- The AWOL Aerial Dance Team presents a new show, soaring and pirouetting among the trees.
- Click on "Daily Schedule" in the header to see the entire entertainment line-up.
Experience...
...an entertaining arts festival in the heavily forested Mary S. Young Park in West Linn, Oregon, only seven miles south of Portland.Arts Festival in the Forest
Join us for the sixth annual arts festival in West Linn’s heavily forested park, featuring visual and performing arts. Browse the creative works of professional artists displayed in booths lining forest paths; view a variety of entertaining performers in the cool shade of a fir grove, including the acrobatic AWOL tree dancers; and feast on fine picnic fare and beverages.
The Festival is free to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17, 2008 just off Highway 43, centered in the 128-acre park’s picnic area. Parking is plentiful.
You’ll find an outstanding array
of juried visual art on display and for sale:
Including original oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings; pencil drawings;
mosaics; baskets; wood, metal and stone sculptures; fused, stained and
painted glass; gemstone, bead, ceramic and precious metal jewelry; embellished
serving ware; photography; ceramics; fiber art; clothing and accessories;
garden furniture and art; posters; and interior furniture. There will
also be a Children’s Art Station with free art supplies and ideas
for hands-on creativity. Don't forget to stop by and bid on our Silent
Auction art pieces donated by the artists, themselves!
You’ll
enjoy the performing artists, too:
| Park Information Mary S. Young Park is owned by Oregon State Parks, and operated through cooperative agreement with the City of West Linn. For further information please contact the City of West Linn Parks and Recreation at (503) 557-4700. Park Trail Map Mary S. Young Park offers several well-maintained nature trails that circuit through the lush forest and visit the Willamette River's edge. The City of West Linn maintains a trail map and aerial photography of the park. |
The Dog Park at Mary S. Young Park Mary S. Young Park hosts a large dog park with wide open spaces. This is a popular off-leash area with plenty of well-maintained grass, trees, shrubs, picnic tables and water. For more information, check out the Portland Pooch website. West Linn Arts Commission One of the major sponsors of the Mary S. Young Park Arts Festival is the West Linn Arts Commission, which provides coordination of events to showcase talented area artists . The commission encourages greater opportunities for a recognition of arts in the West Linn area while providing coordination and communication among groups and individuals engaged in the arts.
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