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Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Where: Various, Ashland
When: Febrary 16th - July 7th
The Taming of the Shrew; My Fair Lady; Two Trains Running; King Lear; The Unfortunates; A Streetcar Named Desire; Cymbeline; The Heart of Robin Hood; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The LIquid Plain; The Tenth Muse
OSFAshland.org

Waterfront Blues Festival:
26th Annual Waterfront Blues Festival

Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland
When: July 4th - 7th
The 2013 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival will feature more than 125 performances on four stages, plus Fourth of July fireworks, seven Delta Music Experience Blues Cruises on the Willamette River, a full-day Zydeco Swamp Romp, Swing Dance Competition, After Hours All-Stars concerts at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, workshops, dances and more.
WaterfrontBluesFest.com

38th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

Where: Sisters
When: July 13
Over 1300 quilts from around the world will cover Sisters in rich texture and color.
SistersOutdoorQuiltShow.org

JAW: A Playwrights Festival

Where: Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland
When: July 15 - 29
JAW is Portland Center Stage’s developmental festival of new work for the stage. For two crazy weeks in July, JAW: A Playwrights Festival takes over the Armory, inside and out.
PCS.org/jaw

Art in the Pearl

Where: NW Park Blocks Portland
When: August 31 - September 2
Art In The Pearl, Portland Oregon’s annual Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The 17th annual festival will occur on August 31st, Sept. 1-2, 2013 in the Pearl District’s North Park Blocks.
ArtInThePearl.com

Object Focus: The Bowl

Where: Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland
When: Through September 21
Objects that occupy daily lives can be some of the most challenging to present, analyze and consider in a museum environment. The second in the Object Focus series, this exhibition focuses on an archetypal cultural form: the bowl. Commonplace and familiar, the bowl can range from utilitarian to decorative, functional to conceptual.
MuseumOfContemporaryCraft.org/exhibitions/5412

PICA's Time Based Art Festival

Where: Various Venues
When: Septemeber 12 - 22
PICA’s annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) draws artists from across the country and around the globe for a convergence of contemporary performance and visual art. Installations and live performances fill out theaters, temporary galleries, and unexpected public spaces throughout Portland, activating the city with art and energy.
PICA.org/programs/tba-festival

Funding provided by:: Additional Support Provided By:
U.S. Bank
The Jackson Foundation
The Roundhouse Foundation
Fran and John von Schlegell

Oregon Arts Calendars:: Find more events and activities at these arts organization sites:; Literary Arts; The Pacific Northwest Folk Music Scene; Oregon Beat; RACC Events Calendar; Oregon Society of Artists