Page 54 - Southern Oregon Magazine Summer 2019

neck of the woods | event

UMPQUA BASH

Mountain bikers, visitors, and the community are all invited to the post-race party – the
Umpqua Bash – August 31 at Stewart Park in Roseburg. The free event will be the per-
fect way to wave summer goodbye with a beer and wine garden featuring local Umpqua
bounty, special guests, live race awards, food trucks, and a concert by the rapidly rising
band, Roseburg.

With over 100,000 followers on Spotify and topping several curated rock playlists, their debut
album “Righteous Punk” is set to release in September. AMW Group said the album promises
to take this band from up and coming to on top. Roseburg worked with producer Scott Wiley,
who has produced popular bands such as Imagine Dragons, Neon Trees and The Aces, as well as
Grammy-nominated producer Nate Pyfer.

Although bandmates Zach Knell, Samuel Sheppard, Keith Lambson, and Soren Buchert now
reside in Utah, they all met and started playing together in Roseburg and said their material is
a reflection of Oregon's green scenery, ranging from summer pop in "Stay Golden" and rainy
rock in songs like "Evergreen."

Hysteria Mag said the band is "...Poster kids for your stereotypical all-American surfer dudes—
except for the fact that these types are donning plaid shirts and puffer jackets, braving the nega-
tive temperatures of an Oregon winter. These aren’t some plastic Californian rockers, this is
Roseburg, and they’re a whole new take on an ever-popular genre."

The band is launching their three-month tour at the Umpqua Bash and said “…there's no better
place to do that than in Roseburg.”

Check out www.roseburgband.com for their music and info.

MORE OUTDOOR DAYS EVENTS

On Sunday, Sept 1 The Vineyard Tour Road Bike Ride will offer cyclists routes ranging from 15
miles, 30 miles, 50-mile half century, 75 miles, to a 100-mile century through back country
roads in the beautiful Umpqua Valley wine country. The event was rated fourth for Best Bike
Ride in Oregon out of 72 rides and is sponsored by the Umpqua Velo Cycling Club.

Cyclists will pass by dozens of vineyards, wineries, forests, fields, and orchards along the way.
Food and local craft beer and wine are provided after. Registration information and other details
are available at www.thevineyardtour.com.

Saturday, Aug 31 through Sunday, experience history and scenery in Elkton for the annual
Fort Umpqua Days. Visit the exhibits at Fort Umpqua, join a parade through town, watch the
“Echoes of the Umpqua” pageant and enjoy a wide variety of historic-themed activities for
visitors. A bass tournament kicks off the event at 6 a.m. Other festivities are held at the Elkton
Community Education Center, 15850 State Highway 38 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Head to beautiful Winchester Bay for the annual Art by the Bay event held Saturday, Aug31 and
Sunday, Sept 1. Artists from all over Oregon bring in their crafts and visitors can observe styles
and skills of a variety of different art mediums. Kids art and activities, food, entertainment and
more are all at this free event on the waterfront.

For more events around the Umpqua region during Labor Day’s The Great Umpqua Outdoor
Days and for information on the events listed, visit www.thegreatumpqua.com.

52 www.southernoregonmagazine.com | summer 2019