>>
>> Reporter: HELLO EVERYONE, WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH
CASSIDY.
CASSIDY.
CASSIDY. HAPPY FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE WEEKEND.
HOPEFULLY, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE
MADE IT ON YOUR WAY TO
PICKATHON OR YOU WILL BE ON
YOUR WAY AT 7:30 WHEN THE SHOW
IS OVER.
IS OVER.
IS OVER. IF YOU DON'T GET TO PICKATHON
OR ARE ABOUT TO BE ON YOUR WAY
OR ARE GOING TOMORROW, WE HAVE
A FULL SHOW LINED UP TO TELL
YOU WHAT TO EXPECT.
PICKATHON IS A FOUR-DAY MUSIC
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL.
FESTIVAL. IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SUNDAY HERE IN HAPPY VALLEY.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
YOU CAN'T SEE THE WHOLE FARM
FROM WHERE WE ARE, THERE ARE
SIX VENUES HERE AT PENDARVIS
FARM.
FARM.
FARM. THERE'S COMEDY, FOOD.
WE WILL PLAY SOME PICKATHON
THEMED GAMES IN A LITTLE BIT.
SINCE WE CAN'T EXACTLY GIVE YOU
THE PERSPECTIVE, I WENT ON A
TOUR WHEN THEY WERE STILL
GETTING SET UP TO GIVE YOU A
BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AND SHOW
YOU EXACTLY ALL WHAT ALL IS
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. TAKE A LOOK!
>> YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE EACH
OF THESE VENUES AS KIND OF A
DIFFERENT UNIVERSE.
DIFFERENT UNIVERSE. A DIFFERENT MUSICAL RIDE.
A DIFFERENT FANTASY KIND OF
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. AND, IT IS REALLY FUN TO THROW
THE ARTIST OFF TOO.
SO HAVING NEVER GOTTEN TO PLAY
IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, THEY
JUST, THEY CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> SO WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?
>> WE ARE IN THE NEWEST VENUE.
THAT WE ARE CREATING THIS YEAR.
CALLED THE GALAXIA MYSTERIOSO.
IT IS LATIN AMERICAN TRAVELING
CARNIVAL.
CARNIVAL.
CARNIVAL. MAYBE A LITTLE JUNGLE THROWN IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> Reporter: NOW WE ARE IN THE
GALAXY BARN AND IT FEELS LIKE
WE HAVE ENTERED ANOTHER GALAXY
OR SOMETHING.
OR SOMETHING. WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
>> THIS IS THE BEAST
ATTRACTION.
ATTRACTION. AND YOU NEED TO BE PROTECTED SO
WE HAVE BARS.
>> SOMETIMES THE BEAST ESCAPES.
WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME BREAK-
OUTS.
OUTS.
OUTS. >>
OUTS. >> PLAY THE BEST MUSIC.
>> THIS IS THE LUCKY BARN.
ABOUT 80 PEOPLE CAN FIT IN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. IT'S A HALF INTERVIEW.
HALF PERFORMANCE.
HALF PERFORMANCE. SO YOU LEARN AND IT IS A REAL
CLOSEUP GETTING DEEP WITH THE
ARTIST KIND OF EXPERIENCE.
>> SO THIS IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST TENSION FABRIC
STRUCTURES IN THE WORLD.
IT IS OUR SIGNATURE PIECE.
I BUILT IT TO LOOK LIKE MOUNT
HOOD.
HOOD.
HOOD. IF
HOOD. IF YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A
GREAT VIEW OF MOUNT HOOD.
ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
>> AT THE FARM, IN A FOREST,
ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE FOUND
BEN THOMPSON.
BEN THOMPSON. AKA MR. BEN.
THIS IS WHERE THE KIDS HANG
OUT?
OUT?
OUT? >>
OUT? >> THIS IS.
THIS IS THE WILD HORSE TENT.
THE WILD HORSE STAGE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THE KIDS COME
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE
FAMILY FRIENDLY KIDS' MUSIC IS.
THIS IS ALSO WHERE THE SHADE
IS.
IS.
IS. >>
IS. >> WE
IS. >> WE LIKE THE SHADE.
>> FOR ALL THE THINGS PICKATHON
IS KNOWN FOR, KNOWING THAT IT
IS A PLACE WE CAN COME AND
ENJOY ALL THE MUSIC AND KNOWING
OUR KIDS CAN HAVE THE TIME OF
THEIR LIVES ALSO IS ONE OF THE
BIG SELLING POINTS.
SO NOW, WE ARE ENTERING THE
TREE LINE STAGE.
>> WHOA.
>> WHOA.
>> WHOA. >> WHICH IS BUILT BY GRADUATE
STUDENTS AT THE PORTLAND STATE.
AND, THEIR KIND OF IDEA IS TO
HAVE A DESIGN BUILD CLASS
CALLED DIVERSION ARCHITECTURE.
YOU CAN FIND THE MATERIAL YOU
CAN USE FOR THE STAGE.
AND IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING
ELSE AFTER THE FESTIVAL.
>> USED BUT NOT USED UP.
>> THIS YEAR, THE STUDENTS CAME
UP WITH THE HARVEST BIN.
THESE PARTICULAR BINS ARE USED
FOR APPLES.
FOR APPLES. WE ARE BORROWING THEM IN
BETWEEN CHERRY SEASON AND APPLE
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. NEXT FRIDAY, THEY NEED TO BE
BACK IN THE ORCHARD TO DO THEIR
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> NOW WE WALKED INTO THE
MIDDLE OF THE WOODS.
WHERE ARE WE?
>> THE MAJORITY OF THE FESTIVAL
IS IN THE WOODS AND YOU CAN
CAMP.
CAMP.
CAMP. THERE'S ABOUT 2500, 3,000
PEOPLE CAMPING.
PEOPLE CAMPING. SO, NOW, WE FIND OURSELVES DEEP
IN THE WOODS.
AND WHAT DO YOU STUMBLE ACROSS?
COME ACROSS OUR SECOND BIGGEST
VENUE.
VENUE.
VENUE. THE WOOD STAGE.
EVERYTHING HERE, YOU SEE, WAS
HARVESTED AND BROUGHT DOWN HERE
FROM THE PENDARVAS FARM AND
TURNED INTO FENCES AND BEER
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. AND PIZZA PARLOR KIND OF PLACE.
AND, THE ACTUAL STAGE ITSELF.
HERE IS WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR
BIGGEST PERFORMERS.
BIGGEST PERFORMERS. NOBODY GET TO SEE MUSIC IN A
PLACE LIKE THIS.
>> WE HAVE COME TO OUR FINAL
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. >>
SPOT. >> THIS IS WHERE WE PAY OUR
CHEFS AND MUSICIANS AND CREATE
A EXPERIENCE FOR JUST 100
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF.
AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF. THREE-COURSE MEAL.
THREE-COURSE MEAL. DRINKS.
DRINKS.
DRINKS. FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. >>
FOOD. >> AND THESE ARE EXTRA TICKETS?
>> THEY ARE ON OUR WEBSITE.
EXTRA TICKETS.
EXTRA TICKETS. IF YOU ARE A FOODY IN ANY WAY,
THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST
CHEFS IN THE