Wednesday, July 25, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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entertainment & EVENTS
WED...JULY 25
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Locals gathered for music and a sense of community last week at Village Green Park.
THURS...JULY 26
Sisters gathers for Rhythm & Sodg
By T. Lee Brown
Correspondent
Percussion instruments
were laid out on bright cloths
in a circle on the Village
Green. A half moon rose over
Jefferson Avenue as people
lined up for a country hot
dogs and pasta salad. Friends
greeted each other and strang-
ers made new acquaintances.
Led by music therapist Jodi
Winnwalker of Earthtones
Northwest, people chanted,
“Join our circle, join our cir-
cle of community.”
Unlike a typical music
performance, the Rhythm &
Song event held last Thursday
encouraged everyday pic-
nickers and concertgoers to
join in. Anyone could pick up
a drum or a rattle, and sing or
chant with the experienced
musicians who led the group.
Said Jessica Vitelle, “I
came out so my kids could
experience music with com-
munity, be out with people,
and enjoy the summer.” Her
son Chris Willard said he
came “to have fun” and said
he was excited to learn more
about percussion. “One of
my favorite instruments is
drums,” Willard said. “I got
one for my eighth birthday.”
While Winnwalker led a
chant about having wings,
turkey vultures and a raven
took to the sky overhead. The
birds swooped in wind cur-
rents as kids swirled across
the lawn below, streaming
rainbow ribbons.
Numerous musicians
and dancers shared their art.
Harp, shamanic drum, voice,
ukulele, hula, African gui-
tar, and rhythm games were
on offer. Cameron and Tree,
new Sisters residents who
lead “sound baths” of musi-
cal healing, coaxed sensuous
thrumming out of a hanging
gong and large Tibetan sing-
ing bowls. Kirk Olsen played
African guitar.
The event was presented
by Citizens4Community with
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) and Melvin’s
by Newport Avenue Market.
All performers and organiz-
ers donated their time as vol-
unteers. Businesses supplied
services and supplies at a dis-
count or as in-kind donations.
Winnwalker said later that
Paulina Springs Books loaned
70 chairs at the last minute,
and a local artist offered to
load them up and bring them
over.
“That’s an example of
how community works,” said
Winnwalker, who has lived
in Sisters Country for seven
years. “I loved that.”
Communities rarely sing
in perfect harmony. C4C
Board President Robyn
Holdman spoke of how the
Sisters community had been
in “discord” two years ago,
inspiring the organization’s
founding. SPRD Board Chair
Jeff Tryens used his time at
the microphone to acknowl-
edge the district’s recent
tumult and invited audience
members to ask questions.
He then characterized SPRD
as the “Sisters Department
of Fun,” inspiring a new
chant from Winnwalker and
participants.
The crowd returned to
music and dancing. Joshua
Reed and his son Miles
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with Melody Guy 7 to
10 p.m. No cover! For
additional information call
541-549-7427 or go online to
sisterssaloon.net.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Trivia Night
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up
is at 6:15 p.m. Free, every
Wednesday! For information
call 541-549-2471.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night
7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go online to
sisterssaloon.net.
stumbled across the event on
their way to the playground.
“It was very moving,” Reed
said. “It’s well-needed here
— both the music and the
vibe.” He described Sisters
residents as “very busy, put-
ting on shows for visitors.”
He appreciated that this event
was for locals, saying, “We
need more participation of
community, of all walks and
kinds.”
The group’s next event is
“Let’s Dance,” a free com-
munity meal followed by line,
Hawaiian, and circle dancing
at Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District’s community hall on
August 15.
LIVE SATURDAY!
8pm•JULY 28
SYSTYR SKYNYRD
THE WORLD’S ONLY
ALL FEMALE SKYNYRD
TRIBUTE BAND!
$10 in advance at
Hardtails or bendticket.com
$15 at the door day of show
175 N. Larch St.
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Saloon
loon Live
Music with Rhonda Funk
8 to 11 p.m. No cover! For
additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to
sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Cuppa Joe 7 to
9 p.m. No cover! For
additional information call
541-549-2675 or go online to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Live Music on the Lawn
with Sunbathe 7 to 9 p.m.
Free, all ages welcome! For
additional information go
online to thesuttlelodge.com or
call 541-638-7001.
Galleries of Sisters Artists’
Studio Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
See artists in action! Maps
of the tour are available at
sistersarts.org, the Sisters Area
Chamber of Commerce &
galleries on Hood Avenue.
Hoodoo Run to the Top
Hoodoo Challenge 8 a.m.
Half-marathon or 5K walk/run
fundraiser for Sisters Kiwanis.
Register online at tinyurl.com/
hoodoochallenge2018. For info
call Matt at 541-647-7586.
Fir Street Park Live Music
with Michael Cleveland
and Flamekeeper 6:30 p.m.
Free bluegrass concert,
presented by Sisters Folk
Festival. Bring seating or a
blanket, and a picnic if desired!
For info: sistersfolkfestival.org.
Cork Cellars Tasty
Thursday Hosted Wine
Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. for “Variety
of Malbecs.” For information
call 541-549-2675 or go online
to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke
Night 9 p.m. to midnight.
Every Thursday, no cover! For
information call 541-549-7427
or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Creekside Park Sisters
Arts & Crafts Festival and
Antiques in the Park 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Arts, crafts, antiques,
food and live entertainment!
Info: centraloregonshows.com.
FRI...JULY 27
MON...JULY 30
Hood Avenue Art Artists’
Reception wtih Patricia
Freeman-Martin and Jeff
& Heather Thompson 4
to 7 p.m. with live music and
refreshments! Info: 541-719-
1800 or hoodavenueart.com.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music
with the Bobby Lindstrom
Trio 5 to 7 p.m. No cover! For
additional information call
Eurosports at 541-549-2471.
Paulina Springs Books &
Sisters Gallery & Frame
Shop Author Signing with
Dennis McGregor 4 p.m.
Dennis will circulate between
the two venues to sign “You
Stole My Name.” For additional
information call 541-549-0866
or 541-549-9552.
Downtown Sisters 4th
Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.
Galleries & shops feature
entertainment and treats! For
info: sistersartsassociation.org.
Fir Street Park Sisters
Farmers Market 2 to
5:30 p.m. Fresh on Fridays,
thru September! For
additional information go to
sistersfarmersmarket.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Open
Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m.
Every Monday, no cover! For
additional information call
541-549-6114 or go online to
hardtailsoregon.com.
SUN...JULY 29
Sisters Saloon Painting
Party 6 to 8 p.m. $35, every
Monday! For additional
information call 541-904-5280
or go to sisterssaloon.net.
TUES...JULY 31
Sisters Saloon Trivia Night
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is at
6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday!
For information call 541-549-
7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
WED...AUG. 1
Sisters Saloon Poker Night
7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go online to
sisterssaloon.net.
THURS...AUG. 2
Fir Street Park Live Music
with Lost Bayou Ramblers
6:30 p.m. Free! Presented
by Sisters Folk Festival. Bring
seating or a blanket, and a
picnic if desired! For info go
online to sistersfolkfestival.org.
SAT...JULY 28
Paulina Springs Books
Creekside Park Sisters
Author Reading with Thor
Arts & Crafts Festival and
Antiques in the Park 10 a.m. Hanson 6:30 p.m. Hanson
will present “Buzz: The Nature
to 5 p.m. Arts, crafts, antiques,
and Necessity of Bees.” For
food and live entertainment!
Info: centraloregonshows.com. information call 541-549-0866
or go to paulinasprings.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Live
Cork Cellars Tasty
Music with Systyr Skynyrd
Thursday Hosted Wine
8 p.m. Don’t miss the world’s
only all-female Skynyrd tribute Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. for Vital
“Fundraising” Winery. Call
band! $10 in advance at
Hardtails or bendticket.com or 541-549-2675 or go online to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
$15 day of show at the door.
For info: 541-549-6114 or go to Sisters Saloon Karaoke
hardtailsoregon.com.
Night 9 p.m. to midnight.
Every Thursday, no cover! Call
67480 Cloverdale Road
Hoedown with Dry Canyon 541-549-7427 or go online to
sisterssaloon.net.
Stampede 5 to 9 p.m. $20
(12 and younger free). Live
Event listings are free
and silent auctions, food for
to advertisers. Submit
purchase & more. Sisters Rotary
items by 5 p.m. Fridays to
fundraiser for numerous Sisters
teresa@nuggetnews.com
nonprofi ts. sistersrotary.org.