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Ei g Read hits home stretch The Big Read in Wallowa County hits the home stretch. The three final events this weekend include a Milagro Theater workshop and a visit from author Luis Alberto Urrea.

] P EOUthriller opens Noah Mugrage, left, plays Gloria and McKayla Nitz plays Susy in'Wait Until Dark," opening Thursday at Schwarz Theatre. It's the story of a blind housewife whose home is targeted by three con men, a creepy thriller with bigger themes.

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"Constructed" presents the work of 11 artists. The show opens with a reception Friday at Nightingale Gallery, Loso Hall, Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

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Irregulars pay tribute to the Grateful Dead The Adams Avenue Irregulars pay tribute to the Grateful Dead at 7p.m.Wednesday atJoe Beans Coffee, 1009Adams Ave., La Grande.

Admission is $5. Soft drinks, coffeeand snack food are available for purchase.

The Adams Avenue Irregulars are Holly Marie Sorensen, Kris Mallory, Al 'Too Loud" MacLeod, Luke McKern, Colleen MacLeod Mike Mallory, Tim Erickson and Roger Barnes.

'The family-fiiendly concerts are a blast," Mike Mallory said.

"Get there early."

3osephy Center hosts open mic Sunday Every second Sunday, the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph, hosts an open mic &om 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A broadrange oftalentisinvited to performatthe center,to sing, dance, play music or read a poem.

Wallowa Valley Orchestra continues rehearsals Wallowa Valley Orchestra continues rehearsing at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Enterprise High School music room through Feb. 24.

Musician participants are asked Rootson Wisdom showing through May 2 to bring $1 for pizza and to call Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, jam host Carla Arnold for the St. Anthony Hospital and Mapizza order before 5 p.m. For more information, call Arnold at honey Insurance Group present 541-663-0776. the OMSI exhibit, "Roots of Wisdom: NativeKnowledge, Shared Galleries display Science," on display in Pendleton reflections work through May 2.

Two Pendleton galleries are Populations acrosstheglobe joining forces this month to exhibit face challenges meeting human a large collection of monoprints, monotypes and block prints that focus on the region.

Reflection of the Columbia Plateau features the work of participants in an annual printmaking retreat that the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland and Crow's Shadow Institute have offeredjointly foralm osta decade.

The works will be on view at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., to exhibit half of the works in their East Oregonian Gallery. and the at Crow's Shadow Institute, 48004 Saint Andrew's Road, through Feb. 27.

Each venue will show different pieces &om the collection. Hours forboth galleriesare 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

The Pendleton Center for the Arts is also open from noon to 4 p.m.

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Tamastslikt is open from 10 a.m. to5 p.m .Monday through Saturday.

BlueMountaineers play Tuesdays, Wednesdays The BlueMountaineers will play &om 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Wednesdays during February at the Union County Senior Center, 1504Albany St., La Grande.

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Isaak plays Thursday, Slow and Easy 3am takes Hines plays Tuesday place Thursday evening Auburn Isaak plays Thursday Slow and Easy Jam at Bear Mountain Pizza, 2104 Island Ave., La Grande, takes place on the first Thursday of each month.

The event, sponsored by Bear Mountain Pizza and TraditionalLive! ithe Northeast Oregon Folklore Society), runs &om 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It's for musicians of all ages playing acoustic instruments and enjoying a slower tempo of sharedrepertoireofIrish,Scottish, bluegrass, old-timey and French Canadian fiddle tunes. Instruments range from fiddle, mandolin,guitar and piano to recorder, penny whistle and Irish drum.

needs in maintaining food supplies, drinking water and healthy communities. These challenges have inspired innovative solutions.

In Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science, visitors will learn how native communities are using their traditional knowledge in conjunction with cutting-edgescience to address pressingissues facing society.

and Steve Hines plays Tuesday at Ten Depot Street in La Grande.

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Dale Tovar will be playing jazz guitar at Ten Depot Street on Valentine's Day.

Haney, Tivel perform at LG Brewskis Saturday Colton Elwood Haney &om La Grandeand Anna Tivelfrom Portland will perform together at 7 p.m. Saturday at LG Brewskis, 267 S. Main St., Union. Those attending must be 21 or older. There is no cover charge.

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Shaw, of Richland, Washington, will show her watercolors.

Shaw said that "with modern technology ... we get used to seeing images which preserve details, but not necessarily the emotionalimpact ofan objector scene. I want the viewer to enjoy the beauty of color and shapes

• What: New art shows open at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson's Gallery and ShortTerm Gallery • Where: Baker City • When: 5:30 p.m. Friday Go! staff

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aker City artist, illustrator and author Nancy Coffelt will feature her series of vibrant, unique, 2D and 3D papier-mache pieces at Peterson's Gallery during February.

The show opens at 6 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 1925 Main Stu Baker City.

Originally from Portland, Coffeltdeveloped a careerin fine arts by owning and operating the Loft Gallery as well as creating her own work in oil pastel. She has licensed various works for commercial use to companies such as Gango Editions, Starbucks, The Nature Co. and Mudpuppy Press.

In 1992,Coffelt'spicture book "Goodnight Sigmund" was published by Harcourt. Since, she has gone on to write and illustrate other picture books along with nonfiction, young adult, middle grade and comics.

Shortly after moving to Baker City in 2012 from Portland, Nancy felt compelled to make a change in medium to compliment her change in scenery.

"I fell in love with the use of recycledmaterialsto create both 3D and 2D work," she said.

"My goal for each and every pieceisto tella story — a story that hopefully connects with the viewer."

For more information, contact Peterson'sGallery at541-5231022, mail@petersonsgallery.net or www.petersonsgallery.net.

irs ri a based on the world around us. At the same time, sometimes to see a subject most clearly requires using colors or shapes which are unexpected."

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Crossroads Carnegie Art Center Crossroads Carnegie Art Center welcomes Amy VanGaasbeck and Maja Shaw as the featured artists for February.

The show begins Friday with an opening reception from 5:30p.m.to 8 p.m. atCrossroads, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City.

The evening begins with an informalartisttalk at 5:30 p.m.

The student gallery will feature art from Baker Head Start students.

The evening's music will be by the Dark Town Strutters featuring Richard Rubicam on fiddle, Joanne Fletcher on piano and Bill Lee on guitar.

VanGaasbeck, of Baker City, will show pastels, charcoal and oil paintings.

"I believe that creativity and the abil ity to create artwhether music, drama or fine art — is in every person," she said.

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Steakhouse, 104 S. Main St., Joseph, 541-432-6853 I Ten Depot Street, La Grande, 541-963-8766 I Terminal Gravity,803 Scho St., Enterprise, +To Milton-Freewa e 541-426-0158

• Barley Brown's Brewpub, 2190 Main St., 541-523-4266 • Bear Mountain Pizza Co., 2104 Island Ave., La Grande, 541-963-2327 • Bud Jacksons Sportsmans Bar and Grill, 2209 Adams Ave., La Grande, 541962-7858 • Corner Brick Bar and Grill, 1840 Main St., Baker City, 541-523-6099.

• Earth 8t Vine, 2001 Washington Ave., Baker City, 541-523-1687 • Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main St., Baker City, 541-523-1889 • Joe Bean's, 1009 Adams Ave., La Grande, 541- T Ukiah 624-5600 • Lear's Main Street Pub 8t Grill, 111 W. Main St., Enterprise • LG Brewskis, 267 S. Main St., Union, 541-562-6286 • Outlaw Restaurant 8t Saloon, 108 N. Main St., Joseph, 541-432-4321 • Paizano's Pizza, 2940 10th St., Baker City, 541-524-1000 • Short Stop Frozen Yogurt and Espresso Shop, 12th Street and Gekeler Lane, La Grande, 541-963-2121.

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4WEDIIESDA V • Bingo:doors open at 5 p.m., early-bird games at 6 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.;; VFW High Valley Post 4060, 518 N. Main St., Union.

• Bingo:hosted by Elgin Lions; 6:30 p.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • English Country Dance Workshop & Ball:7-9 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library,1006 Penn Ave., La Grande.

• First Wednesday Concert: 7-9 p.m.; Joe Beans,1009Adams Ave., La Grande.

3THDRSDVA • Brooklyn Taco Feed and Book Fair:4:30-7:30 p.m., Community Event Center,2600 East St., Baker City.

• Bingo:cash only; 6:30-9 p.m.; La Grande American Legion Post 43,301 Fir St..

• La Grande Library Storytime: free;11:15 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St..

• Live Music by Fine Tunes:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Never Miss a Chance to Dance:Learn new dances like the Cha Cha, East Coast Swing, 10 step, Waltz and more. First hour is working on the dance steps and the last half hour is practice. The first lesson is free, Powder River Dance Club memberships are available for individuals and couples. No partner necessary; open to all ages; $3 per person; 6:30 p.m.; Baker City VFW Hall, First Street BcValley Avenue.

• Slow & Easy Jam:7-9 p.m.;

Bear Mountain Pizza, 2104 Island Ave., La Grande.

• Square Dancing Lessons:Free; 7 p.m.; Fort Union Grange Hall, 63161 Gekeler Lane, La Grande.

IIFRIDAV • Storytime: 10-11 a.m., Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. • BabyTot Bop Story Circle: ages 0-3; free; 10:30 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande.

• Live Music by Fine Tunes:free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Step Back in Time Tour: 3:30-4:3 0 p.m.,GeiserGrand Hotel, $2; RSVP541-523-1889 • Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall, 71562 Middle Road, Elgin.

• Pinochle Social Club:7 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Terminal Gravity Open Mic Night:7-10 p.m.;Terminal Gravity

Brew Pub, 803 School St., Enterprise.

• Young Artist Studio: For ages10 and older; instructor is Paul Hoelscher. Media include acrylic, oil, and watercolor paint, soft and oil pastels, charcoal, graphite, conte, colored pencil, and clay sculpture; $15 per session or $50 for four;1:45-3:45 p.m.; Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City; 541-523-5369.

• First Friday art shows:5:30 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; 6 p.m. at Peterson's Gallery,1925 Main St., and ShortTerm Gallery, 1829 Main St. • Live music:Steph Gordon plays the fiddle,7 p.m., Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main St., Baker City.

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Join any time; $15 per session or $50 for four; 1-3 p.m.; Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020Auburn Ave., Baker City; 541-523-5369.

• Step Back in Time Tour:3:304:30 p.m., Geiser Grand Hotel, $2; RSVP 541-523-1889 • Bingo:7 p.m.; Odd Fellows Hall, Summerville.

• English Country Dance Workshop & Ball:7-10 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library,1006 Penn Ave., La Grande.

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• English Country Dance Workshop & Ball:1-3 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library,1006 Penn Ave., La Grande.

• La Grande Rotary Club's daddy-daughter dance:$35 per couple and $10 for each additional guest; Tickets are available from Valley lnsurance, McMahan Denistry, any Rotarian or by calling 541-910-8860; scholarships available on request; La Grande Masonic Lodge, 1303 Adams Ave. • Live Irish Music:7 p.m.; Lear's Main Street Pub Bc Grill, 111 W. Main St., Enterprise.

• Live music:Colton "Elwood"

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• International Folk Dance Workshop:group dancing from a variety of cultures, no experience necessary; free, donations accepted; 7:30-9 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 PennAve., La Grande.

• Live Music by Blue Mountaineers:Free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande.

• PageTurners Book Club:Free; 1 p.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande.

• Pinochle:1 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Union Library Storytime: 10 a.m.; Union Carnegie Library, 182 N. Main St. • Union Senior Meal:noon; Union United Methodist Church.

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8 SDIIDAV • Live music:Colton "Elwood" Haney performs with Anna Tivel and Moorea Masa; $5 cover; 5 p.m.; Stage Door Theater, 1010 Adams Ave., La Grande.

• Open Mic & Potluck Night at the Josephy Center:potluck dishes encouraged; 4-6 p.m.; Josephy Center for Arts Br Culture, 403 N. Main St.,

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9MDIIDAV • Bridge:1 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Live Music by Dennis Winn: Free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Open Painting and Drawing Studio:Independent work time open to members of Crossroads; $5 per month; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Crossroads CarnegieArt Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City;

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• Union County Children's Choir:4:30-5:45 p.m.; Loso Hall, Room 123, EOU, LaGrande.

]PTIIESDAV • Storytime:10-11 a.m., Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. • Bingo:6:30 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

• Brown Bag Lunch:Free; bring your own lunch; noon; Josephy Center for Arts BrCulture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph.

• Community African Drumming Group:6-7 p.m.; LosoHall,Room 123,EOU, La Grande.

• Storytime: 10-11 a.m., Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. • Bingo:doors open at 5 p.m., early-bird games at 6, regular games at 7; VFWHigh Valley Post 4060,518 N. Main St., Union.

• Bingo:hosted by Elgin Lions; 6:30 p.m.; Elgin Community Center, 260 N. 10th Ave. • Bingo Night:supports fairground improvement; 6-8 p.m.; Cloverleaf Hall, 600 N.W. First St., Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise.

• Live Music by Blue Mountaineers:Free; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande.

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• La Grande Library Storytime free; 11:15 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St.

gFDIDAV • Storytime:10-11 a.m., Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. • Baby Tot Bop Story Circle: ages 0-3; free; 10:30 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande.

• Bingo:$1 per card; 6:30 p.m.; Rockwall Grange Hall, 71562 Middle Road, Elgin.

• New Orleans LoveFest:dinner Br dancing, benefits EOU music scholarships; $50; 5:30 p.m.; Gilbert Center, EOU, 1 University Boulevard, La Grande.

• Pinochle Social Club:7 p.m.; Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany, La Grande.

• The sixth annual Marian Academy Mystery Dinner Theater:The Ringding Bros.

Barnum and Bailey Circus will be appearing. appetizers and a nohost bar followed by dinner; For tickets or more information, call Gloria at 541-963-7341, ext. 3.; Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Sixth Street Br K Avenue, La Grande.

• Young Artist Studio:For ages 10 and older; instructor is Paul Hoelscher; $15 per session or $50 for four; 1:45-3:45 p.m.; Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City; 541-523-5369.

• The Sugar Bean Sisters:An offbeat story of romance, murder and alien abduction; presented

by Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre; 7 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater inside BascheSage Place, 2101 Main St., Baker City.

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• Eagle Cap ExcursionTrain, www.eaglecaptrainrides. com,tickets:800-323-7330 • Elgin Opera House, 104 N. Eighth St., Elgin, 541-663-6324, www. elginoperahouse.com • Eltrym Theater, 1809 First St., Baker City. www. eltrym.com • Geiser Grand Hotel, 1995 Main St., Baker City, 541523-1889. Tours offered at 3:30 p.m. Saturdays for $2.

• Hot Lake Springs,66172 Ore. Highway 203, La Grande, 541-963-4685, www.hotlakesprings.com • Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, 59116 Pierce Road, La Grande, 541-963-4954 • National Historic Oregon Trail lnterpretive Center, 22267 Oregon Highway 86, Baker City, 541-523-1843 • Oregon Trail lnterpretive Park at Blue Mountain Crossing, 1-84 exit 248, west of La Grande, 509-963-7186 • Sumpter Valley Railroad, 12259 Huckleberry Loop Road, Baker City, 866-894-2268 • Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area, Sumpter, 541-894-2486 • Wallowa Lake Tramway, 59919Wallowa Lake Hwy.,

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• Eastern Oregon Fire Museum, La Grande, by appointment only, 541-963-3123 • Eastern Oregon Museum, 610Third St., Haines. Open Thursday-Sunday. Closed forthe season • Union County Museum, 333 S. Main St., Union, 541-562-6003. Closed until Mother's Day 2015.

• Wallowa County Museum, 110 Main St., Joseph, 541-432-6095

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Joseph, 541-432-5331 • • Alpine Meadows Golf Course, Enterprise, 541-426-3246, www.alpine meadowsgolfcourse. com • Anthony Lake Recreation Area, 47500 Anthony Lake Highway, North Powder, 541-856-3277 • Buffalo Peak Golf Course, Union, 541-562-5527,

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La Grande SK8 Park, Oak and Palmer, 541-962-1352

• Meacham Divide Nordic Ski com, 541-566-0327 Area, west of La Grande • Veterans Memorial Pool, • Mount Emily Recreation 401 Palmer St., La Grande, 541-962-1347 Area, www.union-county.

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• Quail Ridge Golf Course, 2801 Indiana Ave., Baker City, 541-523-2358 • Sam-0 Swim Center, 580 Baker St., Baker City, 541-523-9622 • Spout Springs Ski Area, www.skispoutsprings.

• Adler House Museum, 2305 Main St., Baker City; closed for the season but open by appointment; 541523-9308 • Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St., Baker City,

• Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, 541-624-2800 • Aspen Grove Gallery, 602 N. Main St., Joseph, 541-432-9555 • Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020Auburn Ave., Baker City, 541-523-5369 • Da ncing E lepha nt Gallery, 1788 Main St., Baker City; www. dancingelephantgallery. com.

• Gene Hayes Gallery of Western Art, 301 Donald St., Wallowa, 541-886-3311 • Kelly's Gallery on Main,103 N. Main St., 541-432-3116 • Lakeside Interiors,

Call or email us with updates to this guide • Baker County: 541-523-3673, events@bakercityherald + Union and Wallowa counties: 541-963-3161, events@lagrandeobservercom

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The Big Read

ina even s mar en o • What: Big Read finale • When: 5 p.m. Sunday • Where: Hurricane Creek Grange Hall, 82930Airport Lane, Joseph • Details:Author Luis Alberto Urrea will visit for potluck.

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ENTERPRISE — The Big Read festivities continue as Wallowa County nears the end ofits winter celebration ofAmerican novels.

There are three final events.

The first eventis a Milagro Theater communityworkshop iom 10 a.m.tonoon Saturday at f Stage One, 117-V2 E. Main St. in Enterprise. There is a $10registration fee, and the class can have no more than 25 people. To reserve a spot, contact Mike Midlo, program manager at Fishtrap, at mike@ fishtrap.orgor 541-426-3623.

The second eventis a 3 p.m. matinee Saturday for the Milagro Theater's"Searching for Aztlan" at the OKTheater in Enterprise.

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The third eventis the finale with Luis Alberto Urrea, author of this year's novel,"Into the Beautiful North." Urrea is aregular faculty member at Summer Fishtrap and a fiiend to manyin the county. A potluck, with tamales provided by La Laguna, will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday at Hurricane Creek Grange Hall.Admission is $5 for

youth, $10 for adultsand $25fora family. People are asked to bring a dish to share.

Urreawill talk about the characters and events thatinspired him to write"Into the Beautiful North."

The book has inspired a theatrical adaptation. The Milagro Theater Group fiom Portland is workingwith Playwright Karen Zacarias, playwright-in-residence

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Luis Alberto Urrea will appear at Sunday's potluck.The Big Read finale begins at 5 p.m. at Hurricane Creek Grange Hall.

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Luis Alberto Urrea's book inspired a theatrical adaptation.

The book is the focus of this year's Big Read.

Olga Sanchez is director of MilagroTheater Group. Milagro is presenting a workshop and matinee performance.

atArena Stage inWashington, D.C., and a teacheratGeorgetown University.

Olga Sanchez, director at Milagro, said Zacarias is one of the strongest female writers around with a similar story to the novel.

She was born in Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. as a child.

Rooted in two cultural upbringings, Zacarias holds that Mexican heritage close to her heart, Sanchez

resonating and honoring the play, how is it structuringitself on the stage. I'm excited about how the playis emerging, Its tone is light, youthful, fast-paced with bit of a cinematic flair," Sanchez said.

She said despite thedistance, Urrea has given Zacarias &ee rein forthe adaptation.

He said,"Go off and create a play.

I trustyou guys.'We are honoringwhat he was intending to do with his novel — that's why this Skype meetingin Enterprise is so important."

Sanchez said the playwill be readyforactorsto gointo rehearsal in March 2016, and the playwould hit the Milagro stage in May of thatyear.

"I am excited about the notion of it getting seen; itis a different point ofview of the immigrant experience and how many people want to go back to Mexico," Sanchez said.

The Milagro Theater Group is in its31st season.Besidesits 121-seat theater in southeast Portland, Milagro has a touring troupe that goes around the country.

"Itis the only national touring of

bilingual Latino work addressing communityissues," Sanchez said.

The tmupe's plays are performed in English, Spanish and bilingually and are all original works, Sanchez

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"She had enough of an experience in Mexico to know what that community and culture felt like," Sanchez said.

Sanchez said livingin Portland, Urrea in Chicago and Zacarias in Washington, D.C., is providingits challenges for the adaptation. But the three will meet via Skype over the weekend that Sanchez and Urrea are in Enterprise.

The first draft of the beginning of the playwas submitted to Milagro, and the first drak of the entire play will be finished soon, Sanchez said. '%hen we are in Enterprise, we will have a Skype meeting and talk about this first draft — whatis

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The theater has an annual Day oftheDead performance, offers summer classes, works with the Jewish Theater Collaborative and hosts workshops and a dance party on the United Nation's InternationalWomen's Day, interjected with poetry and spokenword.

"It's a cultural center — it's a theater butwe do a multitude of things," Sanchez said.

The community workshop Saturday will explore cultural identity throughmovement and metaphor.

Milagro teaching artists will engage participants in a dialog around sociopolitical issues through physical theater, the creationofcomedic archetypes and rhythmic interplay with metaphor and verse.

These workshops can include variousforms ofself-awareness through mixed media portraiture &ee verse writing, presenting and performing. Groups examine com mitment to social responsibility using Milagro's"Reality Theatre techniques.

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• What:"Wait Until Dark" • When:7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday • Where: SchwarzTheatre, Loso Hall, Eastern Oregon University campus, La Grande • Details:Admission is $5. For reservations, call the box office at 541-962-3757

By William Bowman Go! correspondent

I'm imagining Mikayla Nitz, her long brown hair rolling down her back, her stern countenance, walking through the setduring rehearsal for "Wait Until Dark," completely

blindfolded.

She can't see, but she hits every turn, doesn't bump the set.

She's been doing this for weeks, practicing blind physicality for her upcoming part as Susy, a blindwoman who defends her house against three con men looking for heroin.

Jacob Mitchell, Eastern Oregon University senior and directorofthe play,stands off to the side, watching Mikayla's every move. He's connected with the blind community, he said, and he chose this play specifically for the disability themes it contains. And he's helping Mikayla prepare.

At 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Schwarz Theatre, his college senior project will take the stage, and it will be up to the actors and crew to succeed. Admission is $5. For reservations, call the box office at 541-962-3757. r Wait Until Dark" was written by Frederick Knott in the 1960s. It's the story of Susy, a

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'I swear I did not!s' Technical aspects of the play have also been extremely difficult, Mitchell said. Almost the entiresecond actthere is low or no light at all. Mitchell has also had to use sound mixing Tim Mustoe / Gol magazine to spatially expand the apartDirector Jacob Mitchell coaches a scene during practice Monday ment. There's many props, and for"Wait Until Dark."The Eastern Oregon UniversityTheatre show the set-designaspect ofno-light scenes is complicated. opens Thursday at Schwarz Theatre.

"When you're doing it in film," blind housewife, whose home tersbetter than Ido." he said, "you have the option is targeted by three con men N itz said it's herfavorite type of just like, oh, we forgot to put looking for heroin her husband of directing. the knife on the counter in that "There's guidance, but there's take,let'sredo it.Butifan actor smuggled in a doll. And when the cons go in, the lights go still creativity in it," she said. forgetsto move a knife to that "There's still an opportunity to counter in the first act, it's not out, Mitchell said, making for a creepy thriller with bigger build and portray a persongoing tobe there for the second themes toboot. but not have to do it all on my act.It's this great big,complex own."

Mitchell's father is a mobility puzzle."

"Particularly for this," Nitz instructor, a professional who The most difficult part of helps blind individuals learn added."Ifyou don'tput a prop playing a blind person, Nitz how to function in everyday life. said, is the physicality. where it' s supposed to go,Ican't 'You do so much based on Growing up with this exposure, just cover up, like, 'Oh, it's over he said, contributed to his what you see," she said. "It's here,I'm just going to go getit,' desire to direct this play for his really hard when someone holds because she can't see." senior project. out their hand, not to reach for Mitchell also decided to set "I've seen blind done on stage it. When you knock something the play in the '90s rather than off, not to try to catch it. You wrong," he said, "and I wanted to give that disability justice." know?" n For weeks, Mitchell and Nitz One ofher biggest struggles S H O W T I M E S 5 4 1- 9 6 3 - 3 8 6 6 fagrandemovfestcom have prepared. Mitchell is a is people'sfaces.She gets a self-titled "collaborative direclotofstimulation from faces, JUPITER ASCENDING (PG-13) FRI, MON-WED: 4:00, 6:50(2D), 9:25(3D) tor," meaning he likes to give she said, and so in order not to SAT & SUN: 1:20, 4:00, 6:50 2D, 9:25 3D direction to his actors but allow reactshe'shad to learn to look S PO N G E B O B : S P O N G E OUT OF T H E l h8LTER (PG) them creative license as well. through them.

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Ultimately, the play is a thriller, and audience members will be thrilled, Mitchell said.

However, the play addresses bigger issues as well.

"The play is about not underestimatingpeople who are disabled," he said."Because it's like she's not disabled, she's just capablein different areas."

The play also has a feminist motif as well, he said.

"This is a female that overcomes something," he said, "and becomes the most powerful characteron stage instead of winning the act by happenstance."

"Everything she does is not by accident," Nitz added. "Everything she does is on purpose."

Mitchell is heading off to work and grad school after graduation, he said. But for now, he's content doing what he loves at EOU. "It's going to be a good thrill," he said. "It's gonna be a get-your-heart-pumping suspense."

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W • What: Reception for "Constructed" •W hen: 6 p.m .to 8 p.m .Friday • Where: Nightingale Gallery, Loso Hall, Eastern Oregon University • Details: Free admission

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Eastern Oregon University's Nightingale Gallery presents "Constructed," an invitational exhibition opening with a reception fiom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridayin the gallery in Loso Hall.

"Constructed" presents the work of11artists.Their methods of constructio n underscore thevaried properties of clay to imbue their work with meaning.

Peter C. Johnson, EOU professor of ceramics, and Cory Peeke, Nightingale Gallery director, are curators fortheexhibition.

The sculptors, all with a background in ceramics, embrace an aesthetic that emphasizes the works'constructed nature. This is done in several ways. One is by highlighting a form's structure and process of creation. Another is by employing aesthetic that emphasizes its manufactured or artificial nature.

In many cases, the work may be constructing an alternative reality, examining artificial constructs or emphasizing the process of construction as metaphor. In all cases, the constructed nature of the work fuels the meaning drawn from the objects.

Participating artists include Dylan J. Beck of Portland; Zimra Beiner of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Andrew Casto of Manhattan, Kansas; Chad Curtis of Glenside, Pennsylvania; Christopher Dufala of Helena, Montana; Lauren Gallaspy of Salt Lake City; David Katz, of Bennington, Vermont; Ryan Labar, of Enterprise; Linda Lopez and Mathew McConnell, both of

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Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Matt Ziemke of Kearney, Nebraska.

While on campus to position his site-specific installation for the exhibit, Katz will present a public talk about his work at 6 p.m.

Wednesday in Huber Auditorium in Badgley Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.

"All of these artists are linked by their thoughtful engagement of process and material," Johnson said."In each case, the construction method emphasizes an attribute of the clay, which is central in supporting and expanding the conceptual considerations behind their works. This connection betweenmaterial,processand idea is central to the discussion of contemporary sculpture."

Nightingale Gallery has produceda full-colorcatalog to accompany the exhibition with funding providedby the EOU Foundation.

The catalog includes an essay by Johnson and images of each of the artists'work. Catalogs will be availableatthegallery forthe duration of the show.

See"Constructed" through Feb. 27. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m.,Monday through Friday.

For more information, visit wwweou.edu/art or follow the gallery on Facebook at wwwfacebook. com/NightingaleGallery.

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