Traditional summer festival reconfigures itself.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard As it enters its mid-20s, Art & the Vineyard is experimenting with a new look to keep festivalgoers charmed. As one of the premier art and wine events in Oregon, the fundraising festival for Maude Kerns Maude Irvine Kerns (1879 – 1965) was an American artist. Kerns was born in 1879 in Portland, Oregon, where she was raised by her pioneer parents. After high school, she graduated from the University of Oregon, the California School of Fine Arts and later Columbia University, Art Center has been at the same location in Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. since its second year, in 1985. In recent years it has attracted as many as 25,000 people, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the event's Web site. All the familiar pieces are still there: the main stage, works from more than 140 artists, the garden art area, the food court and the "vineyard" featuring 20 wineries. But you won't find things where they used to be. The change in layout aims to make areas more accessible to one another and to increase a feeling of "abundance," event manager Tim Flowerday said. Last year, Flowerday's Cottage Grove-based company, The Event Managers, took over running the festival from Eugene's Big Green Events. But he said he had just seven weeks to put everything together and so didn't make any major changes for 2006. "We've changed it quite a bit," Flowerday said of this year's festival, the 24th annual. "We've actually moved the whole venue north a little bit." The stage will be at the north end of the venue, where the Art for Your Garden area used to be. Moving the stage creates more space between the art sales area and the music. The wineries and beer garden are now oriented in a U-shape around the stage. And the permanent structures in the park are no longer within the official footprint of the festival. Flowerday said there will be plenty of shade and seating, with an increased number of bistro tables with umbrellas. The food court has moved out of the hot, dusty spot it used to occupy and is now adjacent to the rock garden near the park's pond. "We're doing a lot of changes around the front entrance in terms of creating a 'wow factor' when people walk in the gate," Flowerday said. Part of that "wow factor" includes bringing back the sculpture garden A sculpture garden is an outdoor garden dedicated to the presentation of sculpture, usually several permanently-sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings. , where artists will display large, three-dimensional works separate from their booths. Rock royalty represented For entertainment headliners, Flowerday has booked the Dennis Mitchell Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Havelock, North Carolina, Mitchell placed fourth in 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics and missed a probable gold medal in Band for tonight, the Sugar Beets sugar beet, variety of beet used commercially as a source of sugar. sugar beet Variety of beet (Beta vulgaris) that accounts for about two-fifths of global sugar production, making it second only to sugarcane as a source of the world's sugar. for Saturday and Steel Magnolias for Sunday. There's also a special Youth Art Arena, where visitors will find hands-on projects and displays geared toward younger folks. Entertainment in the arena includes music, theater, dance and storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. . The Dennis Mitchell Band is a rock and blues outfit featuring Dennis and Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell may refer to:
A band bio says the group may be new, but band members all have played with well-known Portland or Northwest bands, including No Ties, Airborne and the Choirboys. "The band is very tight and shows power while rocking through mostly blues and rock tunes, with a few hard country numbers thrown in," the bio says. "They are a band in the original rock tradition that will make you want to dance." Saturday's headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star should- n't need much introduction in these parts. The Sugar Beets are a bluegrass-based band that formed in Eugene by college friends almost 20 years ago; it has had a steady regional presence ever since. The Sugar Beets have a love of music and band camaraderie that transfers into engaging live shows full of joy and lots of spontaneous dance moves. Steel Magnolias are a local group of steel drum steel drum Tuned gong made from the end, and part of the wall, of an oil barrel. The barrel's end surface is hammered into a concave shape, and several areas are outlined by chiseled grooves. players. They are popular with audiences for bringing the vibe of the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. to the temperate Northwest. Flowerday, who this year is also bringing the 40th anniversary Summer of Love tour to the area, said he believes the three-day lineup is a good fit for a fine art festival. "There's a lot of diversity in the music, but it's also very festive festival music," he said. Wineries all come from Oregon, although not all are from Lane County. LaVelle Vineyards, then Forgeron Vine- yards, is where the festival got its start in 1984, and it will be one of the wineries representing Lane County. This year, the Briggs Hill Vineyard booth will feature a wine glass designed especially for Oregon pinot noir noir adj. 1. Of or relating to the film noir genre. 2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings. 3. Suggestive of danger or violence. , a news release says. Austrian glassmaker glass·mak·er n. One that makes glass. glass  mak ing n. Georg Riedel Georg Riedel (born on 8 January, 1934 Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia) , is a Swedish double bass player and composer. Riedel migrated to Sweden at the age of four and went to school in Stockholm. He is of Jewish descent. designed the glass, and a news release says wine
professionals agree its tulip tulip [Pers.,=turban], any plant of the large genus Tulipa, hardy, bulbous-rooted members of the family Liliaceae (lily family), indigenous to north temperate regions of the Old World from the Mediterranean to Japan and growing most abundantly on the steppes shape with a flared top enhances the taste
of Oregon's "famous red wine."
The glass is $10 alone, or $12 with an "adequate" taste of Briggs Hill wine. For a full list of the wineries, visit the Art & the Vineyard Web site. Where does your garden grow? Event Manager Flowerday said the area where the stage used to be is conducive to garden displays. He has brought in horticulturist and botanist Star Stock to work that area. Stock runs a business out of her Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). home called Plant D-Vine, where she does plant care and floral arrange- ments. The biggest change in the Art for Your Garden area this year is that most everything will be for sale from the beginning of the festival. In the past, the plants went on sale on the final day, and not everyone realized the sale was happening, Stock said. Large nurseries have loaned trees and shrubs, and smaller, plant-oriented businesses will be on hand selling merchandise. As the stock depletes, Stock said businesses will have a chance to replenish re·plen·ish v. re·plen·ished, re·plen·ish·ing, re·plen·ish·es v.tr. 1. To fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to: replenish the larder. 2. it for each new day's batch of customers. People needn't worry about carrying their purchases around the festival, either, because they can leave items on display or set them aside until they are ready to go home. Volunteers will be on hand to help transport heavy items, Stock said. "They don't have to carry the darn thing around," Stock said, with a laugh. "I want people to know that I am very willing to work with people to make it a good success for every- body." People can still volunteer There's still time to volunteer for the festival. Of the 600 volunteer positions that need to be filled, a few spots in almost every category remain open, first-year volunteer coordinator Shalene Foster said. "Being a part of this local event, and getting a chance to meet people and enjoy themselves in this beautiful park, is a great opportunity," she said. "It really helps that it's a nonprofit and this is how they survive throughout the year." Foster said potential volunteers can either e-mail today and wait for an assignment for Saturday, Sunday or Monday, or just show up at the volunteer tent at Alton Baker. None of the positions require hard labor HARD LABOR, punishment. In those states where the penitentiary system has been adopted, convicts who are to be imprisoned, as part of their punishment, are sentenced to perform hard labor. , and she said she can accom- modate friends to work the same shift - although she doesn't guarantee pairing people in the same position. Shifts generally run between two and four hours, she said. The festival needs security assistance; people to work the information, sales and volunteer booths; booth relief for artists; artist hospitality workers; site crew members; bicycle attendants; and "floaters floaters /float·ers/ (flo´ters) “spots before the eyes”; deposits in the vitreous of the eye, usually moving about and probably representing fine aggregates of vitreous protein occurring as a benign degenerative change. " among other jobs. Foster also will need help taking the event down Monday. Your best chance to find Foster, who will be a bit of a floater Floater A bond or other type of debt whose coupon rate changes with market conditions (short-term interest rates). Also known as "floating-rate debt". Notes: For example, a floater bond may have the coupon rate set at "T-bill rate plus 0.5%". herself, is at the volunteer booth. For their effort, volunteers get a free T-shirt, admission for the day they volunteer and a free entry to one other day of the festival. At this point, that free day will be Sunday. To sign up, send an e-mail to volunteers@theeventmanagers.com or show up on site. FESTIVAL PREVIEW Art & the Vineyard What: Wine, art, music and food When: 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday; Youth Art Arena closes at 7:30 p.m. Where: Alton Baker Park, 100 Day Island Road Tickets: $6 per day for adults or $15 for a weekend pass; $1 for children ages 6 to 11; Sunday free for seniors and children On the Web: For a list of authors that will be at the event, go to www .registerguard.com /ticketfiles; for other information, visit www .artandthevineyard.org ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE Youth Art Arena TODAY Noon - Sir ReadALot, ReadALot Theater 1:45 p.m. - Jude McKay, drawing demonstration 4 p.m. - Sir ReadALot 5 p.m. - Ballet Northwest Academy 6 p.m. - Invincible Vince, magic SATURDAY Noon - Ballet Northwest Academy 1 p.m. - Sir ReadALot 2:30 p.m. - Art Dragon Theater by Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle. 3:45 p.m. - Mad Ducklings, University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. children's theater troupe 5 p.m. - Jude McKay 6 p.m. - Invincible Vince 7 p.m. - The Side Project, folk and blues youth band SUNDAY Noon - Ballet Northwest Academy 1 p.m. - Sir ReadALot 2:30 p.m. - Art Dragon Theater 3:45 p.m. - Invincible Vince 4:45 p.m. - The Side Project Main Stage TODAY 2 p.m. - Rex Jakabosky, Czech blues 4 p.m. - Steve Ibach, blues and rock 6 p.m. - The Flat Mountain Girls, bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. 8 p.m. - The Dennis Mitchell Band, rock and blues SATURDAY 2 p.m. - Hank Shreve and the Odd Souls, blues 4 p.m. - Ashleigh Flynn, folk 6 p.m. - Sassparilla Jug Band, folk blues 8 p.m. - The Sugar Beets, bluegrass "with attitude" SUNDAY 2 p.m. - Alison Scull and Victor Martin, jazz 4 p.m. - Skye, Celtic 6 p.m. - Steel Magnolias, Caribbean steel drums |
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