THE WEEKLYARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE OF NORTHEAST OREGON
APRIL 15-21, 2015
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INIIEK Orchestra performs The Baker Community Orchestra will hold its spring concert at 7 p.m. Friday. The orchestra, under the direction of Kelly Brickman, will perform a mix of classical and show music as well as original compositions.
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Children dive into arts The Arts for All Festival unfolds Saturday with fun handson activities for children. The free event gives hundreds of children a chance to try their hand at various art forms.
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Shakespeare debuts "All's Well That Ends Well" begins a three-week run Friday at the Stage Door Theater in La Grande. The show is the first for the new La Grande Shakespeare Co.
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Members of the Polynesian and Navigators clubs at Eastern Oregon University will present the 28th annual Island Magic Lu'au and Show Saturday. The performances will showcase music and dance. On the cover:Thorman Hulse as the king talks down to Cody Wild Flower in rehearsals for "All's Well That Ends Well." (William Bowman/For Go! magazine)
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• What:Baker Community Orchestra presents concert • When:7 p.m. Friday • Where:Veterans Center, 1901 Main St., Baker City • Admission:Free
The Baker Community Orchestra will hold its spring concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Veteran's Advocates of Oregon and Idaho Events Center at Court and Main streets in Baker City. Admission is free. The orchestra, under the direction of Kelly Brickman, will
performa mix ofclassicaland show music as well as original compositions. Composers include Leonard Bernstein, Ludwig von Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov and W.A. Mozart."Hymn from Beethoven's 6th Symphony,""The Russian Sailors' Dance" from The Red Poppy and an original composition, "Fantasy on a Slavic
Theme," are among the pieces the orchestra has prepared. The BakerCommunity Orchestra is made up of volunteer community members who have a passion for making music. The orchestra is open to any community member who can play a band or orchestra instrument. There is no audition requirement.
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OuickTakes Annual Spring Fling set for April 24-25 The Elkhorn Swingers square dance club's 36th annual Spring Fling is set for April 24-25 at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St., Baker City. Pre-rounds begin each night at 6:30 p.m., followed by a square dance at 7 p.m. Workshops will take place all Saturday afternoon.
Crossroads offers summer classesfor kids and adults • Summer Clay Camp:"Creatures bring any pastel supplies they dance camp, a performance will be 9-11. Cost is $20 members/$40 of the Sea"; July13-16 from 1 have. Instructor will provide chalk showcased for all to enjoy. nonmembers. All supplies • Adult Cardio Dance Class: included. Create beautiful cut p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Instructor is for students not having supplies, Megan Alameda. Cost is $80 and a pattern for the lesson will be Starts July 6 and meets for three paper art like the famous French members/$100 nonmembers. For provided. weeks in the afternoons (time to artist Henri Matisse. This class will introduce students to cut paper ages 10 or older. Learn interesting • Kid's Dance Class (Ages 5-9): be announced). Cost per week is Includes zumba, street dance, facts about incredible sea life, $30 members/ $50 nonmembers; composition using Matisse's work observe details from photos and jazz and Latin. Starts July 6 and three weeks is $80 members/$140 as inspiration, emphasizing color, nonmembers. The classes will feel the textures of shells and coral. meets for three weeks from 9 a.m. shape and arrangement. Working Learn clay skills while creating with paper, scissors and glue, to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and focus on different types of dance shells, sea stars, fish and a sea movement. Lyrical, contemporary, Wednesdays. Instructor is Amy students will learn how to "sculpt" Submitted to Go! magazine Martin Friedman. Cost per week is creature of choice out of clay. hip hop, Latin and ballet will be paper and create their own There will be an open house on Crossroads Carnegie Art Cen$30 members/$50 nonmembers; fused into choreography that Matisse-like composition. terhas released a listofsummer July 25 (as part of Chalk It Up to will be broken down and easyto • Kids Watercolor Flowers Class: three weeks is $80 members/$140 classes— some are designed for nonmembers. The students will follow. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. July 31.1nstructor Art) where all the finished work will be displayed and available for youth, some are for adults, and be taught a variety of dance forms • Smoke-Fired Pottery is Maja Shaw. For ages 8-12. Cost some are for both. from Latin to hip hop, ballet, with Workshop:Instructor is Mary pickup. is$20 members/$40 nonmembers. Call Crossroads at 541-523• Summer Clay Camp:Beginning Sue Rightmire. This is a twoAll supplies included. Students contemporary and lyrical fused in. 5369 for more information. WheelThrowing for Adults and The children need no experience. will be introduced to the basics weekend workshop focusing on low temperature methods of of painting with watercolors, Teens. Instructor is Megan Students need to dress in all • Summer Clay Camp:"Inspired Alameda. Meets Aug. 17-20 firing in which smoke and organic including mixing colors, basic black: leggings,Tshirt and a soft and Aug. 24-27, from 1 p.m. to brush strokes and a discussion by Nature"; July 6-9 from 1 shoe (no sneakers). At the end of materials, rather than glaze, 3 p.m. each day. Cost is $80 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Instructor is dance camp, a performance will be provide the color and surface of balance, perspective, depth Megan Alameda. Cost is $80 markings on the pots. July10 from members/$100 nonmembers, showcased for all to enjoy. and color. These techniques will 7-9 p.m. at Crossroads and the July members/$100 nonmembers. plus $25 for 25 pounds of clay. For • Kid's Dance Class (Ages 10-16): be applied to create a still life of Includes zumba, street dance, jazz 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at flowers. For ages10 or older. Explore ages 14 and older. An introductory nature up close and try to build • Adult Metisse Magic Class: course on throwing clay on the and Latin. Starts July 6 and meets Crossroads, and July18 and19 for three weeks from from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rightmire's 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 31.1nstructor big seed pods, trees, acorns and potter's wheel. Work at your other natural discoveries in clay. own pace and get individual 10:30 a.m. to noon on Mondays studio. Cost is $125 Crossroads is Maja Shaw. For ages 8-12. Cost instruction. A great new beginning Spend half of the time on a nature and Wednesdays. Cost per week is members/$175 nonmembers.$25 is$20 members/$40 nonmembers. All supplies included. This class will walk, collecting and observing class to start a next generation of $30 members/$50 nonmembers; lab fee covers 25 pounds of clay interesting natural wonders, introduce students to cut paper Crossroads potters. three weeks is $80 members/$140 and all firing (all supplies provided nonmembers. The students will and the other half ofthe time • Pastel Workshop — Learn to but bring any pottery tools you composition using Henri Matisse's in the pottery studio re-creating Paint Lifelike Animals with work as inspiration, emphasizing be taught a variety of dance forms have). Open to high schoolageand from Latin to hip hop, ballet, with the textures, shapes and ideas Pastel:June15,10 a.m. to older. color, shape and arrangement. inspired by nature. There will be 4 p.m. Instructor is Becky Litke. Working with paper, scissors contemporary and lyrical fused in. • Kids Metisse Magic Class: The children need no experience. 10 a.m. to noon July 31. Instructor and glue, students will learn an open house on July 25 (as part $30 member/$65 nonmember. of Chalk It Up to Art) where all the For ages high school and older. Students need to dress in all is Maja Shaw of Richland, Wash., how to "sculpt" paper and finished workwill be displayed and who was the February featured Sanded surface will be provided black: leggings,Tshirt and a soft create their own Matisse-like available for pickup. for class, and students should shoe (no sneakers). At the end of artist at Crossroads. This is for ages composition. • What:Art classes • When:Summer • Where:Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City • Contact: For more information, or to register, stop by the art center or call 541-523-5369
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• What:Arts for All Festival • When: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday • Where: Riveria Activities Center, 2609 Second St., La Grande • Details: Free admission Submitted to Go! magazine
The La Grande Arts Commission will host the 28th Annual Arts for All Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Riveria Activities Center, 2609 Second St. Approximately 20 activity tables will be available for children to experiment with the various art forms. Some of the more popular activities include clay pottery, tie-dye T-shirts, stepping stones, mosaic tiles and face painting. Back by popular demand this year is Music Time with Mr. Mark, sponsored by Emerson Music Arts, which will be offered at 11:30 a.m. There will also be special activities gearedtoward toddlers,so allages are encouraged to attend. Allevents arefree,and low-cost T-shirts for tie-dye will be available to purchase for anyone who does not bring their own. Concessions will also be available for purchase Art activities will also be available for children with special needs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. People should contact their student's teacher for more information. ArtsforAllprovides a"handson" art experience for children, including those with special needs,
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The 28th annual Arts for All Festival will take place Saturday at the Riveria Activities Center, 2609 Second St., La Grande. Arts activities will also be available Friday for children with special needs. Go! file photo
About 20 activity tables are available for children. giving them the opportunity to expresstheirartistictalents, showcase their achievements and gain exposure to new experiences in the arts. The event is multidisciplinary, including visual arts, music, dance and theater. Children are encouraged to explore on their own, focusing on the process of creation rather than the end result. An open exhibition of K-12 art work will be held in conjunction with Arts for All. The art will be judged and the winning pieces displayed at the Art Center at the Old Library, with an opening reception and award ceremony. Some ofthesepieceswillbe professionally processed and used in advertising for future commission events. The Season's Faire is the fundraiser sponsored by the Arts Commission which helps make the festival free for all the children in LaGrande and the surrounding
areas. Many artists in Union County and beyond donate their time and talentsto make thisevent possible for the children.
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W/$APRii 1S • Brothers Comatose: Despite their name,The Brothers Comatose have become known nation-wide for lively, highenergy performances. This five-piece string band from San Francisco blends Americana, folk and bluegrass with concise song writing to create a unique experience that leaves audiences wanting more; 7 p.m.; OKTheatre, 208W. Main St., Enterprise • Roundhouse Reading Series: 7 p.m.,Looking GlassBooks, 1118 AdamsAve., La Grande, free admission
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1901 Main St., Baker City • PFLAG Board Game Night: 6 p.m.; Bear Mountain Pizza, 2104 Island Ave, La Grande • StoryTime: Children get to hear stories and make a craft. Presented by library staff; 10 a.m.; Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St., Baker City, 541-523-6419 • Wallowology Lecture: "The Strange Change in the Course of theWallowa River": presented by Jay VanTassel; 7 p.m.; Wallowology, East Maple BrNorth Main, Joseph • MagicThe Gathering draft tournament: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gamer Haven, 2129Second St.,
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What's happening inNortheast Oregon —April 15-22,2015 Have an event listing? Email it to us —events Ibakercityherald.com — events I lagrandeobserver.com Please submit information by Friday for the following week's publication. Include the event name, date, time, location, cost and contact information. Island Magic annual spring performance incorporates a luau with the performance, to exhibit an assortment of the island cuisine, cultures and tradition of different Polynesia and Micronesian islands through dance, singing and lu'au activities; The feast begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Gilbert Center adjacent to Ackerman Hall, followed by entertainment at 7 p.m. in McKenzieTheatre in Loso Hall. Tickets are $10 for EOUstudents, senior citizens and children age 8 and younger, and $12 for general admission. • LEGO Play:Come hang out in the story circle every Saturday at the library and create lego masterpieces! Legos provided for kids, or they are welcome to bring their own; 9 a.m.; Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande
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• DJTrollhunter:Live DJ beats at Jefferson Street Depot; 9 p.m., La Grande • Gatsby Gala:Dinner tickets are sold out, but people canstill join the fun at 7:30 p.m. for the dessert bar, live auction and era music by the Brent Smith Band. Tickets are available at the door for $15.This event is a fundraiser to support
the Art Center. Local artlsts'work will also be available for purchase. For more information, visit artcenterlagrande.org; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 PennAve., La Grande • Halibut Feed:1 p.m.; North Powder Charter School,333 G St., North Powder • IslandMagic Lu'au & Show:
• "All's WellThat Ends Well": La Grande Shakespeare Co. presents "All's WellThat Ends Well" in the Stage Door Theater; 2 p.m.; admission is $22 adults, $20 students/seniors; Liberty Theatre, 1010Adams Ave., La Grande • Argentine Tango workshop: Beginners are welcome, leathersoled shoes are recommended and no partner is necessary; noon to 3 p.m.; $10 for general, $8 for students; Art Center at the Old Library, 1006 PennAve., La Grande • Backyard bird watching: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Cathy Nowak will give a presentation on backyard bird watching at 4 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Grange, 67218 Hunter Road
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tP/APRll 21 • Family Swim Night:7 p.m.; Veterans Memorial Pool, Pioneer Park,401 PalmerAve., La Grande • International Folk Dancing: 7:30 p.m.; Art Center at the Old Library,1006 PennAve., La Grande • Live music:BlueMountaineers perform; 11 a.m.; Union County Senior Center,1504 N. Albany St., La Grande • Live music with K.C. Kunkle: 8 p.m.;Ten Depot Street, La Grande • StoryTime:Children get to hear stories and make a craft. Presented by library staff.; 10 a.m.; Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St., Baker City,541-523-6419
II/PAPRll 22 • Free Fee Day:Enjoy free admission to the National Historic Oregon Trail lnterpretive Center • Carl and Sandra Ellston Ars Poetica Reading Series: 7:30 p.m., Pierce Library, EOU, La Grande, free. Award-wining fiction writer and Eastern Oregon University alumnus Evan Morgan Williams is the first guest of the newly named series and will share selections
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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 • Maridell Center: open 1-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Laser tag, mini golf, roller skating, and a game room. 541-963-2023 • National Historic Oregon Trail lnterpretive Center, 22267 Oregon Highway 86, Baker City, 541-523-1843. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. oregontrail.blm.gov • 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
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• Alpine Meadows Golf Course, Enterprise, 541-426-3246, www.aIpine meadowsgolfcourse. com • Anthony Lake Recreation Area, 47500 Anthony Lake Highway, North Powder,
• Adler House Museum, 2305 Main St., Baker City; closed for the season but open by appointment.; 541-523-9308 • Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St., Baker City, 541-523-9308. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. • Eastern Oregon Fire Museum, La Grande, by Courtesy photo appointment only, 541-963-3123 • Eastern Oregon Museum, 541-856-3277 541-523-6391 610Third St., Haines. Closed for the season. • Buffalo Peak Golf Course, • La Grande Country Club Union, 541-562-5527, golf course, 541-963-4241, • Union County Museum, 866-202-5950, www. 333 S. Main St., Union, www.lagrandecountry 541-562-6003. Closed until buffal opeakgolf.com club.com. • Forest Cove Warm Springs • La Grande SK8 Park, Oak Mother's Day 2015. PooI, Cove, 541-568-4890 and Palmer, 541-962-1352 • Wallowa County Museum • Hells Canyon National • Meacham Divide Nordic Ski (closed until May 23, then Recreation Area, Area, west of La Grande open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call or email us with updates to this guide • Baker County: 541-523-3673, events@bakercityherald e Union and Wallowa counties: 541-963-3161, events@lagrandeobservercom
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• What:"All's WellThat Ends Well" • When:April 17 to May 3, 7:30 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays,2 p.m . Sundays • Where: Stage Door Theatre, 1010 Adams Ave., La Grande • Details:Admission is $22 regular, $20 student
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This is not your normal Shakespeareperformance, said director Grant Turner: a distant stage, inaudible actors, a dark, uncomfortable seat by a pesky teenager on hisiPhone. No, this is Shakespeare in the round: the audience, fiont-seat, up-close and personal around the small10-footby 20-footstage,costumes of the characters brushing by as they enter stage left, stage right, little bits of spit and paint flying onyour hand and then theloud soliloquy of the King, only several feetaway,allpartofTurner' svision of an intimate, accessible performance of Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" right here in La Grande. 'You can't not participate in this performance arena,"Turner said. The show runs April 17 to March 3 at Stage Door Theatre, 1010 Adams Ave., La Grande iaccessed in the alley behind Nature's Pantry and City Hall). The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets will be $22 regular and $20 student, but Turner says his performances will be well worth the cost:a close,personal,localand accessible Shakespeare play by a talented troupe of players. Turner started the La Grande Shakespeare Troupe in 2014 with the vision of providing intimate, accessible performances of Shakespeare's plays. Cody Wild Flower, a recent East-
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GrantTurner and CodyWild Flower run lines and act goofy at rehearsal. "All'sWellThat EndsWell" opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stage DoorTheatre,1010AdamsAve. in La Grande. ern Oregon University graduate and actor for Bertram, said itwas difficult transitioning fiom school to a troupe. Michael Cooper had never worked in a troupe either, but he likes the organization and closeness, he said. "It's cooltogofrom strangers to family over some one common thing," Cooper said.
young doctor's daughter, who cures the king and then asks for Prince Bertram's hand in marriage in return. He refuses, so Helena must spend the rest of the play trying to fulfill his outrageous conditionshis ring on her finger and his child in her womb — for him to marry her. The play is a comedic romp, Wild Flower said, and has many Troupe prepares for opener elements of a modern romantic After casting and finding a comedy. In ordermake the play an practic e-stage location,theybegan a four-week rehearsal set for their intimate and accessible experience, first Shakespeare performance, Turnersaid theactorshad to delve "All's Well That Ends Well." into the text and memorize their "All's Well That Ends Well"was lines. Shakespeare writes very one of Shakespeare's earliest and dense, he said. "If you paraphrase, it hits the lesserproduced plays.It'sbelieved to have been written in 1604-05, audience' searlikea bad note," but it didn't appear until the postTurner said. mortem publication ofhis first folio. The actors also had tobecome The story is about Helena, a intimate with their characters.
"She's very dense and very determined," said Rose Peacock on her character Helena."She makes what she wants to happen happen. So I'm trying to find that balance
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• What: Riders in the Sky concert • When:7 p.m. April 23 • Where: OKTheatre, Enterprise • Details: Concert is sold out. Look for upcoming concerts at www. theoldok.comand "OKTheatre" on Facebook
By Katy Nesbitt Go! staff
ENTERPRISE — Despite covering millions of miles since they formed in 1977, Riders in the Sky are still putting new pins on the map. Last week the Clifton, Texas, show was a new pin for the cowboy act, and they will earn another when they play the OKTheatre in Enterprise April 23. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the music starts at 7 p.m. The Clifton gig was number 6,813, according to Ranger Doug Green. He said in the last 38 years they have averaged 180 shows a year. Before Riders in the Sky formed, Green said he had a solo act in Nashville. "I was doing a solo cowboy singer act, but I don't like solo work. I like harmony and other people," Green said. His solo act had limited success in a flourishing acoustic music scene. The original band membersleadsinger/guitaristRanger Doug, Douglas B. Green, singer/fiddler Woody Paul, Paul Chrisman and singer/bassist Too Slim, Fred LaBour — all knew each other in Nashville playing in pick sessions with different bands in the 1970s. eWoody and I met at Vanderbilt University through the acoustic music community," Green said."I met Slim when he moved in next door and we both liked the Detroit Tigers, and Woody and Slim met at an audition line at Opryland."
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Joey the Cowpolka King Miskulin,"Woody" Paul Chrisman, "Too Slim" Fred La Bour and "Ranger" Doug Green appear as Riders in the Sky at the OKTheatre in Enterprise April 23. In the 1990s, the group re-added Joey the Cowpolka King, Joey Miskulin, on accordion, who had been with the group for a brief period in the 1980s. After almost 40 years and no retirement date in sight, Green said,eWe love what we do." And whatis it they do to be so well known in Northeast Oregon to sell out the OKTheatre weeks beforethe performance, a feat no band has achieved since the Brann family bought the theater at the end of 2013.
Comedy keeps fans returning Riders in the Sky sing classic cowboy songs from the golden era of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, but it's their comedy that keeps fans returningto theaters,to therecord storesand to theradio.Riders
Radio Theater started out on a Nashville station, then moved to Cincinnati. Now it can be heard on Willie's Roadhouse on Sirius XM, Green said. Green said they try to balance to make the show flow from sentimental and dreamy one moment to laughing the next. eAfler an hour and a half or two-hour show, the time has flown by and you've had a good time," Green said. Their children's shows are a greatdealshorter,Green said, about 45 minutes. They save the lonesome trail-style songs for the grown-ups, concentrating in children's shows on upbeat songs and sing-a-longs. eWe're children of the '50s when cowboys were a romantic part of American life," Green said.
"Cowboy music is an appreciation of the beauty of the West. It's not about broken hearts. It's about the outdoors and nature and kids can relate to that, like getting on a horse. We just love this music, what it represents and keeping it alive." Green said the comedy part of the show is what has kept their
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Culture
QuickTakes Fiction writer kicks off reading series April 22 Award-wining fiction writer and Eastern Oregon University alumnus Evan Morgan Williams is the first guest of the newly named Carl and Sandra Ellston Ars Poetica Reading Series. The reading startsat7:30 p.m. April 22 in Pierce Library at Eastern Oregon University and is kee and open to the public. Williams will share selections kom his latest collection of short stories,'Thorn," winner of the 2014 G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for short fiction.
Argentine Tango workshop set Sunday Mark Minia / Courtesy photo
The Island Magic lu'au starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Gilbert Center followed by the show at 7 p.m. in McKenzie Theatre. Performances will showcase music and dance from the islands of Hawaii, Tahiti,Tuvalu, Republic of Palau, Samoa and New Zealand.
A workshop on Argentine Tango will take place kom noon to 3 p.m .Sunday atArt Center at the Old Library in La Grande. Joe Jones and Anita Flora Boise, Idaho, will lead the
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Members of the Polynesian and Navigators clubs at Eastern Oregon University will present the 28th annual Island Magic Lu'au and Show Saturday. The feast begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Gilbert Center adjacent to Ackerman Hall, followed by entertainment at 7 p.m. in McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall. Tickets are $10 for EOU students, senior citizens and children age 8 and younger, and $12forgeneraladmission. aWe areexcited forthisyear's show where we will share our culture in the form of dances, food and island hospitality with our campus and community," said Ngeyaol Polycarp,vice president of the Navigator's Club."I hope that everyone can attend and be a part ofthe celebration." On the menu for the lu'au are traditional dishes including kalua
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pork, barbecued chicken, chicken kelaguen, plain and red rice, crab salad, kuitsalad and coconut bread. The performances will showcase music and dance kom the islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, Tuvalu, Republic of Palau, Samoa and New Zealand. aWe are also adding a modern spin to our'Island Fusion' performances," Polycarp said. Polycarp is originally kom Palau and transferred to EOU in 2013. She is a senior in the Oregon State University agriculture program on campus and is double majoring in agriculture science and crop and soil science. Tickets to Island Magic are available at the EOU Bookstore on campus or Looking Glass Books at 1118Adams Ave. in downtown La Grande. For more information, call the Multicultural Center at 541-9623741.
Beginners are welcome, leathersoled shoes are recommended and no partner is necessary. People are asked to bring a snack to share if they are able.
The cos tis$10forgeneral,$8 for students. For more information, contact Jill Gibian at jgibian@eou.edu or 541-910-8982..
Ellington is Forever show set Thursday Ellington is Forever performs Thursday at Ten Depot Street in La Grande. The music runs kom 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is kee.
People can still join in A Gatsby Gala fun
Kunkle performs at Ten Depot Street Tuesday K.C. Kunkle will be playing music kom 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday at Ten Depot in La Grande. His show is called KC. Kunkle LIVE. 0 KC. Kunkle LIVE has a song for everyone whether you enjoy classic rock,oldies,country or even some '90s alternative,"he sald. He said it is a solo act but after working with recording studio professional John McCarty in Los Angeles, KC. Kunkle LIVE has a full band sound, he said.
Dinner tickets for A Gatsby Gala at the Art Center at the Old Library in La Grande are sold out. People can still join the fun at 7:30p.m.forthedessertbar,live auction and era music by the Brent Smith Band. Tickets are available atthe doorfor $15. The event raises funds to support ArtsEast and the Art Center.
BlueMountaineers play live at senior center The BlueMountaineers will play live music kom 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Union County Senior Center in La Grande.
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