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rEal COOkS Beth Watson moonlights as a master of delicious baked goods, but only for family, friends and her colleagues at Misbehaven Spa & Salon.
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MylES andErSOn On WinE Walla Walla women winemakers lend their more sensitive palates and discriminating tastes to their distinct wines.
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ThE WinE adviSEr Paul Gregutt has a passion for appassimento, a complex wine that is growing in popularity.
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ThE lOCavOrE Melissa Davis talks to Ron and Ilsa Davis on their penchant for producing sustainably farmed produce.
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WhaT’S nEW in W2? WaterDrop WorkShop turns wood and metal into works of art, BooLou consignment store offers gently used hot brand names and Jumpin’ JellyBeanz has local kids jumping for joy.
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EnTErTainMEnT Bilbo Baggins, and his oversized feet, hit the boards as The Little Theatre of Walla Walla stages “The Hobbit.”
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SPlEndOr in ThE Sky Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Balloon Stampede never fails to delight and fascinate. New this year: a pancake breakfast, 5K fun run, volleyball tournament and spelling bee.
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PlanES, TrainS and auTOMOBilES R.L. McFarland gives a history lesson on the first chuck wagon and brings it all back home with Andrae Bopp’s signature kitchen-on-wheels.
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nEW digS “Mad Men’”s Don Draper would approve of this fabulously fifties-style home on School Avenue.
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SECrET gardEn Joe and Deanna Drazan’s large garden is living proof that you can dig up your Bermuda grass and plant vegetables and flowers.
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ThE MuSiC iSSuE
Walla Walla has reviewed its live-music scene to the point where locals are comparing it to Austin, Texas. Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but most nights, Downtown Walla Walla sure sounds funky.
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WhOlE lOTTa Shakin’ gOin’ On From Sapolil Cellars to Walla Faces and points in-between, live music is making Walla Walla hotter than a pepper sprout.
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guiTar Man Dan Goodall has been half of the duo that owned Blazing Guitars for many years. Now on his own, Goodall talks about playing with the greats, kids who want to start guitar lessons by playing “Stairway to Heaven” and his friendship with Eric Idle.
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a lOng, STrangE TriP Hot Poop’s head poop Jim McGuinn talks about Walla Walla’s music scene in the ’80s.
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SyMPhOny Music transforms us, moving us beyond our differences and personalities. The Walla Walla Symphony is looking toward its 106th season this fall.
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E DITOR ’ S C OMMENTS
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“The hills are alive with the sound of music.” Lifestyles has taken note that the joyful sounds have drifted all over the Valley. Live music is now pouring out of almost as many doors as there are tasting rooms pouring wine to wet your whistle. And in some cases, the two go hand in hand. In this month’s issue, Jim McGuinn, the man behind the music at Hot Poop and in many downtown venues, conducts a history lesson on the progress of live music in town and how it finally struck the right chord. The chief executive officer of the Walla Walla Symphony, which lays claim to more than a century of that local musical tradition, chimes in on the organization’s plans for its 106th consecutive season. For those who like their music a little more rockin’, find out what keeps the fire burning for Dan Goodall, the owner of Blazing Guitars. If you don’t know how to pick a place for live music, don’t fret; we won’t string you along. Lifestyles has composed a list of many venues
that offer something for every musical taste. If your taste runs more toward fresh fruits and vegetables, check out the story on the Edwards farm and try one of the recipes that uses local produce. Or, if you want a sweet dessert, whip up Beth Watson’s recipe for grahamcracker cake. Women have not often been recognized as a force in winemaking, but Myles Anderson highlights a small group of local women who have made a name for themselves crafting excellent wines. Wine expert Paul Gregutt joins Lifestyles as a contributor this month and provides a look at Gino Cuneo’s production of appassimento wine. Because we didn’t want anyone singing the blues over this issue, we have included all your favorites, such as “New Digs,” “Secret Gardens” and “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.” We even have balloons as we preview this year’s Balloon Stampede. Enjoy!
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Beth Watson by Addison
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You don’t have to be a seasoned chef to make an impact with food. Every day, in kitchens across the country, Real Cooks create extraordinary meals for some very special guests — their friends and family.
Beth Watson finds baking a zen-like experience. “It actually de-stresses me,” she says.
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Beth Watson is a hair stylist at Misbehaven Spa & Salon in downtown Walla Walla, and she is known for the delicious baked goods she brings into the salon. Watson’s cozy home smelled of warm cinnamon. Her love of baking and cooking for others really showed through in our conversation. The graham-cracker cake she made for me was truly a simple marvel. From this beautifully prepared and presented dessert, it is clear Beth takes true joy in cooking for others.
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LIFESTYLES: When did you start cooking? Where did you learn? WATSON: Well, I learned from my mother and my grandmother. My mom grew up here on a dairy farm just down on the state line. Her parents did all the chores on the farm, from her mother killing chickens to her dad milking the cows. My grandmother was a really rich cook; she included a lot of creams and butters. My dad grew up on a vegetable farm in Milton, and they were vegan. LIFESTYLES: Wow, polar opposites! WATSON: Yes! So, when my mom and dad got together, he wanted them to be vegan. It was very different for her, but she did a great job fixing meals for us and learning a whole new way of cooking. I was vegan until I was 10, until my parents got divorced, then my mom started incorporating dairy back into our diets. As a single mom, she needed the help of my sister and me in the kitchen. So, I learned there, but I really consider myself more of a baker than a stovetop cook. And then about five years ago, I became a single mom and knew that I needed to step up to the plate and be more creative with food. One day I just remember thinking I needed to start making stuff, good, bad or ugly. LIFESTYLES: What is your favorite thing to cook? WATSON: Oh shoot, I enjoy making pies. They’re kind of a pain, but I really do enjoy it. I also really like making cakes. LIFESTYLES: Are there any other reasons why you cook? WATSON: You know, it actually de-stresses me. I get into the mode of that, and I can just
zone out. It fills my cup, and I can regroup. I enjoy doing that even if I’m not going to eat it; I take it to work, I give it away. I decided one afternoon to put a picture of this graham-cracker cake on Facebook, and whoever wanted their name in the hat got a chance at a cake. LIFESTYLES: What do you do in your spare time, besides baking? WATSON: I don’t get to do it very often, but I like to sew. My mom has me hooked on pillowcases, recently. That, and I also make baby bath towels with cute hoods and names and stuff. We also have a lot of animals here, too. But that’s more of a job. LIFESTYLES: Have you ever thought about doing something with your baking, besides for pleasure? WATSON: The girls at the salon say I should sell the stuff at the salon. But I worry that it won’t be fun if I can’t do it on my own time. LIFESTYLES: Maybe people could special order them. WATSON: I’ve actually done a wedding cake for a friend! That was really fun, but a lot of work. Another friend has also asked me to make her cake for her wedding in October. But I don’t know if I would want to do that all the time. LIFESTYLES: Well, this graham-cracker cake is beautiful, and I can’t wait to try it.
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Blue Palm Frozen yogurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1417 Plaza Way, Walla Walla • 509-876-2389 • bluepalmyo.com Sun.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 7-11 p.m. A healthy dessert. Blue Palm features YoCream frozen yogurt with a huge selection of flavors, including non-dairy and nosugar options, most of which are non-fat, as well. toppings galore. How do they do it?
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Clarette’s restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 S. Touchet St., Walla Walla • 509-529-3430 Open daily, 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Clarette’s offers many locally sourced foods and consistently is voted the valley’s best place for breakfast. Generations of locals have marked important occasions with its classic American-style breakfasts. Located on the Whitman College Campus, one block off Main street near the travelodge. Lots of parking. Breakfast served all day.
Cookie Tree Bakery and Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green Spoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 S. Spokane St., Walla Walla • 509-522-4826 • cookietreebakeryandcafe.com 13 E. Main, Walla Walla • 509-876-2583 • greenspoonw2.com Mon. -Sat., 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Cookie Tree Bakery and Café has been a familyA welcome addition to downtown Walla Walla’s owned downtown Walla Walla favorite for over restaurant scene, Green Spoon’s varied and cre22 years. serving sandwiches, soups, salads and an ative menu offers fresh, local food with something array of tasty treats. Everything is scratch-made for everyone: sandwiches, salads, rice bowls, fish, in-house and the sandwiches are made on freshly steak, pasta and soups. Many dishes are glutensliced bread that was baked just that morning. Many free or vegetarian, as well as family- and foodievegetarian options are also available, including our friendly. Daily happy hour and nightly dinner much-talked-about house-made veggie burgers. specials. Lunch and dinner daily — and now — a luxurious sunday brunch. Jacobi’s italian Café & Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Marc restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 N. Second, Walla Walla • 509-525-2677 • jacobiscafe.com 6 W. Rose St., Walla Walla • 509-525-2200 • marcuswhitmanhotel.com Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Dinner daily, starting at 5:30 p.m. Come “Mangia Mangia” in Walla Walla at Jacobi’s Using locally sourced produce, poultry and meats, Campolio has created an ambitious and Café! At Jacobi’s Café you can enjoy our signacreative menu. Try the “Bacon and Eggs,” a ture italian cuisine and experience casual dining tempura-fried Red Boar Farms pork belly served with customer service that is second to none. with a soft-poached locally produced egg. All you may dine in our vintage train car or sit back menu items are thoughtfully paired with local and relax on our patio. Because when you are wine selections. Vegetarian dishes are as intriguthinking Italian ... think Jacobi’s! ing as non-veggie options. Patit Creek restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mill Creek Brew Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 E. Dayton Ave., Dayton, WA • 509-382-2625 11 S. Palouse, Walla Walla • 509-522-2440 • millcreek-brewpub.com Lunch: Wed.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Dinner: Wed. & Thu., 4:30-7:00 p.m.; Dinner: Fri. & Sat., 4:30-7:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-Midnight; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Named in “Northwest Best Places” as the only For 15 years, Mill Creek has served locally four-star French restaurant east of the Cascades, brewed, handcrafted beers. you’ll find great Patit Creek has been serving great cuisine — withvalues on the kid-friendly lunch and dinner out the attitude — since 1978. While all the entrees menu, served inside or out on the largest paare often exquisite, their meat dishes are truly notio in town. Local wines, daily specials and table, especially the Medallions of Beef Hiebert. An great atmosphere all await you at Mill Creek imaginative wine list and remarkable desserts make Brew Pub. Patit Creek a gem worth traveling for. Phoumy’s Thai Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1528 E. Isaacs Ave., Walla Walla • 509-529-8889 Sun.-Thu., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., Noon-10 p.m. Thai-food lovers know where to go for authentic thai cuisine. Chef Phoumy has 42 years of thai culinary experience — and it shows in the classic menu. serving wine, beer and cocktails.
South Fork grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129 S. Second, Ste. D, Walla Walla • 509-522-4777 • southforkgrillww.com Tue.-Sun.: Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mid-Day, 2-5 p.m.; Dinner, 5-9 p.m. (5-10 p.m., Fri. & Sat.) south fork Grill offers fine food in a relaxing atmosphere. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional customer service, farm-fresh local produce and award-winning wines.
Sweet Basil Pizzeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thai Ploy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S. First Ave., Walla Walla • 509-529-1950 • sweetbasilpizzeria.com 311 S. Ninth, Walla Walla • 509-525-0971 Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Open 7 days a week from 11:00 am Family-owned Sweet Basil has proven to be Roast Duck Curry, Lemon Grass Barbecued such a local favorite that its pizzas — daily Chicken, Coconut Prawns, Pad thai and more. A great menu of Thai dishes, expertly premade, hand-tossed and loaded with fresh, pared. Enjoy a glass of wine, cold beer or tasty locally produced ingredients — have earned thai iced tea with your meal. Plenty of room them a loyal, and growing, following. sweet for groups or just the two of you. If you’re Basil also offers calzones, salads and Walla looking for a true thai dining experience, Walla wines and beer. thai Ploy is the place for you. Wall a Wall a Lifest yLes 13
Myles Anderson on Wine
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Walla Walla Women Who Make Wine The majority of winemakers in the Walla Walla Valley are men; yet there is a small group of women who also craft some excellent wines. The first female commercial winemaker in Elizabeth is soft-spoken and self-effacing, Laura and Elizabeth help Christophe craft Walla Walla was Jean Ferguson. Jean and her and knows her wines. Her forte is the chem- some of the best wines in the Walla Walla Valley. husband, Baker, founded L’Ecole N° 41 winery in istry of wines, especially the Cayuse biodyJill Noble, a 2004 wine graduate from the early 1980s. Jean was a home economics ma- namically grown wines. She watches over the WWCC, is a registered nurse and practices in jor, a graduate of Washington State University endogenous yeast and bacteria fermentations the Walla Walla School District when she is not who took short wine courses at the University like an obsessed mother hen. She also uses her managing and making wine at her own winery, of California, Davis, and started crafting wine sensitive nose to determine how the wines Couvillion (KOO’-vee-yon), located in Spring at home. are developing. Valley. Jill manages an estate winery where she She and Baker practiced making grows the grapes and crafts the wines. wine for several years before releasShe is an affable and engaging mothing their first commercial wine, a er of two college students and helps her 1983 Merlot, which won the only gold husband, Craig, run the family wheat medal issued by the Pacific Northwest ranch. She is a patient wine farmer and Enological Society that year. deals successfully with bad weathers Jean’s personality was reflected in and low yields in her estate vineyard; her wines. Her sense of humor, sense of yet, she crafts 500 cases each year of very style and good taste were all incorpodelicious Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon rated into the fine schoolhouse wine. and Sauvignon Blanc. If you ask any winemaker they will She has a wonderful sense of tell you if you want to become good at humor and enjoys hosting visitors your craft, you should taste as many at Couvillion. wines as possible, from all over the Another young winemaker is Ali world. Jean and Baker did just that. Mayfield, who left Indiana and moved In general, women have more acute to Walla Walla because of wine. She palates than men. Women have very has joined Mark Anderson and Squire sensitive taste buds, as well as an enBroel at Foundry Vineyards as the hanced ability to discriminate aromas new winemaker. She has been kickand remember wine flavors. ing around for a while — seven vinAnn Noble, a noted woman of wine tages — learning about winemaking from UC Davis, created the “Wine from wine legend Stan Clarke, Kendal Aroma Wheel” to help people describe Mix at Corliss, and Gilles Nicault at wines using specific terms to be more Long Shadows. accurate and enjoy wines more. Noble Her art is choosing the right vinecomes to the Walla Walla Community yards, crafting the wines and selecting College Center for Enology and Vitiher oak barrels carefully. Ali has been culture to teach a special class on the inspired by Syrah winemaker John Dusensory analysis of wine each year. val of Australia while working with him The women winemakers I know are SuLei Cellars winemaker Tanya Woodley and her business part- at Long Shadows. Syrah is one of her not necessarily in the public eye, but ner, Elaine Jomwe, believe great wine begins in the vineyard — favorite grapes, and her 2011 Syrah ferhence their move in 2005 to Walla Walla. their wines are. mented with Viognier is a compelling, Elizabeth Bourcier is a laborantine (French Laura Parsley, assistant vigneronne at Cay- complex wine with silky tannins — a wine for “enologist”). She works for and assists Chris- use, is also a WWCC wine graduate. She is a not to miss! tophe Baron, vigneron (French for “wine growhigh-energy wine grower and cultivates many You can meet her and taste her wines on er”) and owner of Cayuse Winery. Elizabeth vineyards that are managed by Baron. Laura fol- Saturdays in the winery tasting room. holds two wine degrees, one from WWCC and lows the precepts and methods of biodynamic If you find yourself on Beet Road, you may the second from California Polytechnic State farming advanced by Rudolf Steiner. want to visit SuLei (soo-LAY’) Cellars, where University, San Luis Obispo. She has interned The vineyards she works are tended by using Tanya Woodley hangs out and works her dream at wineries in Walla Walla, Mendoza, Argentina super-organic practices, one of which is using job as winemaker, while her business partner, and Paso Robles, Calif. no artificial chemicals on the soil or plants. Elaine Jomwe, takes care of the business end of 14 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
learning how to make wine later.” Before moving to Walla Walla, she was a cosmetics and perfume buyer with Macy’s, which fostered her keen ability to identify aromas. She and Mary are also négociants, a French term for a wine merchant who assembles and blends wine crafted by other winemakers. The wine they create is sold as the DaMa label. Their trained noses and palates are the tools that help them put these unique blends together. Dawn’s advice to women who want to become winemakers is to “get your palate going by tasting as many wines as possible and don’t close off your brain to new tastes and flavors.” Recently, Judith Shulman, a Seattle attorney, joined Dawn and Mary as a partner to help with marketing the DaMa brand. For Walla Walla women of wine, it started with the award-winning winemaker Jean Ferguson who, without formal winemaking training, made excellent wines and helped establish one of the three very successful pioneer wineries in Southeast Washington. Today, our winemakers have a head start by having access to educational programs that teach advanced techniques for growing grapes and turning those grapes into delicious wines. Salute!
Ali Mayfield was drawn to Walla Walla because of its reputation for excellent wines. Now the winemaker at Foundry Vineyards, she is making her mark with her 2011 Syrah.
Myles Anderson is the interim director of the Center for Enology and Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College. He can be reached at myles.anderson@wwcc.edu.
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things. They produce just 700 cases and still have other day jobs. Tanya interned and was the associate winemaker at Whitman Cellars and graduated in 2007 from the WWCC wine program. Her first wine was called “Beet Red” (2007) and received a score of 90 from Paul Gregutt, a wine reviewer for Wine Enthusiast Magazine and The Seattle Times. Tanya is a minimalist as a wine crafter, using delicate practices — fermenting in small batches, punching grapes down by hand, and using a basket press to gently extract the red wine from their skins. Her wines are wellmade, balanced, full-favored and true to the grape variety. Some of her wines have funky names like “Roller Girl Jammer Red” and “Roller Blocker Rosé.” SuLei was chosen by the WinePress Northwest as the 2012 “Washington Winery to Watch.” One of the most seasoned wine crafters is Dawn Kammer, a founding member of DaMa winery with Mary Derby. Dawn started making homemade wine at her home with Liz and Justin Wiley before enrolling in the wine program at the community college. Dawn says she “did things backward, making wine first, then
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The Wine Adviser
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Pursuing a Passion for Appassimento Pick of the Month: Masi 2008 Campofiorin; $17 This is perhaps the best-known, most widely distributed appassimento wine in the world. Often called a “baby” Amarone, it has scents and flavors of fruit cake, raisins, dried cherries and baking spices. Easy drinking, it offers a genuine sense of what the pricier Amarones have in spades. I’m not sure if it should be considered the last grape crush of 2011 or the first of 2012. But on a chilly, late-January afternoon, at the Artifex custom-crush facility in Walla Walla, several truckloads of Barbera and Grenache grapes arrived and were forklifted into the waiting destemmer. The grapes were shriveled and sweet-smelling. This was not ice wine. In fact, the fruit had been harvested at the Coyote Canyon vineyard back on Oct. 19. For the next three months, it was laid out on drying racks in the workshop of Gino Cuneo. Cuneo has been making wines in Oregon, with both Washington and Oregon grapes, for more than two decades. His recent move to Walla Walla has accelerated his ongoing efforts to replicate some of the most unusual and labor-intensive wines in the world — the appassimento-style wines (Amarone and Recioto) of the Veneto. Appassimento, loosely translated as “raisined,” is an Italian winemaking technique that dates from Roman times. Back then, it was used to concentrate and sweeten wines that were otherwise too sour. Today, it’s back in style as a means of adding complexity rather than just sweetness. If you’re interested in the process of making this wine, check out a YouTube video at
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youtube.com/watch?v=SWsDE8AWZXU. Cuneo’s appassimento wines, bottled under the Tre Nova label, are not entirely traditional. He has experimented with a half-dozen different grapes, none of them the varieties (Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara) that are used in Italy. In some years he has hung the bunches from
the rafters, in others he has used homemade drying racks. The finished wines may be dry or off-dry; the sweeter styles are bottled in 375 milliliter bottles. The 2008 Tre Nova Ripasso ($20) is a Sangiovese-Barbera blend made by mixing regular red wine with wine from shriveled grapes. It doesn’t reach the complexity of Amarone, but it does capture some of its dried-fruit, dried-leaf and forest-floor character. The 2006 Tre Nova Seccopassa ($28) is entirely fermented from dried grapes — Sangiovese and Barbera fruit sourced from the Ciel du Cheval vineyard on Red Mountain. Smooth and spicy, it has sweet-tomato, dried-red-fruit
and Italian-herb flavors. The shrinking of the grapes reduces their water content by about a third; hence, more sugar, which converts to more alcohol. Fermented to complete dryness, here the alcohol reaches a hefty 16.8 percent. A slightly sweeter version is the 2006 Tre Nova Dolcepassa ($35/half-bottle). I am not sure how an Italian winemaker would respond to this appassimento Pinot Noir, but it is most likely the only one being made in America. Here, the fermentation is stopped just short of complete dryness, though it does not approach the sweetness of most dessert wines. Peppery and earthy, it has a strong flavor of dried herb, with a finish offering tannic grip and a little heat from the 16.5 percent alcohol. Cuneo also makes a 2007 Tre Nova Bonatello Riserva Sangiovese ($35), ripe and chewy with a spicy, chocolaty finish. No dried fruit here, just a very ripe, oak-aged wine from Wahluke Slope grapes. You can’t help but admire Cuneo’s effort, his spirit of experimentation and dedication to making wines that are well off the beaten path. Results are mixed, as I saw when tasting some older, experimental bottles that were graciously offered. But the Northwest is fortunate to have individuals such as Gino Cuneo who are willing to explore the edges of the enological earth, the real winemaking frontier. The revised second edition of Paul Gregutt’s “Washington Wines & Wineries” is now in print. His blog is www.paulgregutt.com. Email: paulgwine@me.com
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Est. 1983
41 Lowden School Road, Lowden, WA 14 miles west of Walla Walla on Hwy 12
• One of Washington State’s first artisan, family-owned wineries • Estate grown wines certified sustainable & Salmon Safe
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16. LOWDEN HILLS WINERY 1401 W. Pine St. 509-527-1040 www.lowdenhillswinery.com 17. NORTHSTAR WINERY 1736 J.B. George Road 509-524-4883 www.northstarmerlot.com 18. PEPPER BRIDGE WINERY 1704 J.B. George Road 509-525-6502 www.pepperbridge.com 19. ROBISON RANCH CELLARS 2839 Robison Ranch Road 509-301-3480 robisonranchcellars.com 20. SAPOLIL CELLARS 15 E. Main St. 509-520-5258 www.sapolilcellars.com 21. SEVEN HILLS WINERY 212 N. Third Ave. 509-529-7198 www.sevenhillswinery.com 22. SINCLAIR ESTATE VINEYARDS 109 E. Main., Ste. 100 509-876-4300 www.sinclairestatevineyards.com
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23. SPRING VALLEY VINEYARD 18 N. Second Ave. 509-525-1506 www.springvalleyvineyard.com 24. SULEI CELLARS 355 S. Second Ave. 503-529-0840 www. suleicellars.com 25. SYZYGY 405 E. Boeing Ave. 509-522-0484 www.syzygywines.com 26. THREE RIVERS WINERY 5641 Old Highway 12 509-526-9463 info@ThreeRiversWinery.com 27. TERTULIA CELLARS 1564 Whiteley Road 509-525-5700 www.tertuliacellars.com 28. TRUST CELLARS 202 A St. 509-529-4511 www.trustcellars.com 29. VA PIANO VINEYARDS 1793 J.B. George Road 509-529-0900 www.vapianovineyards.com
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The Locavore
story and photo by Melissa
Farm to Table The Edwards family has been farming on its 10-acre farm in MiltonFreewater since 1922. Ron Edwards, a farmer’s son who dreamed of being a teacher, grew up on the farm. After college, he became a fourth-grade teacher, first in Umatilla, then in Walla Walla. After retiring from 25 years of teaching, farming became less of a hobby and more of a full-time job. Ron and his wife, Ilsa, now farm 20 acres of prime Valley farmland full of assorted fruit trees and picturesque fields. They grow 14 different varieties of apples, along with plums, peaches, apricots, pears and cherries. They use sustainable farming practices and avoid chemicals and genetically modified products, though they are not certified organic. They grow tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, onions and peas. Noticing a reduction in local asparagus production, Ron planted a few rows last year. He’s hoping the new plants will take and bring asparagus production back to the Valley. As we walked and talked, I could feel the passion in his voice and words. Ron and Ilsa are the type of people who have an inner drive that keeps them going until the work is done and pushes them to work 14-hour days, seven days a week, during peak season. They love what they do: producing and sharing delicious food for the community and making people happy. Farming is in Ron’s blood, and he continues his family’s tradition of bringing healthful, local food to the Walla Walla Valley. Running a small family farm, the Edwardses find it most beneficial to sell their produce directly off the farm to the consumer. Depending on how the weather goes, produce will be available sometime in June, through November. For a list of available produce, call 541-938-5933.
Davis
Plum Sorbet with Port 2 pounds fresh plums Zest of 1 orange 5 tablespoons sugar or honey ½ cup Port wine Cut plums in half and remove pits. Place in freezer bag and freeze for at least 2 hours or until frozen solid. An hour before you want to make the sorbet, place a serving dish in freezer to get cold. About 10 minutes before you start, take the plums out of the freezer. Put them in a food processor with orange zest, sugar and Port, and blend until smooth. Scoop into cold serving dish and smooth out top. Place back into freezer and let set. Remove 5 to 10 minutes before serving, to soften a bit. Serve in big scoops, as is, or with a splash of Port over the top.
Grilled Peach Salad with PROSCIUTTO and Crème fraîche 4 ripe peaches 1 sprig of fresh rosemary, finely chopped Olive oil Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon crème fraîche* 16 slices of prosciutto 2 handfuls of arugula Crème fraîche for garnish Preheat a grill pan or barbeque until hot. Cut peaches in half and remove pits. Toss peach halves in a bowl with rosemary, a drizzle of olive oil and dash of salt and pepper. Grill peaches on each side for a couple minutes, or until a nice char is achieved. Whisk vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and crème fraîche together and set aside. On individual plates, lay out two pieces of prosciutto and place a grilled peach on top. Toss arugula with dressing and place a portion over the peach. Drizzle a bit of crème fraîche on top and serve immediately. *Crème fraîche is a soured cream with French origins. It can be made easily at home by combining 1 cup of heavy cream with ¼ cup buttermilk and letting it sit out for 5 days. The natural bacterial cultures found in the buttermilk act on the cream, thicken and slightly sour it.
Melissa Davis, a local chef with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, specializes in local and natural foods. She can be reached at jadenluna@gmail.com. More of her writing is at www.melissadavisfood.com. Ron Edwards was a farmer’s son who dreamed of being a teacher. He’s come full-circle back to his farming roots. 20 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
Places
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What’s New in
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There’s always something new happening in Walla Walla, if you know where to look
Zac Merton, Erin Griffin and Graysen Merton in the shop at WaterDrop WorkShop.
Ripples Three years ago, Zac Merten and Erin Griffin came from Seattle to visit friends who own Welcome Table Farm in Walla Walla. They discovered a welcoming community and something the West Side is missing — sunshine. In the process, they found a perfect location to pursue their craftsmanship and enjoy a modest and sustainable lifestyle. And in no time, WaterDrop WorkShop sank its roots deep into the Walla Walla Valley. The name of their business has less to do with rainfall and more to do with the power of small actions. As Zac and Erin put it, “Imagine water landing on a rock one drop at a time — it will eventually wear a hole in the rock. We like to talk about the subtle power of the water drop. Water creates, changes and carries life. Or, imagine a serene lake. If you throw a stone into the water, the ripples start at that center point and move forever outwards. We like to think that our craft can be felt through what we do and how we do it. We like to imagine our rings reaching out into the world.” Zac and Erin met in Olympia at The Evergreen State College, where Zac was studying architecture. When he realized he wanted more freedom in his work and art, he settled on studying woodworking and sustainable design. Erin’s focus at Evergreen was deaf education, ASL (American Sign Language) and deaf cultural studies (although she reminds Zac she
was the first one in the woodworking shop). After college, Zac studied with Urban Hardwoods in Seattle while Erin pursued a career as an American Sign Language interpreter. Now they’re firmly ensconced in W² and have been joined by their other new creation, son Graysen Merten. WaterDrop WorkShop is characterized as a studio furniture shop — it’s also a family affair; the workshop is tucked into a newly constructed space behind their home’s garage. Zac concentrates on the craftsmanship, and Erin keeps up the computer support and works with Zac on design. WaterDrop WorkShop is dedicated to using salvaged materials, including wood (recycled or windfallen timber) and metal. It helps their effort to reduce the impact on the Earth and allows them to access a rich medium of natural and aged materials. Most of their wood is from Washington state, much from the Walla Walla Valley. A dining room table crafted from wood salvaged from the blowdown of a large Western red cedar on Catherine Street in the big storm of 2008 exemplifies their commitment to repurposing and beauty in form. And utilizing recycled materials allows them to fashion unique creations with inherent character and intrinsic beauty like their “Cold-
spot” coffee table featuring salvaged vintage refrigerator drawers set in windfallen black walnut and maple. WaterDrop’s offerings include tables, lamps and hanging lights, doors, signs and other commissions. Their work is found in galleries and retail locations in Portland and Seattle. They’ve already made an impact on the Valley — their creations are featured inside Mace Mead Works in Dayton and in Northwest homes and wineries. They have also fashioned the signs at Graze’s two locations. Although they have some items in stock, they like to work closely with clients to design and build custom heirloom furnishings. Maybe there’s a WaterDrop creation in your future. Continued on pg. 22 >
WaterDrop WorkShop Walla Walla 509-540-6305 Open by appointment. www.waterdropworkshop.com Follow it on Facebook
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Jump for Joy! If you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids, Jumpin’ JellyBeanz is the latest destination for family fun in Walla Walla. The brainchild of Sean and Alisha Cunha, the 7,000-square-foot space features five bounce houses, Little Tikes cars, a crawl tunnel, pedal tricycles and lots of floor toys for all ages. The Cunhas got the idea for their new business after visiting similar facilities in the Northwest and wishing that Walla Walla had a place for kids to have fun. They researched family-fun centers with their “consultants” — their 2½-year-old twins, Gavyn and Syann. They also spent time planning the space to ensure the safest way of doing things while providing maximum fun. The result is a busy and bright space that will make you wish you were a kid again. You and the kids are going to work up an appetite, and the on-site snack bar is available for drinks and munchies, including hot dogs, nachos, chips and soft pretzels. In addition to regular drinks, they offer Big Train blended frappés and smoothies. Prices for Jumpin’ JellyBeanz range from “Free” for “crawlers,” $4 for “bouncers” (walkers 2 and under), and $5 for “jumpers” between 3 and 16. A 10-visit punch card runs $35. Yearly memberships are also available. For those of you who have barely survived home birthday parties, you’ll be happy to know Jumpin’ JellyBeanz has a party area available for birthdays and special events. They’ll be happy to help you plan the perfect event with their party packages — just leave the details to them and kick back and enjoy! Kids must be accompanied by a parent or adult, and must wear socks. There is an area with tables and a sofa for parents to hang out while the kids work off steam. Just relax and let the kids wear themselves out!
Top: Alisha and Sean Cunha and their twins, Gavyn and Syann, offer family-friendly fun at Jumpin’ Jellybeanz in Walla Walla. Bottom: A selection of Little Tikes cars zip around Jumpin’ Jellybeanz.
Jumpin’ JellyBeanz 20 E. Poplar St., Walla Walla 509-200-4958 Open Thursday to Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. jumpinjellybeanz.tripod.com Follow it on Facebook
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Do you BooLou? Stacey Moeller’s daughters Sydney “Boo” and Layna “Lou” inspired the name of this teen and juniors’ consignment boutique, originally located adjacent to Macy’s in downtown Walla Walla. With her daughters (who had managed the shop) now living out of the area and faced with an expiring lease, Moeller had to decide what to do with the popular shop. Instead of closing, Moeller decided to double the size of BooLou and move it to the unused mezzanine level above her popular Hidden Treasures shop at 104 E. Main St. (part of the old Sears store). With the help of her husband (and contractor), Jeff Moeller, the loft was transformed into an inviting, spacious and welcoming space. BooLou offers new and recycled clothing for teens and juniors, as well as accessories and collectibles. The racks are well-organized, and the inventory offers a wide variety of fashion choices. Moeller employs a number of high school and college students, so there is always someone knowledgeable to assist customers in the shop. Another advantage of its new location upstairs from Hidden Treasures BooLou’s owner, Stacey Moeller, oversees the shop’s constantly is access to its large selection of women’s and children’s clothing, shoes, changing inventory. jewelry and accessories. It’s a perfect place for mothers and daughters to shop, moms at Hidden Treasures and daughters and the young at heart at BooLou. BooLou accepts consignments and features sought-after name brands such as Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle and Aéropostale, which are nearly impossible to find anywhere else in the Valley. The shop offers for sale the consigned clothing and accessories for 90 days, after which items are marked down for an additional 30 days. Unsold items are donated to charity (items cannot be returned to the consignors). Consignments are accepted on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s a good idea to call before you go in to see what items and quantities it will accept. In-store credits for consignments are good at both shops. The combined stores accept close to 1,000 items on intake days, so the inventory is always changing. New clothing, jewelry and accessories, such as sunglasses and headbands, will appeal to all ages. Time to BooLou!
BooLou 104 E. Main St., Walla Walla 509-527-8990 Open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.hiddentreasuresconsignment.com Follow it on Facebook
DIANE REED is a freelance writer, photographer and observer of life. If you know about something new in W², email her at ladybookww@gmail.com. Between columns and when the spirit moves her, she blogs about the Walla Walla Valley at www.ponderingsbydianereed.blogspot.com.
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Music
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Clarissa Caldwell / photos by Greg Lehman
The Music Issue
Live Music Lowdown on Downtown
At times, it seems like Walla Walla wants to be something it’s not. Look, we drink wine, we could be a mini-Napa! Hey, we have, you know, a few bands and a few bars, some live music — can we be a mini-Austin? But Walla Walla isn’t like anywhere else. This is a different breed of town. It’s a mix of wheat and wine, old and new, bittersweet and buttered up. Walla Walla’s music scene is different, too. Different from anywhere you’ve ever been. All kinds of music. All kinds of venues. And a whole lot of quirky. Charles Smith Wines
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Charles Smith Wines has an advanced sound system, impressive acoustics and plenty of versatile space. Live music plays a few times a month, with an emphasis on the blues. Sometimes, the room hosts sit-down classical, mosh-pit punk or even a burlesque show. Housed in a remodeled autorepair warehouse designed by Seattle Olson Kundig Architects, the space is industrial chic, with exposed brick and wooden roof trusses.
Downtown on a weekend in Walla Walla, you’re bound to hear some sweet sounds streaming out of Sapolil’s door. Fridays, 5-7:30 p.m., Carolyn Mildenberger plays piano, which often evolves into a whole-bar singalong. Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m.-midnight, hosts musicians of all genres. Groups include out-of-towners and local talent such as Gary Winston and The Real Deal, Philly King Bee and The Stingers, The B Side, Aces Up and The Rattleshakes. In the evening, musicians and, yes, sometimes customers, too, perform on the bar or on top of the grand piano. Wiggling, whooping, laughing, hooting and heartfelt clapping encouraged. Live music every weekend.
CrossRoads Steakhouse and Catering 207 W. Main St., 509-522-120 Every other month, live music shakes up this steakhouse. Emphasis on the blues, folk, country and musicians who are new to Walla Walla. An energetic, lively venue, with plenty of space to move those dancing feet. Full menu, full bar. Laht Neppur Brewing Co. 53 S. Spokane St., 509-529-2337 Every few weeks, Saturday, 8-10 p.m., a live band plays at this familystyle brewery. All genres, from folk to funk. Picnic tables with peanut shells on the floor. Pub grub and pizza served. Featuring seasonal brews. Marcy’s Bar & Lounge 35 S. Colville St., 509-525-7482 Every Thursday around 8 p.m., Jam Night — spontaneous live music with miscellaneous instruments — gets going in Marcy’s courtyard. Anyone can play. Marcy’s also offers live music about once a week: rockabilly, hip-hop, anything goes. Drinking, dancing, merry-making and martinis. Olive Marketplace and Café 21 E. Main St., 509-526-0200 Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., this café-deli features a guest winery and pairs local wine with local music. Folk, acoustic and indie. Half of the customers show up to hear the live music. The other half? Pleasantly surprised. Butternut squash pizza, pastries and other eats available. Public House 124 124 E. Main St., 509-876-4511 The Public House has live music? Well, sometimes. About once a month, a band plays, but don’t go looking for a schedule. Live music at the Public House is spontaneous and varied. Sometimes, it’s a punk-style band, and young hipsters show up wearing tight, torn jeans and green-rimmed sunglasses. On other occasions, it’s smooth background jazz, sophisticated and easy. General manager Matthew Price-Huntington says, “We are open to anything.” No cover. 24 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
Vintage Cellars 10 N. Second Ave., 509-529-9340 Open mic, 7-9 p.m., Monday. Live music, 7-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday. All genres. Music plays on a cozy outdoor patio. Serving a varied selection of local wines by the glass or bottle, something sparkling, and domestic and imported beers. Light menu, including panini, green salads and a selection of cheeses. The atmosphere? “Sort of ... awesome,” says Manager Becky Austin, with a laugh. Walla Faces 216 E. Main St., 877-301-1181 Upholding its intention to promote the arts, Walla Faces has live music all weekend in the summer: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7-9 p.m., and Sunday, 3-6 p.m. Frequent local musicians include Debi Eng, Eddie Manzanares, Mike Wagoner and Personal Friends. All genres. Warm light, with exposed brick walls and whimsical painted faces. On the bottles, too. Relaxed and intimate. Walla Walla Village Winery 107 S. Third Ave., 509-525-9463 This laid-back venue hosts a variety of musicians and artists: jazz, indie, folk, country, comedy, poetry, even the occasional rapper. Open-mic night on Thursday from 7-10 p.m. For visiting musicians, Walla Walla Village Winery offers loaner guitars, bass (electric and acoustic) and drums, and they even offer ukuleles for sale. Rock and roll artist Stanley Mouse, known for his Grateful Dead and Stevie Miller Band covers, designed the bottle labels. His posters cover the walls of this intimate downtown locale, creating a psychedelic rock and roll collage — the perfect live-music backdrop. What’s to drink? “Fine wines favored by air guitarists everywhere!”
Clarissa Caldwell is a freelance writer living in Walla Walla. She can be reached at clarissa.caldwell@gmail.com.
Above: Crowds at Charles Smith Wines enjoy the song stylings of punk, blues and rock bands. Pictured: “Junkyard Jane.” Below: Sapolil Cellars is known for the most raucous parties (dancing on the piano anyone?) and the most eclectic bands. From covers of Broadway tunes and heartfelt ballads to hip hop and R&B -- Sapolil is the musician’s scene.
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Guitar Man Like many musicians of his generation, Dan Goodall recalls watching The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as a watershed moment. He was just 10 years old, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long for him to decide what he wanted to do with his life.
Walla Walla native Dan Goodall has played with some music legends: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, to name a few. Now he's happy to sell guitars in his home town and watch others fall in love with music. 26 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
The Music Issue When he’s not busy managing his shop, Goodall finds the time to play in two local blues bands: Jimmy Lloyd Rea and the Switchmasters, known for their album “Cruzin’ for a Bloozin,’” and his own project, Stack Train, which recently released its first self-titled album. “Blues is the true American art form,” he explains. “Every bit of music that exists came from the blues. Jazz came from the blues, country came from the blues, rock ’n’ roll came from the blues. Everything that we know as modern music came from the blues.”
And the best part of playing? Music keeps him young, and sharing his passion with the customers is what it’s all about. “I enjoy seeing people play,” Goodall says. “To me, that’s a gift. To watch a young kid come into the shop and want to play guitar, that spark — it reminds me of when I was a kid. Music has kept me young. It’s also made me old. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.” He says when a new customer walks through the door, he tells them to just browse the place and see what feels right. “More times than not, I find the instrument will pick the person,” he says. “They’ll go, ‘Oh, I like the red one,’ and they pick it up, and that’s the one. That’s how it kind of works. It’s organic.” As much as he loves meeting new players and engaging with regulars, Goodall concedes he’s not the teaching type. He leaves the lessons to local legend Craig Tarwater. “I tried it one time, years ago. This kid comes to me and says, ‘I wanna play “Stairway to Heaven.”’ “Get out,” he laughs. “You can’t even tune the guitar yet! Are you serious? I love kids, but I don’t have the patience to teach.” Goodall says while Blazing Guitars attracts many local and out-of-town musicians, he was in for a real shock one day a few years back when Eric Idle walked into his shop. “I didn’t recognize him,” he says of the former Monty Python comedian whose daughter, Lily, now attends Whitman College. “He walks in and asks if we have any acoustic guitars. I
said, ‘Yeah, the acoustic room’s back there.’ So I’m sitting at my computer and 20 minutes later he walks back out and starts chatting with me. And then it dawns on me!” He says the two of them hit it off, and now Idle stops by the shop every time he’s in town. Goodall, who wasn’t a big Monty Python fan at first, is now the proud owner of a pair of the show’s signature “Killer Rabbit” slippers. “The cool thing is, Eric was just telling me last time he was in town about how he got to go to the Paul McCartney sessions at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, and he was one of an audience of 25,” he says. “Remember that Kevin Bacon game, with the six degrees? Well, now I’m one degree away from The Beatles!” Gillian A. Frew is a Walla Walla freelancer. She can be reached at frew.gillian@gmail.com.
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“That started it all for me,” he says. “And I’ve been a guitar guy for over 40 years — having fun with guitars, collecting and buying and trading them — it’s a big part of my life.” Goodall runs Blazing Guitars, a full-service guitar outlet offering a range of instruments, amps and accessories, as well as private lessons. He and his partner, Bart Wuest, first opened up shop in 2007 on Colville Street and relocated to East Isaacs in April of last year. Goodall is currently in the process of becoming sole proprietor. “I’m the guy who gets here early and goes home late,” he laughs. “You learn as you go. I never thought of myself owning a business, but I’m very passionate about what I do. If you have no passion, you’re in the wrong line of work.” Goodall grew up in Walla Walla but left his hometown behind to tour the country for several years, opening for big-name bands of the era like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Roger McGuinn from The Byrds. He remembers once playing opening sets 14 nights in a row at a gig in Houston. “I got to meet a lot of my heroes and even share the stage with some of them,” he says. When his number one fan, his wife, Cathy, gave birth to the couple’s first child, “It was time to come home” he says. But raising a family and owning a business hasn’t stopped Goodall from continuing to play, record and even tour. He says he still considers himself a player first. “For most of my life I’ve been a musician,” he says. “That’s what I love to do, and I’ve been blessed to do it.” He certainly looks the part, with his vintage leather jacket, a tattoo that reads “Blazing Guitars” inked onto his upper arm and a certain stage presence his daughter’s friend once jokingly described as his “aging rock star” vibe. As he speaks, Goodall strums a classic electric guitar. “Generally, I carry no less than two or three guitars with me every show I play,” he says, motioning to the instrument on his shoulder. “This one is well-used, like an old shoe or a pair of cowboy boots. It’s beat up, but it plays like a jewel. Definitely a blues machine.” Goodall has watched the local music scene evolve over the years and says he’s excited to watch it continue to grow. “I love the scene here,” he says. “It’s gone through a lot of changes, but I find that people are really getting into it now, the magic of it. There’s no substitute for live music, none. Records don’t do it, videos on TV don’t. Nothing substitutes for live interaction with people in the audience.”
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It’s his store and Jim McGuinn does some pretty unusual things much to the non-surprise of his regular customers. Jammin’ through the aisles of CDs on a blue Sesame Street guitar, Jim makes his way back to the business part of his business behind the main counter.
The Day the Music Thrived in Walla Walla Today’s burgeoning music scene in Walla Walla had its roots in the ’80s. Up until the infamous and ill-fated Frontier Fair Days Downtown Cattle Drive, Walla Walla had a reputation of being more hospitable to herds of heifers than beat-stompin’ beboppers. That changed forever at the end of the ’80s when the Downtown Foundation funded folks to make merry melodies in a city so straight it could have been the real inspiration for the movie “Footloose.” With a budget bigger than a bumper crop of big-bank bucks, the Downtown Foundation started farming beats and planting sweet music smack-dab in the middle of Walla Walla on Main 28 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
Street. Musical acts were paid $500 to perform two one-hour concerts every Friday. This was a winning combination for the musicians, citizens and tourists. But the funding evaporated, and reality rained down on the Main Street music program. “Free” is just another four-letter word when it is pitched or fast-balled at a musician. “Why should I play for free?” became a universal chorus sung to me in the traditional 12bar blues style on my talent search. My response was to paraphrase President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech into a “Ask not what your city,
so-nice-they-named-it-twice, can do for you” speech. And boy, howdy, it worked! My partner in crime of bringing back the good vibrations of peace, love and groovy to Main Street was the director of the Downtown Foundation, Sheila Ferguson. She put me in charge of this music committee of one after I made the modest suggestion that the foundation should look into rekindling music on Main Street. That was not the last time I would put my large, red tennis shoes in my equally sized mouth.
I became Mickey Rooney, and they were the Judy Garlands of the newly founded, nonfunded “We Can Make It Work – Homegrown Productions of Walla Walla Ltd.” foundation. I told them they could use my sound system for free and we could use the city’s open-air barn located downtown to put on a show that everyone would want to see. And they bought it! Not just them, but the citizens of Walla Walla, as well. Aw heck, these players became so patriotically excited to play that I think I missed a real fund-raising opportunity. I could have easily charged them an entry fee to be a part of the Downtown Foundation’s swinging shindig! Nefarious folks whom their parents and loved ones kindly referred to as “musicians” donated their time and talents to elevating the cultural and coolness status of Walla Walla to an “11”! With townsfolk and tourists, these mighty musicians formed a love triangle (the French have another name for it) that put the hipness and the wah-wah back into Walla Walla. Sheila cheerfully worked with me every week as we made a symphony out of gardenvariety homegrown musicians on Main Street. Before a concert, we would each secretly slip
$20 to $40 of our own money into a hat that would be passed through the crowd. I soon discovered this free-will offering became much more abundant when a cute kid passed the hat with a pleading look reminiscent of Dickens’ character, Oliver, seeming to ask, “Please sir, may I have some more?” I’ve learned a truck-load of street-sense from the classics I read in high school! I know Sheila and I never reached our goal of $500 to pay the bands. But what we did was right as rain. I believe we got tenfold back in good will and appreciation for our local Walla Walla musicians that still continues today. The dirty little secret is these musicians are still being paid below the legal minimum-wage level. I encourage you to “feed the kitty” of any band from Walla Walla. What more would you expect from such a fertile Valley as Walla Walla than to keep farming the beats? Jim McGuinn is the owner of Hot Poop, Washington’s oldest independent record store. He appreciates the fine folks of Walla Walla who have kept his family and workers out of the welfare and food stamp lines for decades. He can be reached at hotpoop@hotpoop.com.
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This season is the 25th anniversary for symphony music director and conductor Yaacov Bergman.
Songs for the Imagination Music goes beyond cultural differences and personalities; it transcends time and space. It reminds us of the past and propels our ideas into the future, in dreams and beyond. Leah Wilson-Velasco, chief executive officer of the Walla Walla Symphony, believes in the power of music, especially live performances, to transform lives and inspire. Building on its more-than-a-century-old tradition, the Walla Walla Symphony combines the old and the new. Wilson-Velasco says there are exciting things planned for the next season of performances. Currently at the end of the regular season, on June 10 the Walla Walla Symphony has one more performance, “Mares ’n’ Music,” which combines live symphonic music and expert horsemanship. “We want to maximize the talent. A lot of exciting things can come from collaboration,” says Wilson-Velasco. Performances reach a diverse audience through energetic collaborations with area and 30 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
regional organizations. These include Walla Walla University, Whitman College, Blue Mountain Action Council, the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds and numerous others. The 2011-2012 season also marked the 25th anniversary for music director and conductor Yaacov Bergman. This season’s recent performances have included Handel’s “Messiah” and “The Nutcracker” with the Mid-Columbia Ballet in December, as well as last month’s Spring Celebration concert, featuring internationally known pianist Stephen Beus. “One of our hometown heroes,” WilsonVelasco calls him. Beus grew up in Eastern Washington and has a connection with Walla Walla; he’s a Whitman College graduate and studied with Leonard Richter. “It’s really exciting to have him here. We have amazing talent here in the Valley, and we are
able to showcase it,” says Wilson-Velasco. A special benefit soiree is scheduled a few days before each regular season performance. This last season, the soirees were held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. It’s a smaller venue and environment for an introduction to the performer featured in the upcoming concert at Cordiner Hall. “The soirees are a chance to get up-close and personal with the musicians. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and chamber music is more intimate, anyway. “It’s in the sanctuary, and the acoustics there are excellent,” she says. “There’s a time for food and drinks and socializing with the musicians... They also have a great piano.” This fall will be the 106th season for the symphony, a well-established tradition in a community that values music.
The Music Issue “Our organization is unique because of our history in the community,” Wilson-Velasco says. “During the 2012-2013 concert series, the Walla Walla Symphony will return to a full six-concert schedule featuring exciting guest performances and diverse musical offerings. The symphony’s 106th season will also feature performances of the holiday classic ‘The Nutcracker’ and will continue to showcase visiting guest artists and symphony musicians through our Soiree Chamber Music series. We will continue our important work with students and families through our annual Youth and Family concerts in the fall, plus an expanded offering to feature a second Family Concert in the spring.” The symphony also focuses on education with its Musicians in Schools program, bringing symphony musicians and guest artists into the schools and the Walla Walla Symphony Youth Orchestra beginning its fifth season. Beyond the enjoyment of the music and the skill of the performers, Wilson-Velasco says the value in the programming is its power to inspire and change people. A love of music can unite in its common language.
Leah Wilson-Velasco, Walla Walla Symphony Executive Director.
“Live music, the power of live performance, is transformative, regardless of the knowledge of what you’re hearing,” she says. It doesn’t matter what level of inspiration you have or your attention span for the music. “There’s an entry point for everybody into classical music. If we light one fire, then we’ve accomplished what we set out to do. For all ages and walks of life,” she says. How important is music? “It’s made my career, and it’s a big part of my
everyday life,” Wilson-Velasco says. Music’s importance is valid whether it plays a large part in a person’s life or a small one. Music is always there. “Alzheimer’s patients often remember music even after they’ve forgotten their loved ones. They can hum songs, you can interact if you can sing it. The wiring in the brain is just different for music.” The next season may hold further events and surprises, such as more music in the summer. “There are lots of ideas and questions and possibilities floating around right now,” WilsonVelasco says. “It’s a very exciting time for us,” she says. “We would like to strengthen and deepen our relationship with the community.” The Walla Walla Symphony is building on its historic foundation, Wilson-Velasco says, renewing itself and offering new experiences for listeners with every performance. Karlene Ponti is the special publications writer for the Walla Walla UnionBulletin. She can be reached at karleneponti@wwub.com.
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Splendor in the Sky Walla Walla’s 38th Annual Balloon Stampede Takes Off The largest yearly event put on by the 700-member Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce is the annual Balloon Stampede. This year’s celebration, “Splendor in the Sky,” runs from May 11 to May 13. The event started as a modest balloon competition on a local farm. It took off and became a Chamber event in the mid-1980s. The Stampede is held at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds with additional daily venues around the Valley. It’s the first event of the Northwest ballooning season and is expected to feature more than 35 colorful balloons. Designs include “Alice in Wonderland,” a hand-painted Western sky and whimsical geometric patterns. Although many of the balloons are from the Northwest, one balloon is from Texas. Despite the size of the event and the range of activities, the Balloon Stampede remains a down-home event, drawing on the entire Walla Walla area for volunteers and participants. From local organizations to individuals who have volunteered for decades, the Stampede
comes from the heart of the Valley, a gift to residents and visitors alike. With the exception of ticketed events, all Stampede events are free and most are family-friendly. Stampede festivities begin in earnest on May 10. All the balloon launches and the “Nite Glow” are subject to weather conditions (wind speeds must be less than 8 mph). Jerry Cummins, the balloonmeister for the event, checks the weather before any balloon, even his own, “The Spirit of Walla Walla,” launches. Safety comes first! If you want to catch the balloons in the air, the first scheduled launch will be the media launch on May 10, about 6 a.m., from the grounds of the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center. On May 11 (between 6 and 6:15 a.m.), balloons will launch from nine area schools. Attractions at the fairgrounds open at 3 p.m., including vendors, an art show and live entertainment, going until 9 p.m. If you’d like to rub elbows with the balloonists, you can get tickets (through the Chamber)
Below: The six Balloon-A-Thon balloons launch simultaneously from Garrison Middle School during last year’s event. Right: Weather is key to a successful launch. Last year’s Balloon Stampede saw broken clouds and very light winds.
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DIANE REED is a freelance writer, photographer and observer of life. You can email her at ladybookww@gmail.com. Between columns and when the spirit moves her, she blogs about the Walla Walla Valley at www.ponderingsbydianereed.blogspot.com.
Right: Two balloons fly “two-gether” following the six-balloon simultaneous-launch Balloon-A-Thon from Garrison Middle School.
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for the 6 p.m. Champagne Reception and dinner with the pilots. Or check out the free evening dance party at the Serenity Point Stage. After a 6:30 a.m. balloon launch on May 12, chow down at the pancake breakfast, a fundraiser for Walla Walla Area Crime Watch. If you’re feeling energized, you can sign up for the 5k Run & Walk or the volleyball tournament. The more cerebral visitor can check out the spelling bee at the Community Building. From noon to 4 p.m., head over to Garrison Middle School field to see the tethered balloons up close — you can also get your picture taken with them. Visit the vendors at the fairgrounds (the kids might want to head over to the Kids’ Activity Center, open May 12-13). But plan on sticking around for the signature event of the Stampede, the “Nite Glow” held in the main arena at the fairgrounds. Sponsored by Affinity of Walla Walla, it features nine to 10 balloons lighting up the night. May 13 features an early morning balloon launch and pancake breakfast. Vendors, the Kids’ Activity Center and live entertainment wrap up at 3 p.m. If you want a souvenir, you can pick up a T-shirt featuring the winning drawing from the kids’ coloring contest, or a shirt or jacket featuring this year’s poster design. There are also commemorative pins available. The Balloon Stampede is a huge undertaking on the part of the Chamber, which provides stipends and free propane to attract a wide variety of balloons. Major sponsors support the Stampede, including GESA Credit Union, celebrating its third year as title sponsor. Pacific Power is the launch sponsor, and Affinity of Walla Walla sponsors the “Nite Glow.” Accommodations often go fast for the ballooning weekend, so book your hotel, motel or bed-and-breakfast early. The Chamber of Commerce encourages visitors to call it directly to check last-minute accommodation options in the area. The Chamber’s motto, “The things we do best, we do together,” seems particularly appropriate to explain the ongoing success of the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede. It promises a weekend of “Splendor in the Skies.”
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Left: Customers of Andrae’s Kitchen wait for their meal to be created at the Walla Walla Gun Club’s recent three-day Camas Prairie Handicap. Right: Here’s what’s inside: two 25-cubic-foot refrigerators, one six-burner range with oven, two 24-inch Castle grills, one deep fryer, one hand sink, one three-compartment sink, one 45-gallon fresh-water tank, two propane tanks, one generator, one air-conditioning unit, one 60-gallon gray water holding tank, a 3-foot-by-16-foot open area that can accommodate five food artists at one carefully choreographed time.
From the Chuck Wagon to Andrae’s Kitchen Modern food trucks have a storied history that began in Texas in 1866 Horse-drawn covered wagons loaded with supplies traditionally followed hungry cowboys herding cattle on the open range in the 1800s. They spent weeks, if not months, away from home; consequently, the wagons were heavily loaded with nonperishable, basic food supplies. Westward expansion of the nation’s railroads created a significant intersection in the Texas Panhandle where cattle herds bound for market switched from walking to riding. The father of the Texas Panhandle, a cattleman named Charles Goodnight, understood both the need to properly feed the cowboys and how problematic it was to do this on extended drives. Consequently, he took an old horse-drawn covered wagon and converted it into a cooking and food pantry on wheels. Remember, this was 1866. With no refrigeration, Charles had to choose supplies that traveled well and were nonperishable. Heavy cast-iron pots and pans had to be capable of surviving the rough trail while swinging to and fro on hooks under the wagons, as well as the hot rocks of the iconic campfire. These upgraded, heavy-duty, multiple-purpose food wagons, thanks to Charles, became known as “chuck” wagons. 36 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
The infamous Texas Panhandle cattle drives of the 19th century are history; the chuck wagon, however, not only survived while adapting to modern roads and technology, it has boomed with renewed purpose and popularity over the past decade. Due to the bust in the economy, 2008 stands out as an important year for the 21st-century chuck wagon. With the economic downturn, the construction industry slumped. Mobile food trucks, trailers and carts, once synonymous with on-site mobile food-service similar to a commissary-on-wheels that announced the food’s daily arrival with a blast of musical notes from an air horn, were hit hard. Mobile food-service vehicles of all types and sizes flooded the market with “For Sale” signs taped to their sides. Putting convention aside, the unstable business environment created a window of opportunity for entrepreneurial chefs eager to test their skills outside the traditional confines and economies of bricks and mortar. Chefs-on-wheels were able to change, in nontraditional ways, where and how they worked. With mobility a renewed requirement, they had the opportunity to redefine where “there”
was. Unlike brick-and-mortar operations, they could “Move, move, move,” depending on the hourly, daily and weekly whims and demands of hungry customers, not to mention the occasional parking code. The physical aspects of where and how to work presented new and significant challenges. Small and narrow work spaces were defined by rules of the highway (width, length, weight and height). Chefs were further challenged by city, county and state codes governing the use of fresh water, electricity and propane; mandating requirements for fire suppression; and regulating the disposal of gray water and garbage. In 1866, “Chuck” Goodnight did not have far to look for a used Army covered wagon; the Civil War had concluded in 1865. With no electricity, plumbing or codes to worry about, managing and operating a chuck wagon was as simple as hollering “Giddyup!”
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He lived in Germany during high school and graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York City. By 2004, he owned his own restaurant in Boise and was winning awards, which often highlighted his skills managing the complex relationships between foods and wines. His restaurant was the recipient of the “Best Washington Wine List outside Washington State” award two years in a row. By 2008, Andrae’s passion for fine food unencumbered by a fixed address, further inspired by his hands-on experience working directly with grape harvest and winemaking with Dusted Valley Vintners, combined to give him a yen for a gourmet kitchen on wheels. Ordered in April 2010 from Coastal Concessions in Lucedale, Miss., Andrae’s Kitchen arrived in Walla Walla on Labor Day weekend that same year, followed by a trip to Kennewick to receive its official State of Washington Labor & Industry certification. While built in Mississippi, the new mobile kitchen was designed to comply with all necessary codes and requirements of Washington state, well-known for its stringent codes and requirements for new mobile kitchens. It’s February 2012 as I write this, and Andrae’s Kitchen is nearly booked solid with reservations through Labor Day. But that is only part of this year’s story. Andrae is currently overseeing the renovations of the kitchen and drive-thru located in the Farmer’s Co-Op Service Center on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Rose Street in Walla Walla. This means more opportunities for Andrae’s faithful customers. The mobile kitchen will be on the road somewhere (check Facebook for dates, times and locations) six days a week. The new, fixed-base location at the Farmer’s Co-Op will be open seven days a week, offering breakfast and lunch.
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Steve Wilen’s 1950s-era Studebaker looks right at home in the carport at 314 School Ave.
Fabulous Fifties-Style Home Celebrates Color The mid-century modern home at 314 School Ave., owned by Stephen Wilen, was built from a design by architect Omer Mithun that was featured as a five-star home in the September 1958 issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine. The prototype was built in Bellevue, Wash., and photographed for the magazine. “I always liked this type of architecture. I grew up with it,” Steve says. He didn’t rebel against it the way many did. “I was always interested in art deco and streamlined design. I’d always liked houses like these, but I never thought I’d buy one,” he says. The whole situation just fell into place, however, and he’s settled in comfortably. The single-level home has three bedrooms, one bath; it has a distinctive 1950s design — low with a sloping roof. A hallway down the center connects all of the rooms for easy traffic flow. Steve purchased the home in early February 2010 from Jeanne Eiffert. “It was listed in November 2009, and I drove out on School but couldn’t find it,” he said. He didn’t give it much more thought and later his sister called to ask if he had ever seen it. “So we 38 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
came out here, and we just loved it,” he said. Built in 1959 by Floyd Osbourne, who owned the property on School and Alder, the home sat empty until 1961. It was purchased in 1961 by Jeanne and her husband, the late Ray Eiffert. Jeanne lived there until 2009. It was in great shape, with no remodels to change the integrity of the design. Steve wanted to make a few changes, but because structurally it was sound, most of the changes were cosmetic. The only real construction work was done to change the entrance to the kitchen. He took out a partition with an accordion folding door. He pulled out the carpet and installed new flooring and carpets. Many walls were painted, and some wallpaper was taken out. But Steve kept as many
of the original features as possible. He put the gray, black and yellow kitchen floor in himself. “I did it, but it was a nightmare,” he says. The learn-as-you-go project was a success, in spite of challenges along the way. It accents the existing colors in the room and ties it all together. His favorite areas in the home are the comfortable living room and revamped kitchen. “I like the floating cabinet,” he says. The open design of the kitchen means the room is accessible from both sides. In the 1950s, interior designers were not shy about using lots of bright color. The kitchen combines a turquoise wall with the yellow and gray accented by countertops in original mother-of-pearl Formica. The
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In the 1950s interior designers were not shy about using lots of bright color. The bathroom has “Jack and Jill” sinks, and Steve kept the ’50s colors, black, pink and gray, and cracked-ice Formica. An impressive feature of the home is a band of long, low windows extending along the side of the home. “I love these windows. It’s like a ribbon of glass that runs all along the house,” he says.
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chrome kitchen table and chairs are classic 1940-1950s style. The home has a decent amount of storage, Steve says. Much of the woodwork is mahogany. Steve is pretty much done updating, although there are little details he wants to address. The living room fireplace has a copper-colored cover he wants to get to when there’s time. “Replacing that is on my 10-year list, probably year 20,” he says. His collection of furniture goes well with the style of the home; some is from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. The small chartreuse couch in the living room really makes all the colors pop.
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Quiet pathways lead through the garden at 729 Wallowa St.
Paths through the Sanctuary The large garden at 729 Wallowa St., at the home of Joe and Deanna Drazan, provides relaxation as well as a place for social gatherings. The whole area is watched over by “Big Red,” the old barn, while pathways curve around flower and vegetable beds to lead you through the area. “The gardening is not always relaxing; it’s hard work,” Deanna says. “But it’s good for mind, soul and body.” She enjoys being out in the natural world, especially in the sunshine. “I don’t have to think a lot about anything. I can get lost in the gardening for hours.” Deanna also likes to share the results of her dedication with others. “It’s a great yard to entertain. We had the best party here for our daughter’s wedding reception. 42 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
“We grow flowers and vegetables, both. It’s proof you can clear Bermuda grass and put in vegetables. It can be done,” she says. Joe and Deanna are avid yard salers; the pathways through the garden wind past bits of history such as “countryish” relics like wagon wheels or part of an old Victorian crib now used for a small fence. The couple love birds, so Joe builds birdhouses that appear in strategic spots throughout the garden.
“I enjoy the process as well as the outcome,” Deanna says. “It’s not like life and death, if you make the wrong decision. If you don’t like the plant there, just change it.” Karlene Ponti is the special publications writer for the Walla Walla UnionBulletin. She can be reached at karleneponti@wwub.com.
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May Through May 6
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A performance of “The Tempest” at the Power House Theatre. Details: 509-742-0739.
The First Thursday concert will feature the Pioneer Middle School Jazz Band. Admission is free but donations will go to the charity chosen by the performers, Embracing Orphans, a charity helping orphans in Jamaica. 12:15 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine St. Details: 509-529-1083.
Walla Walla Drag Strip continues the weekend fun. Details: wwdragstrip.com or 509-301-9243.
Through mid-May The Kirkman House Museum hosts the exhibit “Era of Elegance.” Historic clothing of the Walla Walla pioneers. Details: 509-529-4373.
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Through May 20
A performance of “Trelawny.” 8 p.m., Harper Joy Theatre, Whitman College. Details: 509-527-5180.
Enjoy the annual Senior Art Thesis Exhibition. Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College. Details: 509-527-5249.
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Through June 3 The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute hosts the exhibit “Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya.” Details: 541-966-9748. Through August As part of the sesquicentennial celebration, “Living History” interpreters offer tours in Downtown Walla Walla. 1 p.m., Saturdays, First Ave. and Main St. Details: 509-525-8799. May 2 The YWCA Leadership Luncheon is informational and inspirational with guest speaker Barbara Bell. Noon, Marcus Whitman Hotel. Details: 509-525-2570.
Every weekend, the Walla Walla Farmers Market brings you fresh local produce and a free concert while you shop. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, May through October, Crawford Park, Fourth and Main, Walla Walla. Details: 509-520-3647. May 4-6 Walla Walla Valley wineries offer an opportunity to taste their new creations during Spring Release Weekend. Area wineries introduce new wines, and winemakers share their creative inspiration. Details: 509-526-3117. May 4-6, 11-12 The Little Theatre presents a performance of “The Hobbit,” adapted from JRR Tolkien. 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday; Little Theatre of Walla Walla. Details: 509-529-3683.
May 6 Farm to Table historic dinner. Kirkman House Museum. Details: 509-529-4373. May 11-13 The Annual Balloon Stampede brings many hot air balloons to the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds. This festival remains a Valley tradition. Early morning flights (weather permitting), arts & crafts, antique autos, commercial booths, live entertainment and food. The Saturday-evening “Nite Glow” provides family fun as balloons light up to music. Details: 509-525-0850. A giant flea market at Walla walla Gun Club parking lot. $1 admission, free parking. 8 a.m.-7 p.m., 1212 Middle Waitsburg Road. Details: info@wallawallagunclub.org or 509-529-7288. May 12 The annual Junior Horse Show brings riding action to Milton-Freewater. Pioneer Posse Grounds. Details: 541-938-3379. May 12-13, 17, 19-20 The Walla Walla University Drama Depar tment presents “Romeo and Juliet.” 2 p.m. matinee, May 13 and 20. Details: 509-527-2656.
Regular Events Some establishments have events that happen on a regular or somewhat regular basis. Each month, the Blue Mountain Artists Guild in Dayton sets up a new exhibit at the Dayton Public Library. Details: 509-382-1964. Monday Most Monday nights, live music at Vintage Cellars. 10 N. Second Ave. Details: 509-529-9340. Tuesday Trivia Game Night. Red Monkey Downtown Lounge, 25 W. Alder St. Details: 509-522-3865. Wednesday Wine tasting, first Wednesday of the month. Plateau Restaurant at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton. Details: 800-654-9453. Record your own music. 5 p.m., Walla Walla Recording Club at Sapolil Cellars, 15 E. Main St. Details: 509-520-5258. Open mic. 8 p.m., Laht Neppur Ale House, 53 S. Spokane St. Details: 509-529-2337. Karaoke. 8 p.m., Wildfire Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton. Details: 800-654-9453. Thursday Walla Faces Tasting Salon: first Thursday of the month, “Salsa Night”; the second and fourth Thursday, open mic; the third Thursday, records are played during the “Spin and Pour.” 7-10 p.m., 216 E. Main St. Details: 877-301-1181. 46 Wall a Wall a Lifest yles
“Blues and Barbecue” with live music and “West of the Blues BBQ.” Charles Smith Winery, 35 S. Spokane St. Details: 509-526-5230. Dinner by in-house Bistro 15 with entertainment. 5-11 p.m., Sapolil Cellars, 15 E. Main St. Details: 509-520-5258. Comedy jam. 8 p.m., Wildfire Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton. Details: 800-654-9453. Open mic. 7-10 p.m., Walla Walla Village Winery, 107 S. Third Ave. Details: 509-525-9463. Karaoke. 8 p.m., CrossRoads Steakhouse, 207 W. Main St. Details: 509-522-1200. Live music. 9 p.m.-midnight, Anchor Bar, 128 E. Main St., Waitsburg. Details: 509-337-3008. Friday The first Friday of each month, free admission. Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton. Details: 541-966-9748. Pianist Carolyn Mildenberger. 5-7 p.m., Sapolil Cellars, 15 E. Main St. Details: 509-520-5258. Pianist Bob Lewis. 6:30-9 p.m., Oasis at Stateline, 85698 Highway 339, Milton-Freewater. Details: 541-938-4776. Music. Dayton Wine Works, 507 E. Main St. Details: 509-382-1200. From May-December, the “First Friday” ArtWALK Walla Walla. 5-8 p.m. Details: artwalkwallawalla.com. The second Friday each month, acoustic jam. Skye Books & Brew, Dayton. Details: 509-382-4677. Live music. 7 p.m., Walla Faces, 216 E. Main St. Details: 877-301-1181.
Live music. Backstage Bistro. Details: 509-526-0690. Live music. 9 p.m., Wildfire Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton. Details: 800-654-9453. Live music. 9 p.m., Sapolil Cellars, 15 E. Main St. Details: 509-520-5258. Saturday Live music. 8 p.m., Laht Neppur Ale House, 53 S. Spokane St. Details: 509-529-2337. Most Saturday nights, live music. Vintage Cellars, 10 N. Second Ave. Details: 509-529-9340. Live music. 9 p.m.-midnight, Anchor Bar, 128 E. Main St., Waitsburg. 509-337-3008. Live music. 7 p.m., Walla Faces, 216 E. Main St. Details: 877-301-1181. Live music. Backstage Bistro. Details: 509-526-0690. Live music. 9 p.m., Wildfire Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton. Details: 800-654-9453. Live music. 9 p.m., Sapolil Cellars, 15 E. Main St. Details: 509-520-5258. Sunday Sunday Jazz Café. 3 p.m., Walla Faces. Details: 877-301-1181. Ragtime piano by Uriel. 4-7 p.m., Oasis at Stateline, 85698 Highway 339, Milton-Freewater. Details: 541-938-4776. T he L i v ing H is tor y ac tor s por t r ay cha r acter s from the ar ea’s pa s t . 2 p.m. , Sundays , Fort Walla Walla Museum. Details 509-525-7703.
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annual adult event celebrates the characters that populated pendleton’s past. must have reservations. pendleton underground tours. Details: 800-226-6398.
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May 17-20 Whitman College 50th reunion: class of 1962. Whitman College. Details: 509-527-5952.
the Whitman College graduating class of 2012 accepts the challenge. 11 a.m., memorial lawn, Whitman College. Details: 509-527-5156.
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relay for life of Walla Walla will hold a lantern release ceremony fundraiser. Wine tasting, guest speaker, music by Vaughn Jensen. 7 p.m., three rivers Winery, 56410 old highway 12. Details: 509-386-6845.
Walla Walla Community College theatre arts Department presents “twelfth Night or What you Will” by William shakespeare. 7 p.m. and sunday 2 p.m. matinee, WWCC China pavillion. Details: 509-527-4575.
pepsi primetime @ the museum hosts a Chocolate talk and tasting. 6 p.m., tamástslikt Cultural institute, pendleton. Details: 541-966-9748. May 19 the annual Ducky Derby is a day of family fun. Watch the ducks race down mill Creek to help fund the exchange Club’s efforts at preventing child abuse and neglect. thousands of orange and yellow racing ducks swim to victory. 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., race at about 2 p.m., Walla Walla Community College. Details: 509-527-4300. Walla Walla university spring Choral Concert. 5 p.m., Walla Walla university Church. Details: 509-527-2571. learn to contra dance, an old-fashioned country dance. music by the Wednesday Night Band. 7 p.m., teaching and practice; 7:30 p.m., regular dance; unity Church of peace; 810 C st.; Walla Walla. Details: 541-938-7403.
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May 25-27 the touchet river roundup, the annual “Celebration of sobriety,” focuses on family-fun activities at the fairgrounds. Waitsburg. Details: 509-526-3602. May 25 ThrOugh Early SEPTEMBEr the kirkman house museum hosts the exhibit “play Ball: 120 years of Baseball in Walla Walla.” Details: 509-529-4373. May 27
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Last issue’s clue: At this popular outdoor area, people love to hop, skip and jump from one concrete post to another. Name the location. Clue: This “Mikado”-type steam locomotive engine was built in 1918 and resides in a Walla Walla park. Name the park.
Answer Where Mill Creek is diverted into Bennington Lake.
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