairs today with Pix Patisserie Bastille Day and the Mississippi Street Fair. The Pearl is also throwing its PBS-renowned Bastille Day bash starting in about 30 minutes through 8PM tonight.
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Jamison Square Park
Saturday, July 11, 2009
12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public
French wine, cuisine, art and sport; Portland Waiters Race, pétanque exhibitions and French music provided by Carol Rossio, Eric John Kaiser and more
The Portland Bastille Day Committee will present the 7th Annual Bastille Day Festival at Jamison Square Park on Saturday, July 11 from 12:00 noon to 8 p.m. The event is free, open to the public and for people of all ages. Bastille Day festivals – held in cities all around the world – celebrate the storming of the Bastille Prison on July 14, 1789, an event which is recognized as the start of the French Revolution. The 2008 event in Portland was among the largest such festivals on the West Coast, with close to 6,000 visitors, and was filmed by PBS for a documentary that was shown nationally on TV. This year's festival will feature a variety of vendors and organizations offering French wine, cuisine, music, art and sport.
Click here for the entertainment schedule for the Bastille festival in Jamison Park in the Pearl District on Saturday, July 11; click here for the food & wine overview, and here for a low-res version of the entire program brochure. 
Bastille Day in the Pearl events will include:
- The 5th Annual Portland Waiters Race, at 2:00 p.m., featuring speed-walking waiters and waitresses from local area restaurants in a race around Jamison Park — the racers compete on speed and agility in balancing a serving tray. Cash prizes will be awarded to the three top finishers in the women's and men's divisions. The course is three times around the park (approximately one mile).
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