The Whiteaker Block Party livened up the local neighborhood Saturday, bringing a constant stream of music from nine different concert stages, arts and crafts from local artisans and entertainment from a variety of performance groups. The Block Party is in its seventh year, growing larger with each passing year.
Oregon student Olivia White works on a “people in motion” assignment for a 200-level drawing class at the Ninkasi Brewery. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
The Triceratops Art Car makes its journey to the Burning Man festival every year. Justin Lanphear (not pictured) redesigned a decommissioned Frito-Lay delivery truck into a dinosaur-inspired mutant art car. In the photo an attendee of the Whiteaker Block Party admires the car. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
The annual Whiteaker Block Party has brought in hundreds of local community members from around the Eugene-Springfield area for the past seven years. It is the area’s premier event and is entirely run and organized by volunteers. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
An aerialist performs for audience members in the performance area at the intersection of 3rd and Adams. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
The Def Kids perform at the G-spot stage during an evening event at the Whiteaker Block Party. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Thousands of Eugene locals flocked to the seventh annual Whiteaker Block Party on saturday from noon to 9:30 p.m. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A woman is shrouded in shadows as she performs aerial silk acrobatics. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Oregon student, Mel Newbery, plays her violin on 3rd and Jackson at the Whiteaker Block Party. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A man is helped to an EMSÂ vehicle after passing out on the sidewalk near a aerial silks performance. The performance stopped and the area was cleared out briefly so that emergency response vehicles could leave the tightly-packed area. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)
Tiernan Pietsch performs aerial silks at the Whiteaker Block Party. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)