SUPERCAL

Tuesday, November 2

7:00pm VORTEX I @ Clinton St. Theater

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF VORTEX I

In 1970, Governor Tom McCall was presented with a problem – thousands of protestors were planning to protest Nixon’s visit to Portland at an American Legion conference. At the same time, a group of students were looking to hold a Woodstock-style event – in order avoid another bloody clash with police. From this turmoil, the first state-sponsored rock festival – Vortex I – was born.

Held near Estacada, the music/alternative lifestyle festival drew over 100,000 attendees and generated a fascinating chapter in Oregon’s colorful history. Full of interviews and great archival footage – this must-see locally-made documentary is an entertaining and educational window into a risky political move that paid off and helped keep the peace in Oregon.

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