BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\n777 NE MLK Jr Blvd\n\nPortland\, OR 9720 7 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090109T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5696622-river-city-bluegrass-festival-or-p ortland-buckman-97207-oregon-convention-center?s=ical DTSTART:20090109T160000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_303929052@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:Description of the event: Now in its 5th year\, The River City Bluegrass Festival is a rare chance to see the ‘best of the best’ in ac oustic and bluegrass music. Most of the artists are coming from the Nashvil le area. RiverCity is an interactive\, move-around-and-make-friends music event. The festival\, which is the largest winter bluegrass/acoustic music festival ever held in Portland\, features two and a half days of non-stop m usic and workshops. The festival offers music on two stages\, and\, as at any good bluegrass festival worthy of its name\, there will be plenty of ja mming\, both at the convention center and at the headquarters hotel. \n \nT his year the RiverCity Festival was nominated for Best Bluegrass Event of t he Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association\, which\, given th e relatively young age of the festival and its location (the Pacific Northw est vs. the south)\, was a tremendous honor and demonstrates the progress R iverCity has made in such a short time. \n \nIn keeping with this year’s theme ‘Honoring the Tradition’\, the lineup includes Dr. Ralph Stanley\ , a \nfixture in the bluegrass world since the days of Bill Monroe\, The W hites\, The Dan Tyminski Band\, The Whites with Jerry Douglas\, The Kruger Brothers\, Psychograss\, J.D. Crowe & The New South\, Hot Club of Cowtown\ , Longview\, Sierra Hull & Hwy 111 and The Jim Kweskin Jug Band. For those of you who aren’t necessarily bluegrassers\, this lineup is again one of the strongest ever to appear in Portland. Most of these bands have won ma ny Grammy & IBMA Awards and are truly legends in this genre of music. \n \n Special Hotel Feature: The Red Lion Convention Center is hosting a late nig ht jam on Saturday from 10pm to 6am in the Grand Ballroom. Food & Beverage will be available. \n \nThe fine folks at Lagunitas Brewing Company\, who are donating all of their net proceeds to Ethos Music Center\, will be back to provide the beer part of the Beer & Wine Garden. Lagunitas will be offe ring their usual fine selection of fine brews. Nehalem Bay Winery will be selling wine beverages. \n \nThe Festival’s non-profit partner is Ethos M usic Center. Ethos receives cash through the Festival’s partners. Ethos ' award winning programs even the educational playing field by making the b enefits of music education available to every student regardless of income. Free instrument rental is available for students on free or reduced lunch at school. The name is derived from the ancient Greek "Doctrine of Ethos" t hat held that music can change your thoughts\, moods\, and actions. In lig ht of the numerous studies that demonstrate the tremendous benefits of musi c education\, Ethos believes that every child should have the opportunity t o make music. Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cu ts that limited music education in public schools. Visit www.ethos-inc.org for more information about their programs. \n \nThe RiverCity Bluegrass Fe stival will be conducting school assemblies during early December to showca se the sound of bluegrass and other ‘roots’ music. \n \nKid’s Progr am! Now in it’s second year\, Chick Rose will be heading up the program for the small fry. Whether a young person has ever touched an instrument o r has been playing for a while\, your child will have fun with the Kid’s Program. With qualified young volunteer musicians\, children will get to pl ay with the basic bluegrass instruments: guitar\, mandolin\, banjo\, bass & resonator guitar. Some of the area’s most talented young musicians will be on hand to help guide little fingers and teach them to play a song by t he end of the day. The cost is $50.00 for an entire day of instruction\, wh ich is split into two sessions and includes two adult admissions for the Fe stival on Friday. SUMMARY:River City Bluegrass Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\n777 NE MLK Jr Blvd\n\nPortland\, OR 9720 7 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090110T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5696622-river-city-bluegrass-festival-or-p ortland-buckman-97207-oregon-convention-center?s=ical DTSTART:20090110T160000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_706272891@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:Description of the event: Now in its 5th year\, The River City Bluegrass Festival is a rare chance to see the ‘best of the best’ in ac oustic and bluegrass music. Most of the artists are coming from the Nashvil le area. RiverCity is an interactive\, move-around-and-make-friends music event. The festival\, which is the largest winter bluegrass/acoustic music festival ever held in Portland\, features two and a half days of non-stop m usic and workshops. The festival offers music on two stages\, and\, as at any good bluegrass festival worthy of its name\, there will be plenty of ja mming\, both at the convention center and at the headquarters hotel. \n \nT his year the RiverCity Festival was nominated for Best Bluegrass Event of t he Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association\, which\, given th e relatively young age of the festival and its location (the Pacific Northw est vs. the south)\, was a tremendous honor and demonstrates the progress R iverCity has made in such a short time. \n \nIn keeping with this year’s theme ‘Honoring the Tradition’\, the lineup includes Dr. Ralph Stanley\ , a \nfixture in the bluegrass world since the days of Bill Monroe\, The W hites\, The Dan Tyminski Band\, The Whites with Jerry Douglas\, The Kruger Brothers\, Psychograss\, J.D. Crowe & The New South\, Hot Club of Cowtown\ , Longview\, Sierra Hull & Hwy 111 and The Jim Kweskin Jug Band. For those of you who aren’t necessarily bluegrassers\, this lineup is again one of the strongest ever to appear in Portland. Most of these bands have won ma ny Grammy & IBMA Awards and are truly legends in this genre of music. \n \n Special Hotel Feature: The Red Lion Convention Center is hosting a late nig ht jam on Saturday from 10pm to 6am in the Grand Ballroom. Food & Beverage will be available. \n \nThe fine folks at Lagunitas Brewing Company\, who are donating all of their net proceeds to Ethos Music Center\, will be back to provide the beer part of the Beer & Wine Garden. Lagunitas will be offe ring their usual fine selection of fine brews. Nehalem Bay Winery will be selling wine beverages. \n \nThe Festival’s non-profit partner is Ethos M usic Center. Ethos receives cash through the Festival’s partners. Ethos ' award winning programs even the educational playing field by making the b enefits of music education available to every student regardless of income. Free instrument rental is available for students on free or reduced lunch at school. The name is derived from the ancient Greek "Doctrine of Ethos" t hat held that music can change your thoughts\, moods\, and actions. In lig ht of the numerous studies that demonstrate the tremendous benefits of musi c education\, Ethos believes that every child should have the opportunity t o make music. Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cu ts that limited music education in public schools. Visit www.ethos-inc.org for more information about their programs. \n \nThe RiverCity Bluegrass Fe stival will be conducting school assemblies during early December to showca se the sound of bluegrass and other ‘roots’ music. \n \nKid’s Progr am! Now in it’s second year\, Chick Rose will be heading up the program for the small fry. Whether a young person has ever touched an instrument o r has been playing for a while\, your child will have fun with the Kid’s Program. With qualified young volunteer musicians\, children will get to pl ay with the basic bluegrass instruments: guitar\, mandolin\, banjo\, bass & resonator guitar. Some of the area’s most talented young musicians will be on hand to help guide little fingers and teach them to play a song by t he end of the day. The cost is $50.00 for an entire day of instruction\, wh ich is split into two sessions and includes two adult admissions for the Fe stival on Friday. SUMMARY:River City Bluegrass Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\n777 NE MLK Jr Blvd\n\nPortland\, OR 9720 7 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090111T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5696622-river-city-bluegrass-festival-or-p ortland-buckman-97207-oregon-convention-center?s=ical DTSTART:20090111T160000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_718728898@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:Description of the event: Now in its 5th year\, The River City Bluegrass Festival is a rare chance to see the ‘best of the best’ in ac oustic and bluegrass music. Most of the artists are coming from the Nashvil le area. RiverCity is an interactive\, move-around-and-make-friends music event. The festival\, which is the largest winter bluegrass/acoustic music festival ever held in Portland\, features two and a half days of non-stop m usic and workshops. The festival offers music on two stages\, and\, as at any good bluegrass festival worthy of its name\, there will be plenty of ja mming\, both at the convention center and at the headquarters hotel. \n \nT his year the RiverCity Festival was nominated for Best Bluegrass Event of t he Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association\, which\, given th e relatively young age of the festival and its location (the Pacific Northw est vs. the south)\, was a tremendous honor and demonstrates the progress R iverCity has made in such a short time. \n \nIn keeping with this year’s theme ‘Honoring the Tradition’\, the lineup includes Dr. Ralph Stanley\ , a \nfixture in the bluegrass world since the days of Bill Monroe\, The W hites\, The Dan Tyminski Band\, The Whites with Jerry Douglas\, The Kruger Brothers\, Psychograss\, J.D. Crowe & The New South\, Hot Club of Cowtown\ , Longview\, Sierra Hull & Hwy 111 and The Jim Kweskin Jug Band. For those of you who aren’t necessarily bluegrassers\, this lineup is again one of the strongest ever to appear in Portland. Most of these bands have won ma ny Grammy & IBMA Awards and are truly legends in this genre of music. \n \n Special Hotel Feature: The Red Lion Convention Center is hosting a late nig ht jam on Saturday from 10pm to 6am in the Grand Ballroom. Food & Beverage will be available. \n \nThe fine folks at Lagunitas Brewing Company\, who are donating all of their net proceeds to Ethos Music Center\, will be back to provide the beer part of the Beer & Wine Garden. Lagunitas will be offe ring their usual fine selection of fine brews. Nehalem Bay Winery will be selling wine beverages. \n \nThe Festival’s non-profit partner is Ethos M usic Center. Ethos receives cash through the Festival’s partners. Ethos ' award winning programs even the educational playing field by making the b enefits of music education available to every student regardless of income. Free instrument rental is available for students on free or reduced lunch at school. The name is derived from the ancient Greek "Doctrine of Ethos" t hat held that music can change your thoughts\, moods\, and actions. In lig ht of the numerous studies that demonstrate the tremendous benefits of musi c education\, Ethos believes that every child should have the opportunity t o make music. Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cu ts that limited music education in public schools. Visit www.ethos-inc.org for more information about their programs. \n \nThe RiverCity Bluegrass Fe stival will be conducting school assemblies during early December to showca se the sound of bluegrass and other ‘roots’ music. \n \nKid’s Progr am! Now in it’s second year\, Chick Rose will be heading up the program for the small fry. Whether a young person has ever touched an instrument o r has been playing for a while\, your child will have fun with the Kid’s Program. With qualified young volunteer musicians\, children will get to pl ay with the basic bluegrass instruments: guitar\, mandolin\, banjo\, bass & resonator guitar. Some of the area’s most talented young musicians will be on hand to help guide little fingers and teach them to play a song by t he end of the day. The cost is $50.00 for an entire day of instruction\, wh ich is split into two sessions and includes two adult admissions for the Fe stival on Friday. SUMMARY:River City Bluegrass Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\n777 NE MLK Jr Blvd\n\nPortland\, OR 9720 7 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090109T180000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5644424-rivercity-bluegrass-festival-or-po rtland-buckman-97207-oregon-convention-center?s=ical DTSTART:20090109T160000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_491048215@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:WHEN: January 9\, 10\, 11\, 2009\, Friday: 4-10PM\, Saturday: 1 0-10PM \nSunday: 10-8PM \n \nWHERE: Oregon Convention Center\, 777 NE MLK J r.\, Blvd.\, Portland\, Oregon. \n \nWHO: Psychograss\, Hot Club of Cowtow n\, Cadillac Sky\, Ralph Stanley & Clinch Mountain Boys\, J.D. Crow & The N ew South\, The Whites featuring Jerry Douglass\, Longview & Fairfield Four\ , Daily & Vincent\, Dan Tyminski Band\, Sierra Hull & Highway 11\, Robin & Linda Williams\, Kruger Brothers\, Jim Kweskin Jug Band featuring members o f the BBQ Orchestra\, Darol Anger\, Tony Furtado and many\, many more inclu ding regional and local Portland bands still to be announced. \n \nTickets through http://www.ticketswest.com prices vary for each night\, weekend pas ses available. Check out the “family pack” weekend pass\, 2 adults and 2 children (ages 12-18) for $264! \n \nWebsite: http://www.rivercitybluegr ass.com \nmor info: info@rivercitybluegrass.com SUMMARY:Rivercity Bluegrass Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon State Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\nOregon S tate Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\n\nSalem\, OR 97314 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090109T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5684974-oregon-wine-food-festival-or-salem -97314-oregon-state-fairgrounds-jackman-long-building-salem?s=ical DTSTART:20090109T190000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_675434226@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:( The 25th Annual Oregon Wine and Food Festival features more t han 100 booths of Oregon wineries\, microbrews\, eateries\, arts and crafts \, celebrity cooks and authors\, and live music. Admission $7/door\; $5/pre -purchase\; kids 12 and under free. Fri. 4pm-10pm\; Sat. noon-10pm. SUMMARY:Oregon Wine & Food Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon State Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\nOregon S tate Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\n\nSalem\, OR 97314 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090110T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5684974-oregon-wine-food-festival-or-salem -97314-oregon-state-fairgrounds-jackman-long-building-salem?s=ical DTSTART:20090110T190000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_979422396@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:( The 25th Annual Oregon Wine and Food Festival features more t han 100 booths of Oregon wineries\, microbrews\, eateries\, arts and crafts \, celebrity cooks and authors\, and live music. Admission $7/door\; $5/pre -purchase\; kids 12 and under free. Fri. 4pm-10pm\; Sat. noon-10pm. SUMMARY:Oregon Wine & Food Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon State Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\nOregon S tate Fairgrounds (Jackman-Long Building)\, Salem\n\nSalem\, OR 97314 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090111T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5684974-oregon-wine-food-festival-or-salem -97314-oregon-state-fairgrounds-jackman-long-building-salem?s=ical DTSTART:20090111T190000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_394924747@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:( The 25th Annual Oregon Wine and Food Festival features more t han 100 booths of Oregon wineries\, microbrews\, eateries\, arts and crafts \, celebrity cooks and authors\, and live music. Admission $7/door\; $5/pre -purchase\; kids 12 and under free. Fri. 4pm-10pm\; Sat. noon-10pm. SUMMARY:Oregon Wine & Food Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:Oregon State Fairgrounds\n2330 17th Street\n\nSalem\, OR 97314 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090425T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5690877--ag-fest-or-salem-salem-97314-oreg on-state-fairgrounds?s=ical DTSTART:20090425T190000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_96089690@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:HeY KiDs\, iT's TiMe FoR FuN! Bring the whole family... See chi cks hatch\, dig for potatoes\, ride a pony\, plant seeds\, taste cherries\, pet the animals\, race a pedal tractor\, watch a sheep get a haircut... Saturday\, April 26 8:30am - 5:00pm Sunday\, April 27 10:00am - 5:00pm Adm ission $6 Children 12 and under are FREE! Enjoy an old-fashioned ranch brea kfast Saturday 8:30-10:30am for $5 children under 3 are FREE!Oregon State F airgrounds - 2330 17th Street - Salem For more info visit orayfest.com † SUMMARY:¬†ag Fest ¬† END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT LOCATION:River Road\, Keizer\nRiver Road\, Keizer\n\nSalem\, OR 97314 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC DTEND:20090515T210000 URL:http://culturemob.com/events/5691045-keizer-iris-festival-or-salem-9731 4-river-road-keizer?s=ical DTSTART:20090515T190000 UID:January 09\, 2009 04:07:34_504131219@diamond.culturemob.com DTSTAMP:20090109T040734 DESCRIPTION:( Keizer\, Oregon the "Iris Capital of the World!" orchestrates a festival every May in conjunction with the Iris bloom season. There is s omething for everyone - carnival and games for kids\, entertainment stages\ , food booths\, local arts and crafts\, run/walk events\, a classic car sho w and Iris Festival Parade. Friday\, 1pm-1am\; Saturday\, 10am-1am\; Sunday \, noon-6pm Free SUMMARY:Keizer Iris Festival END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR