Enjoy the only Swiss-Bavarian festival in the WestSeptember 24-27 Enterprise, Joseph and Wallowa Lake

V' Polka dancing V' Folk dancing v' Accordion music V' Alpine Art, Antiquewith free lessons V' Alphorn music V' Terminal Gravity and Craft Fair

V' Swiss yodeling v' Bratwurst A l p enfest Ale V' Accordionists

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OREGON'S ALPENFEST SEPT. 24-27, 2015

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Swiss-Bavarian festival in the western U.S.

Oregon's Alpenfest is a long-running Swiss-Bavarian culturalfestival traditionally held on the last full weekend of Septemberin Wallowa County, Oregon. Our region is known widely asOregon's Little Switzerland because of our spectacular moun­tain scenery. We are a family-oriented and fun-filled event thatcelebrates the Alpine environment of the Wallowa country.

Launched in 1976 as Alpenfest, our festival is the only annual

The 37th edition of Oregon's Alpenfest will run September24-27, featuring polka music and dancing, yodeling, alphorns,Swiss and German cuisine, beer and wine, and art, craft, antiqueand gift shopping.

Our Alpenfest differs from a routine Oktoberfest in several

+++There is more yodeling, especially Swiss yodeling.+++The 12-foot-long alphorn (think Ricola) is front-and-center.+++While we are growing, we still are smaller and more small­

town friendly than the typical large Oktoberfest.

Oregon's Alpenfest, the festival, is presented by Alpenfest,a 501(c)(3) Oregon nonprofit corporation. Contributions to

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numerous other tasks.

Alpenfest are tax deductible. Alpenfest is governed by a boardof directors consisting of seven members:

+++Chuck Anderson of Enterprise, Alpenmeister and Presidentand retired editor and publisher of the Wallowa County Chief­

+++Lynn Wolf of Joseph, owner of Lakeside Interiors in Joseph..+++Steve Lear of Enterprise, owner of Lear's Main Street Pub

and Grill in Enterprise.+++Peter Brandt of Joseph, owner of Alpine Auto in Joseph.+++Tom Powers, Enterprise attorney and an organizer of the

Wallowa Alpenrace

These board members are bolstered by a cadre of loyal volun­teers, without whom our festival wouldn't happen. The volun­teers decorate the Edelweiss Inn, set up and take down chairsand tables, cook and serve bratwurst meals, provide safety andsecurity, pour beer and wine, take your tickets and perform

We salute these supporters of Oregon's Alpenfest, whose timeand energy make our festival possible.

Volunteers serve bratwurst meals at the mainperformances of Oregon's Al penfest

OREGON S A L P ENFEST S C H EDULESATURDAY I SEPT. 26

THURSDAY I SEPT. 24

Enterprise4 p.m. — Join our Main Street procession from Depot Street to Opening Ceremony

at Wallowa County Courthouse gazebo.5:30 p.m.— Ceremonial tapping of the first keg of Alpenfest Ale and Accordions

at Alpenfest at Terminal Gravity Brewery

FRIDAY I SEPT. 25

Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa Lake8-11 a.m. — Alpenfest Breakfast8 a.m.-sunset — Alpine Art, Antique and Craft Fair9 a.m. — Wallowa Alpenrace starts at north end of Wallowa LakeNoon-12:45 p.m. — Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley Thull1-4:30 p.m.— Performance: polka music / folk dancers /yodeling / alphorns with

bratwurst meal, beer and wine available4:45-5:30 p.m. — Yodeling and alphorn-playing contests outdoors6-6:45 p.m.— Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley Thull7-10:30 p.m.— Performance: polka music / folk dancers / yodeling / alphorns.

Bratwurst meal, beer and wine available

Joseph10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Accordions at Oregon's Alpenfest at the Joseph Visitor Center10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Paint the Town plain air art event at Main Street businesses

SUNDAY I SEPT. 27

Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa LakeNoon-sunset — Alpine Art, Antique and Craft Fair6-6:45 p.m.— Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley Thull7-10:30 p.m. — Performance: polka music / folk dancers / yodeling / alphorns.

Bratwurst meal, beer and wine available

JosephNoon-5 p.m. — Accordions at Oregon's Alpenfest at the Joseph Visitor Center5 p.m. — Wallowa Alpenrace pre-race meeting at Winding Waters Boathouse

Edelweiss Inn, Wallowa Lake8-11 a.m. — Alpenfest Breakfast11-11:45 a.m. — Learn to polka with Randy and Ashley ThullNoon-3:30 p.m.— Performance: polka music / folk dancers /yodeling / alphorns

with bratwurst meal, beer and wine available

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Our headliners: Salzburger Echo, Arthur Brogli, Tirolean Dancers, Bruce Coutant• . • I

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plays everything by ear. Hecomposes some of his ownsongs and lyrics.Among his long list of accom­plishments are singing at Appleand Strawberry festivals inMichigan, Swiss Days in Berne,Ind., and playing a leading rolein starting the first Oktoberfest

He also sang at the Swiss consulate in San Francisco to celebrate the700th anniversary of the creation of Switzerland.

Tirolean Dancers folk dance troupe

The Tirolean Dancers of Oregon have been popular Alpenfest enter­tainers for many years. Their energetic style is typical of Switzer­land, Germany and Austria.

The dancers hail from all over Oregon andWashington. They are regulars at Oktober­fests throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Bruce Coutant, alphornist

Alphorn player Bruce Coutant lives in Wal­lowa County, where he crafts alphorns asone of very few alphorn builders outsideEurope. Bruce also plays French horn lo­cally.

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Salzburger Echo comes from its home base in Utah to play for thefirst time at Oregon's Alpenfest. Although these guys usually per­form elsewhere on Alpenfest weekend, we strongarmed them togive Oregon's Little Switzerland a try.

Salzburger Echo brings the Alps to audiences, playing Old Worldand contemporary folk music from the alpine regions of Switzer­land, Germany and Austria. They continue to amaze audienceswith their alphorns, Swiss cowbells, holzernes g'achter and har­mony yodeling.

Together since 1992, Salzburger Echo has played many venues andfestivals throughout the United States and Europe. They compriseone of the most sought-after Alpine bands in the nation. Festivalssuch as Mt. Angel Oktoberfest in Oregon, Snowbird's AnnualOktoberfest in Utah, Las Vegas Oktoberfest, Ruidoso Oktoberfestin New Mexico and Oktoberfest at Snake River Brewing in Jack­son Hole, Wyo., invite Salzburger Echo to perform year after yearbecause of their high-energy showmanship, outstanding musician­ship and cunning wit.

Arthur Brogli, yodeler HEIOI'S GIFT SIIOPPE AT WALLOW LAKEOFFICIAL G IFT SHOP OF AL PENFESTSwiss yodeler Arthur Brogli was

new to Oregon's Alpenfest in2014. He hails from Lodi, Calif.,but has entertained throughoutthe country and was a huge hit

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Randy and Ashley Thull, nationally renowned professionalpolka dancers from Wisconsin, will give free polka lessons atOregon's Alpenfest.

As a couple, the Thulls have danced in competition for eightyears and each has been dancing since childhood. Theyoften appear on the "Mollie 8 Polka Party" on RFD-TV andhave been featured on the show's three Christmas specials.A video of them dancing competitively is on their website,www.thepolkadancers.com.

Their free 45-minute polka lessons will precede each of the fourperformances of Oregon's Alpenfest at Wallowa Lake. Les­sons will be at 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 6 p.m. Saturday and10 a.m. Sunday.

"In past years, we received repeated requests to teach the pol­ka," said Chuck Anderson, the festival's alpenmeister. "We

brought Randy and Ashley here for the first time last yearand couldn't be more pleased."

"They are among the best polka dancers in the world and are in

high demand," he added.The Thulls live in Kewaskum, Wis., where Randy also plays in

the Goodtime Dutchmen band. Among many honors, Ash­ley is a former Miss United Polka Association and serves asdance director for Polka America Corp. Two of their chil­dren, Ryan and Ashlyn, also polka.

"There is a West Coast polka belt that includes Oregon, but

most polka enthusiasts from other areas don't know aboutus," Anderson said. "We hope that having Randy and Ashleyhere will help spread the word."Randy and Ashley Thull mill teach the polka

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Vendors of many styles ofcrafts, food and other goods will befeatured at our Alpine Art, Antique and Craft Fair on the grounds of the Edelweiss Inn at Wallowa Lake.

Our cuisine: bratwurst, sauerkraut, beer

wine.

Oregon's Alpenfest offerslocal artisan bratwurst,sauerkraut and micro­brew, all crafted just forus. We also serve Oregon

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Hillsdale, Phillips and Helvetia.The Swiss immigrants found the

fertile valleys and forested hill­sides similar in many ways totheir homeland. During the lastquarter of the 19th Century, eco­nomic hard times in Europe andthe promise of new opportuni­ties in America brought severalthousand Swiss immigrants towestern Oregon and southwest­ern Washington. The abbey andcollege at Mt. Angel — originally"Engelberg" — were foundedduring this period by a group of

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Some of these clubs were theforerunners of Portland Swiss,Inc., the state's prominentorganization of Swiss. Now, asthen, they strive to retain thespirit of Switzerland.

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