Oregon 150
You're invited to Oregon's Big Birthday Bash at the 2009 Oregon State Fair! Oregon 150 kick-off has been scheduled for Friday, August 28th in the afternoon (3:30 pm) with the Governor at the Fair to unveil the new State Fair icon, announce a new special Oregon Heritage designation and begin an 11-day celebration of Oregon!
We've planned special days to celebrate everything great about this state. Special opening day events, Veterans' Day celebration, special displays and exhibits, Kids Birthday party, Agriculture Day Celebration, and so much more!
Opening night celebration features... Celebration Oregon!, the all Oregon wine awards and celebration, a very special Oregon/Oregon play AND a Pink Martini concert AND a laser light show! See daily schedule for more information...
August 28 – PINK MARTINI PRESENT “OREGON! OREGON! 2009" 8 pm
Happy Birthday Oregon!
Pink Martini present "Oregon! Oregon! 2009" featuring the 234th Army Band-Oregon National Guard. A Sesquicentennial Event, 8 pm, L.B. Day Comcast Amphitheatre (play/concert).
Buy Tickets (tickets on sale 10 am, Friday, June 26, 2009)
Pink Martini, featuring Oregon! Oregon! with The 234th Army Band. In honor of Oregon's 150th birthday the beaver state's own Pink Martini perform a very special concert featuring Oregon! Oregon! In 1958, the Oregon Centennial Commission hired radio personality Stan Freberg to create a custom musical. The result was "Oregon! Oregon! A Centennial Fable in Three Acts."
Pink Martini will perform an updated version of the musical, with an addition written by Pink Martini founder and pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. Following intermission, they'll perform a set of their unique mix of sophisticated yet approachable music. Pink Martini draws from rhumba, neo-classical, Latin beats and more, and Lauderdale describes their music as, "bringing melodies and rhythms from different parts of the world together to create something which is modern."
For more information, visit www.pinkmartini.com or www.oregon150.org.
Oregon State Fair Bike Parade
Join us on August 28th, to celebrate Oregon's 150th Birthday by taking part in our new bicycle parade! Meet at 5:30pm at the Sports and Rec Credentials gate off of Sunnyview Rd. The parade leaves at 6:00pm. It is completely free to participate in the parade! The route is from the Fairgrounds to the State Capitol and back. Weird bikes, and costumes are encouraged!
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GK Machine Naming of the Big Tower Contest
Naming of the Big Tower Contest
In 1965, Northwest Natural Gas donated a permanent 75-foot structure, known as the "Oregon Flame", to the Oregon State Fair in celebration of the Fair's 100th anniversary. This year, in honor of Oregon's sesquicentennial and the 146th Oregon State Fair, GK Machine of Donald, Oregon is replicating the 1965 structure by donating a new 50-foot permanent tower constructed out of 100% recycled steel. The "Big Tower" will be lit with LEDs and solar powered lights.
We have invited Governor Ted Kulongoski to help us dedicate this historical monument on Friday, August 28 at 3:30 pm.
After receiving hundreds of votes and some new name suggestions, the Oregon State Fair "Naming of the Tower" committee selected The Oregon Spirit as the new name of our Big Tower. Congratulations to Marvin Jones of The Dalles, Oregon for the winning name suggestion!
Oregon 150
Oregon 150th Big Birthday Bash kicks-off Friday, August 28th in the afternoon (3:30 pm) with the Governor and other special guests at the Fair to unveil the new Fair icon, designate the Oregon State Fair the first Oregon Heritage Event and sing Happy Birthday to Oregon. Children of all ages are invited to sign Happy Birthday to to Oregon with the Governor and First Lady at 3:30 pm at the new tower location, near the center of the fairgrounds.
Celebration Oregon!, wine celebration & awards, from 5 to 9 pm, in the Floral Garden, ticket required. See Things To Do/Wine Celebration to purchase tickets. The first 500 wine awards purchases, will receive a free (general admission) ticket to the Pink Maritini presents Oregon! Oregon! play and concert.
A bike parade is planned Friday evening at 6 p.m. through the streets of Salem to the Capitol (see Sports & Rec for more info!). Costumes and bike decorations are encouraged...prizes awarded after the parade!
A grand evening with Pink Martini presenting the (updated version of the) Oregon! Oregon! in LB Day Comcast Amphitheatre! See Things To Do/Big Shows to get your tickets now!
Don't miss the great BIG laser light show at 10 pm in the Sports & Rec area to end the evening's celebration! (free with fair admission).
Happy Birthday Oregon!
