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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon CONCERT: Event celebrates project to purchase building Continued from page 1 celebrating the first phase in the purchase. The capital campaign began two years ago when SFF got an offer to purchase the building they have been in for 11 years. The idea behind purchas- ing the building was to cre- ate a space for integrated arts education for the entire community. <We want to give adults and the underserved popu- lation in the community the opportunity to be cre- ative and have a place that is specified for that,= said SFF Development Director Steven Remington. The staff and those work- ing on the campaign hope to have purchased the building by July of this year and con- tinue to have their current tenants rent and be a part of the creative space/mecca it will be. We really want people to celebrate with us and kick off us taking ownership of the building. — Brad Tisdel <We really want people to celebrate with us and kick off us taking ownership of the building,= said Tisdel. The campaign has three main pillars: <to promote lifelong learning, build a vibrant community and stimulate the local regional economy,= according to Sisters Folk Festival9s web- site. Connected by Creativity is a way to promote arts and music being made available to the entire community. Singer-songwriter and storyteller Josh Ritter is the performer for the celebra- tion event. <We booked him because it was a routed date on his tour and felt like it was an opportunity to have an art- ist that is doing really inter- esting work right now,= said Tisdel. Ritter is touring behind his most recent album: <Fever Breaks.= The album contains a collection of songs about the world today. <The album took a while to create, but when I look back I know the reason I made it: It was the world and the stuff we are looking at right now, the songs were looking at me square in the face,= said Ritter. His writing process has changed over time, and with these songs he believes that the songs wrote themselves. The album has a collection of songs about the political cli- mate, but he didn9t want the There’s something special about gathering around a GLOWING FIRE! album to be an overwhelm- ing collection of darkness. <It was also a way to redeem the current situation through love and hope,= said Ritter. Some of the songs he had been working on for many years and some came right away. <The amount of work a song gets can never justify if a song will stand on its own two feet, but a lot of these songs did,= he said. Legendary musician and fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell was one of the main producers on Ritter9s album. <I had the opportunity to support Jason years ago and I loved his music and his writ- ing and wanted to work with him further,= said Ritter. Isbell and Ritter worked on the album together from its infancy to its release. <It really felt like a natural fit to have someone like Jason on the album; he really knows what he is doing and is a master musician,= said Ritter. This will be Ritter9s sec- ond time in Sisters, and he is looking forward to returning to be a part of the celebration of the first phase of purchas- ing the Sisters Art Works building. “Your Local Welding Shop” CCB# 87640 541-549-9280 | 207 W. Sisters Park Dr. | PonderosaForge.com Live Life Better! 55 & Over • Pets warmly welcomed • Independent living Chef-prepared meals included • Transportation services June No long-term commitment Learn more: Free gift & chef-created lunch Move-In Specials... for you and your family when you mention this ad. Call For Details! 541-318-0450 | 1460 NE 27th Street, Bend | stonelodgeretirement.com PHOTO PROVIDED The Weather Machine, featuring Sisters Americana Project alum Slater Smith, will open for Josh Ritter at Sisters High School. <It is such a beautiful place and I am looking for- ward to having my family there and have a whole day in that community,= said Ritter. Slater Smith, gradu- ate of Sisters High School, Americana Project alum and member of the Portland- based band, The Weather Machine, will be opening for Ritter at the celebration. Smith explained on Facebook what it means to him to be opening for Josh Ritter, who A cut above is one of his biggest musical inspirations: <On June 27, I9ll be hit- ting another one of those big, strange, beautiful land- marks of my creative life. While Josh Ritter may be one of my greatest artistic influences, I wouldn9t even be playing music at all if it wasn9t for the Sisters Folk Festival9s Americana Project. This amazing non-profit put a guitar in 16-year-old See CONCERT on page 24 the rest ! DINING & TAKE-OUT until midnight every night Menu at SistersSaloon.net 541-549-RIBS 190 E. Cascade Ave. We have many fire pits to choose from! 15 152 E. Main Ave. • 541-549-8771 Jeff • Theresa • Ann • Jamie • Shiela • Terri • Shanntyl