"What is fair in men, passes away, but not so in art."
And the genius of Leonardo da Vinci has certainly not passed away.
This weekend Da Vinci Days returns to Corvallis. I love small town festivals anyway, mostly for their kitsch. I've been to the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the Castroville Artichoke Festival, the Newport Seafood and Wine Festival, and have even braved the wilds of Lebanon for their Strawberry Festival. Da Vinci Days is by far my favorite, despite a serious lack of campiness!
Rather than creating an event around food, the festival is dedicated to art, science and technology. The highlight of the event, for me, is the kinetic sculpture race, where human-powered creations must brave road, sand dune, mud bog and river and somehow stay intact. It's a race lasting all three days, but I most enjoy watching the river portion, which will take place Sunday around noon. Maybe that's just a touch of Schadenfreude, since the river often claims more vehicles than the other race segments.
There is lots of great local food, several art displays, a film festival, robotics exhibition, a geocaching contest and lots of live music, including Mumbo Gumbo and Stairway Denied, our local Led Zeppelin tribute band, which is about as good as a tribute band can be. There are great activities for kids: everything from juggling school to teddy bear surgery (!) to the requisite face painting. There's even a Fiesta Latina on Sunday for the Spanish-speaking set.
It's cheap entertainment at $15 for a weekend-long pass and there's way too much to do. Sorry for forgetting to post this yesterday, but the festival goes late tonight and all day tomorrow, so don't miss out!
This weekend Da Vinci Days returns to Corvallis. I love small town festivals anyway, mostly for their kitsch. I've been to the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the Castroville Artichoke Festival, the Newport Seafood and Wine Festival, and have even braved the wilds of Lebanon for their Strawberry Festival. Da Vinci Days is by far my favorite, despite a serious lack of campiness!
Rather than creating an event around food, the festival is dedicated to art, science and technology. The highlight of the event, for me, is the kinetic sculpture race, where human-powered creations must brave road, sand dune, mud bog and river and somehow stay intact. It's a race lasting all three days, but I most enjoy watching the river portion, which will take place Sunday around noon. Maybe that's just a touch of Schadenfreude, since the river often claims more vehicles than the other race segments.
There is lots of great local food, several art displays, a film festival, robotics exhibition, a geocaching contest and lots of live music, including Mumbo Gumbo and Stairway Denied, our local Led Zeppelin tribute band, which is about as good as a tribute band can be. There are great activities for kids: everything from juggling school to teddy bear surgery (!) to the requisite face painting. There's even a Fiesta Latina on Sunday for the Spanish-speaking set.
It's cheap entertainment at $15 for a weekend-long pass and there's way too much to do. Sorry for forgetting to post this yesterday, but the festival goes late tonight and all day tomorrow, so don't miss out!
posted by Corvallist at
10:39 AM
2 Comments:
This year and last.. I work, so I can only HEAR the faint whisp of the festival.
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crallspace, at 8:56 AM
While I agree that Da Vinci Days are pretty cool, there's no need to go doggin' on Lebanon's Strawberry Festival... come on, we're not that wild. Well, I guess it's really about the berries and the parades for me; I've never been to the carnival, and I don't like shortcake. Haha, at least someone outside the town has actually been here for the festival. Thanks for coming, hope you enjoyed yourself in the 'wild.'
By
Jaggy, at 10:06 AM
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