Paul and Judy Fuller
Finding the right balance for Fair food
Divine Balance Fruit Salad began at the 1978 Oregon Country Fair as an enterprise of Om Farm, a commune near the Fern Ridge Reservoir. Paul … Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair Archive
Oregon Country Fair announces 2019 Lineup
Oregon Country Fair 2019 Lineup: Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band The Polish Ambassador Jim James Solo ALO The Dandy Warhols Everyone Orchestra Zero … Continue reading
The New York Times Reports from Fair
The Gray Lady's feelings are … mixed
If you attended the Oregon County Fair this past summer, there’s a chance you were in the vicinity of The New York Times reporter Lauren Angalis … Continue reading
Ah Oregon Country Fair
It's that time again; OCF is back
It ain’t just for hippies and trippers no more. In fact, it hasn’t been an exclusively extended drug orgy for a long time (see “Notes of a Fair Virgin” for a hilarious meditation by a non-Fair goer), if it ever was. Continue reading
It’s All About the Ice
A discussion with OCF's new general manager Tom Gannon
Looking back over his first year as general manager (GM) for the Oregon Country Fair, Tom Gannon says the thing that’s surprised him the most is “how incredibly important ice is.” It might sound strange, but realize that the frosty lemonade you’re enjoying, or that tasty burrito with extra sour cream, or your gluten-free hemp seed salad with extra hemp seeds, were all made off the grid. No one operating a food booth has a fridge to plug in — there are no plugs. Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair in Photos
Photos from this year's OCF
The endless parade of the Oregon Country Fair An ambient performer To start a fire Continue reading
Variety, the Spice of Life
OCF Lineup Keeps Vintage Performance Arts Alive
Like sunburns and fannypacks, vaudeville-style comedy and variety shows are a part of the Oregon Country Fair experience. In fact, OCF devotes entire stages to all sorts of popular entertainment from the age of daguerreotypes like tap dancing, puppetry and poetry readings. Fair favorite Artis the Spoonman performs four times this year, kicking off 1:30 pm Friday, July 8, at the Daredevil Vaudeville Palace. Artis heads over to the Kesey Stage at 3:15 pm Sunday, July 10. See oregoncountryfair.org for a full list of Artis’ performances. Continue reading
You Should Be Dancing
New pavilion invites Fair-goers to take off their shoes and shake it up
As you’re cruising around the loops at the Oregon Country Fair, be sure to stop by the new Dance Pavilion, featuring movement performances and workshops for all. “The dance space is for the exploration of dance and the movement arts,” says volunteer site coordinator Shawn Kahl. The Dance Pavilion stage and an adjacent outdoor studio, the “WorkIt Shop,” have concurrent but separate programming throughout the weekend. Both areas welcome and encourage participation. Continue reading
Beauty and the Breasts
Getting down to business about boobs
The forecast for Oregon Country Fair includes a definite chance of breasts — different shapes, sizes and protruding from bodies of all kinds. This year, however, we’re getting down to business about boobs. Katelyn Carey, author of the recently published Beauty After Breast Cancer, is giving a talk about this increasingly common milestone for women. Continue reading
Fairly Local
2016 Fair live tunes lineup reflects Eugene scene
Survey Oregon Country Fair 2016’s music schedule and find African blues rock 'n' roll with Portland’s Dusu Mali Band (featuring Ibrahim Kelly, nephew of legendary Mali blues guitarist Ali Farka Toure) as well as homegrown indie rock from Eugene’s Ferns (featuring world-class guitar work from Jake Pavlak, like a red-bearded mix of Johnny Marr of The Smiths and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. Unconfirmed rumor has it Ferns are on hiatus after this show, so don’t miss 'em!) Continue reading