To benefit
To benefit
Visit Oregon Food Bank for more information.
Leave coolers and ice chests at home. Food vendors will donate net proceeds to hurricane response and recovery. Food vendors include Terrel's Texas Bar-B-Que, Big City Burritos, Hot Lips Pizza, Cajun Cafe.
Low, beach-style chairs only. We will move taller chairs to the back rows.
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Major sponsors: First Tech Credit Union, KINK fm102, Oregon Food Bank, The Oregonian, Rejuvenation, Safeway
Major support: Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund
Supporting sponsors: Alpenrose, Barbur Blvd. Rentals, Bridgeview Vineyards and Winery, Carlton Farms, Century Catering, City of Portland, Columbia Distributing, Comcast, Costco, Peter Dammann, Duck Pond Cellars, EDGE Design, Food Services of America, Foster Farms, Frito Lay, Fuller Promotions, Heiberg Garbage, Horne Audio, Gary Houston Design, Hollywood Lights, HSBC, KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, King Estate/Young’s Columbia, La Vazza Coffee, Lago di Merlo Vineyards and Winery, Morasch’s Quality Meats, Newman's Fish Co., OregonLive.com, Pacific Coast Fruit Co., Pacific Seafood Group, Pepsi Bottling Group, Portland Paper & Supply, Premier Press, Reser’s Fine Foods, Rex Hill Vineyards, Ruby Jewel Treats, Stages Northwest, Sysco of Portland, Viande Meats, Western Boxed Meats, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Witham & Dickey, Inc., xpedx Paper & Graphics Store
This event is presented in solidarity with Pink for Katrina, a Benefit for Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief on September 29th at the Theatre of the Clouds. For more info go to: www.mercycorps.org/pinkmartini
Goal: raise $100,000 for Hurricane Katrina disaster response and recovery.
BLUES for KATRINA, an all-day concert, presented by Waterfront Blues Festival, Sunday, Sept. 25, 1 to 7 p.m., at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. Gates open at noon.
Oregon Food Bank is a member of America’s Second Harvest — the Nation’s Food Bank Network. Donations help provide millions of pounds of food to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Donation of $10 or more at the gate.
100 percent of admission will be used to support disaster response and relief through America’s Second Harvest and Oregon Food Bank.
Portland's open-air sanctuary for the hottest blues in town. Join 200 fellow blues-enthusiasts in a choice location in front of the stage where you can spread out and feel the music during the all-star BLUES for KATRINA concert.
$50 per person. Bring your own low, beach-style chair. To purchase a space in Preservation Hall, call 503-282-0555, Ext. 227.
Irma Thomas
"Soul Queen of New Orleans" and all-star Portland band, led by her former saxophonist, Reggie Houston, who relocated to Portland from New Orleans last year.
Charmaine Neville
Vocalist Daughter of New Orleans' famed Neville Brother, Charles. "There are no limits to her skills" - The Boston Globe.
"Tribute to Ray Charles"
Featuring Linda Hornbuckle, Curtis Salgado, Duffy Bishop, Andy Stokes, Patrick Lamb, Thara Memory, Reggie Houston and other special guests
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Winner of the 1997 W.C. Handy Award for Best New Artist. Praised by everyone from Ben Harper to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor.
Tony Furtado
Banjo and slide-guitar wiz. Played with such varied artists as Alison Krauss, David Grisman, Galactic, Leftover Salmon and Widespread Panic.
Paul deLay and Friends
Portland harmonica ace deLay teams up with special guests to pay tribute to their Gulf Coast musical influences.
Geoff Byrd
A rising pop star from Portland who opens at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for Hall and Oats this week.
Dirty Martini
Distinctive voices, unforgettable lyrics.
Lions of Batucada
Afro-Brazilian, marching percussion ensemble.
MarchFourth Marching Band
Portland's colorful, high-energy, eclectic musical troupe. A Fellini-esque mix of Mardi Gras mayhem, stilt-dancers and fun.
Additional special guests to be announced.
Major support from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund