Dancing In a Candy Store

Free concerts! Expensive concerts! County fairs! The Oregon Country Fair! More combinations of brews and blues than you can count on one hand! (That’s an estimate. We didn’t actually count.) And, of course, the Olympic Trials. A lot goes on in Oregon in the summer, and we’ve rounded up a fairly lengthy list of things to entertain you over the next few months. The listings are divided roughly into Close-In (Lane County, Corvallis, Albany), Far Out (the rest of Oregon) and Farther Out (a selection of events in Washington and California).

Throughout, you’ll find a few thoughts on the lovely pairing of beer and disc golf, the worst movies summer has to offer, how to start saving the season’s bountiful fruits and vegetables, what newbies to Eugene should do with their sunny days — and more. Really, there’s quite a bit more.

Inside:

Run. Drink. Run. Think. Run. Drink.
Track Town Traditions & The Culture of Running

Beer and Disc Golf
Summer’s two greatest diversions, with no plaid pants

Cool Off With Your Brain Off III:
Revenge of crap movies

Bounty Call
Keeping the fruits and veggies of summer through the year

The Eugene Newbie’s Bona Fide Summer Guide

Saddle Up!
Ride a horse on the coast or in the mountains

Skipping School
A few Eugeneans offer suggestions on the best ways to spend a day playing hooky. Which we don’t encourage, of course.

Skipping School
A few Eugeneans offer suggestions on the best ways to spend a day playing hooky. Which we don’t encourage, of course.

Summer Guide Calendar