D-Md., right, hugs Harold Schaitberger, General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, after the Congressman spoke at the IAFF's Legislative Conference General Session at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, March 9, 2015. The day featured addresses by members of Congress and Vice President Joe Biden.The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will end its Green Show season early due the ongoing impacts of wildfire smoke. The Green Show, a series of free performances typically offered on OSF's Courtyard Stage six nights a week throughout the summer and into mid-October, will end on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. The Festival remains open and its 10 mainstage plays will continue into October.

Since mid-July, the majority of Green Show performances have been canceled or moved from the large outdoor courtyard - commonly referred to as "the Bricks" - to the indoor BLACK SWAN Theatre due to unhealthy air quality caused by smoke from wildfires burning in multiple states. Over 20 performances of the Festival's three outdoor plays have also either been canceled or moved from the 1,200-seat Allen Elizabethan