Our Past

The 2006 Festival was one of our best ever, not so much in size, but in quality of entertainment and quality of vendors it excelled. It featured the work of local artists and craft-people in virtually every field of endeavor. Furniture, paintings photographs, toys, household items, homespun yarns and woven fabrics, and many other items were displayed for sale.

And the performing arts were represented, as well. Musicians and singers of all music genres were onstage for your considerable enjoyment. In between acts, Mark Russo plied his considerable talent as the well known local DJ, Boogieman.

The Toyes unplugged were our headline act for the 2006 festival. I hope you were among those who enjoyed hearing The Toyes on stage in the center of Cave Junction one hot August afternoon in 2006. I was and will never forget the performance. I took a great many pictures that afternoon and many of the best are available for your web-viewing enjoyment at my website: http://www.leeschen.net/lightandshadow/

Click below to download tons of Toyes promotional stuff.

• Wallpaper Sized Photo (JPG)
• Band Member Bios (PDF)
• Quotes from the Media (PDF)
• Strange Animals Album Review (PDF)
• The Smoke Two Joints Story (PDF)

Also appearing were:

• Southern Oregon Blues Band
• the Hanson Brothers

A great time was had by all. If you missed it, here's hoping to see you there next year! And do check back here regularly for updates on next year's Festival as they happen.

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Our Future

Coming soon, a new vision for the future of the Illinois Valley Wild Blackberry Arts & Crafts Festival.

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