Think Out Loud

Live events industry slowly recovers

By Sage Van Wing (OPB)
June 4, 2021 4:23 p.m.

Broadcast: Friday, June 4

People sit on picnic blankets at a waterfront park in Portland, while boats gather on the river and a bridge is visible in the background.

A 2016 file photo of the Waterfront Blues Festival, graced with the view of the Hawthorne Bridge and Willamette River. Residents brought their boats to the waterfront to listen from the river.

Shirley Chan / OPB

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Summer is the season of outdoor concerts, festivals and weddings. Large outdoor gatherings are beginning to happen again after last year’s widespread cancellations. Dwayne Thomas, founder of the Live Events Industry Coalition of Oregon, and Christina Fuller, owner of Fuller Events, join us to discuss how the last year has affected their industry and what the future holds.

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