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Looking for a potential pet? Baby pigs from “Slim Piggins” were for sale.

Looking for a potential pet? Baby pigs from “Slim Piggins” were for sale.

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Looking for a potential pet? Baby pigs from “Slim Piggins” were for sale.

Looking for a potential pet? Baby pigs from “Slim Piggins” were for sale.

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None can resist the artistry of a master juggler!

None can resist the artistry of a master juggler!

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None can resist the artistry of a master juggler!

None can resist the artistry of a master juggler!

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Revered bluesman Lloyd Allen performs at Dixon’s Rib Pit where hungry citizens could gather for some righteous barbecue and spicy soul music.

Revered bluesman Lloyd Allen performs at Dixon’s Rib Pit where hungry citizens could gather for some righteous barbecue and spicy soul music.

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Revered bluesman Lloyd Allen performs at Dixon’s Rib Pit where hungry citizens could gather for some righteous barbecue and spicy soul music.

Revered bluesman Lloyd Allen performs at Dixon’s Rib Pit where hungry citizens could gather for some righteous barbecue and spicy soul music.

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The folky bluegrass band Jackalope Saints drew a crowd smack dab in the middle of the Alberta Street Fair in the late afternoon.

The folky bluegrass band Jackalope Saints drew a crowd smack dab in the middle of the Alberta Street Fair in the late afternoon.

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The folky bluegrass band Jackalope Saints drew a crowd smack dab in the middle of the Alberta Street Fair in the late afternoon.

The folky bluegrass band Jackalope Saints drew a crowd smack dab in the middle of the Alberta Street Fair in the late afternoon.

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Jackalope Saints fiddler Heather Roberts wowed the crowd with her nimble fingers and fretwork.

Jackalope Saints fiddler Heather Roberts wowed the crowd with her nimble fingers and fretwork.

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Jackalope Saints fiddler Heather Roberts wowed the crowd with her nimble fingers and fretwork.

Jackalope Saints fiddler Heather Roberts wowed the crowd with her nimble fingers and fretwork.

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"Hey kid, you have a license to carry that bubble gun?"

"Hey kid, you have a license to carry that bubble gun?"

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"Hey kid, you have a license to carry that bubble gun?"

"Hey kid, you have a license to carry that bubble gun?"

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As we all know, a street fair would be impossible without face-painting.

As we all know, a street fair would be impossible without face-painting.

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As we all know, a street fair would be impossible without face-painting.

As we all know, a street fair would be impossible without face-painting.

Thousands of fair-weather folks were drawn to the Alberta Arts District for the 15th Annual Alberta Street Fair on Saturday, August 13. From 11 in the morning to 7 in the evening and spanning 20 blocks, this annual street festival and freakout allowed the curious to get their fill of art, crafts, and food from some 150 vendors. Meanwhile performers of every stripe from jugglers to bluegrass bands did their utmost to captivate the ocean of onlookers.

Published in the Oregon's 50 Best Wines issue of Portland Monthly.