Pickathon Has great Bands, Fun For Kids Too

Lets just face the facts, sometimes it’s just not any fun attempting to bring the kids out to your favorite 3-day music festival. Too many adults, not enough kids, and definitely not an over abundance of stuff for them to do so everyone can keep their sanity.
Well, we’re here to happily tell you that all this changes the moment you arrive at Pickathon 2013…
The Kids! At Pickathon programming is now better than ever, with many classes, workshops, freeplay, and performances happening all weekend long. Local groups such as Trackers Earth (bringing all four guilds – Rangers, Wilders, Mariners, Artisans), Circus Cascadia, Cedarwood Waldorf School, and the Mother Earth School will all provide a wide range of activities that will keep you busy from morning to night. Musical performances by Portland’s own Cat Doorman, Grammy nominated storyteller Diane Ferlette, and back by popular demand, the Saturday Morning Cartoon Show with The Cardboard Songsters on the Woods Stage! Also, it’s easy to get the kiddos involved and moving around with special morning sessions of Yoga for families in the Backyard Bowl, singing and rhythm workshops with Music Together, the Family Squaredance in the Galaxy Barn, and then finally, take the opportunity to get onstage as part of the Kids Showcase in the Workshop Barn.
Throughout the Pickathon weekend, and spread out amongst many really cool kid-specific venues, there will be an almost unlimited opportunity to try out many of the popular activities that will be scheduled each day; Go on an edible and medicinal plant walk, or try your hand at blacksmithing. Visit the Cedarwood kindergarten camp, make finger puppets, a buckskin bracelet, or practice wet felting. Learn to juggle or stilt walk, and put on a performance for your family! All these experiences and more await you this August. A complete Kids! At Pickathon schedule will be available very soon, including info on times and locations as well as tips on how to sign up for classes in advance!
It’s no wonder that so many families choose Pickathon as their most anticipated and favorite vacation of the year… Parents get a music filled retreat, and the kids get three full days of what would seem like the best summer camp ever imagined. And of course, as with any year at Pickathon, Kids 12 and under attend for free. So get your tickets, mom and dad, and we will see you at Camp Pickathon 2013!
The Pickathon Craft Food & Drink Menus Have Arrived!
For food offerings, we are pleased to welcome the following culinary experts: Pine State Biscuits, Bunk Sandwiches, Boke Bowl, Townshend’s Tea Company, Farmers Table, Spunky Monkey Coffee, KOi Fusion, Zuppa Soups, Kure Juice Bar, Bambuza, The Grove, Lauretta Jean’s, Al Forno Ferruzza, Viva Vegetarian, Kuza Burger, Fifty Licks, Thai Seasons, and Eatin’ Alive.
For the (adult version) of thirst quenching satisfaction you’ve come to expect at Pickathon, we welcome with open arms: Hopworks Urban Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Full Sail Brewing Company, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks, House Spirits Distillery, GoodLife Brewing Company, Three Creeks Brewing Company, Ninkasi Brewing Company, and Crux Fermentation Project.
Find the Pickathon 2013 Food & Drink Menu here: http://bit.ly/155wjOY
So there you go… Grab the kids, your reusable dishware, and your favorite Pickathon steel pint. The annual Pickathon summer camp starts in just 21 days!
Pickathon… the best music filled, summer camp inspired, culinary vacation one could ever desire.
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Download the Pickathon 2013 schedule here: http://pickathon.com/docs/
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Watch the teaser for Pickathon 2013 here – http://youtu.be/y2LYdW6PVr4
Watch Pickathon TV Episode 1 here – http://youtu.be/Cg9GIsBNnfc
Pickathon 2013 Lineup:
Feist
Andrew Bird
Divine Fits
The Devil Makes Three
Ty Segall
Kurt Vile & The Violators
Sharon Van Etten
Shabazz Palaces
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Vieux Farka Touré
Howe Gelb
Lady
The Felice Brothers
Tift Merritt
The Lone Bellow
Dale Watson
Foxygen
Wayne Hancock
Marco Benevento
Ginny Hawker
Parquet Courts
King Tuff
The Relatives
Breathe Owl Breathe
Lake Street Dive
Lightning Dust
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
JD McPherson
White Fence
Shinyribs
Yellowbirds
Jessica Pratt
Foghorn Stringband
Shakey Graves
Caleb Klauder Country Band
Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys
I Draw Slow
Leo Rondeau
Malcolm Holcombe
Pure Bathing Culture
Sturgill Simpson
Old Light
The Cactus Blossoms
Pharis & Jason Romero
Pickathon Squaredance with Caller Caroline Oakley
PICKATHON FOR KIDS
Diane Ferlatte
Cardboard Songsters
Cat Doorman
Circus Cascadia
Trackers Earth
Cedarwood Waldorf School
Mother Earth School
Music Together
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