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2017
Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon
The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a nonprofit organization, and an annual three-day fair held outside the city limits of Veneta, Oregon, United States. Located in the Willamette Valley, the site is about 13 miles (21 km) west of Eugene along the Long Tom River near the unincorporated community of Elmira. Annual attendance is approximately 45,000, and the fair has around 960 booths each year. The event is known as an outgrowth of the counter-culture movement, and for using environmentally-friendly practices during the fair. [from wikipedia] Art • Artificial Birds • Booths • Memorial Kiosk • Old Posters • Seating • Signs • Stilt Walkers • The Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band/Orchestra |
Art, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. [from wikipedia] |
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Artificial Birds, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Birds are group of endothermic vertebrates, characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide. [from wikipedia] |
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Booths, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon The fair booths at the Oregon Country Fair were constructed to be permanent. They were built of wood and then used to house food vendors, merchandise vendors, and support businesses such as massage and henna tattoos. |
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The Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band/Orchestra, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon The Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band/Orchestra has an incredibly broad, ever-expanding repertoire, with more and more originals being written for the ensemble, mostly by its incredibly talented members. We began in 1975 with "The Chumleighland March" by Carl Spaethe, expanded shortly thereafter into "The New Chumleighland March" by his alter ego Thaddeus Spae, which continues to be our theme march. [from their facebook page] |
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Memorial Kiosk, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Instructions on the kiosk were, "Please feel free to leave a note or photo as a memorial of your loved one here at the memorial kiosk." |
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Old Posters, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. [from wikipedia] |
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Seating, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Sitting is a basic human resting position. The body weight is supported primarily by the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat. The torso is more or less upright. Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks, and people who sit regularly for prolonged periods have higher mortality rates than those who do not. [from wikipedia] |
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Signs, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Signs are any kind of visual graphics created to display information to a particular audience. This is typically manifested in the form of wayfinding information in places such as streets or on the inside and outside of buildings. Signs vary in form and size based on location and intent, from more expansive banners, billboards, and murals, to smaller street signs, street name signs, sandwich boards and lawn signs. Newer signs may also use digital or electronic displays. [from wikipedia] |
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Stilt Walkers, At The 2017, Oregon Country Fair held in Veneta, Oregon Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground. Stilts for walking are poles equipped with platforms for the feet to stand on and can be used, depending on the design, with straps to attach them to the users legs or be held in place by the hands of the user. [from wikipedia] |
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