The UO Duck Store is showcasing Oregon’s people, artisans and entrepreneurs at “Proudly Oregon” – a one-day, trade show style event – from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The purpose of the event is to draw attention to homegrown businesses, highlight Oregon success stories and support the local economy.

A range of product categories will be represented, including apparel, electronics and art supplies.

There will also be local food, beer and wine samples, authors, artist demonstrations and poetry readings.

Businesses represented at the Proudly Oregon event include electric vehicle company Arcimoto. WebFoot Bar & Grill will be providing free samples from Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery and Territorial Wine Company will be offering wine tasting.

A complete list of vendors is available on the Duck Store website.

In addition to local vendors and demonstrations, customers will be able to save as much as 25 percent on items throughout the store.

- from The Duck Store