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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Folk festival announces event schedule Sisters Folk Festival has announced the final sched- ule for the annual festival, September 6-8. The festival9s 11 intimate venues through- out downtown Sisters have attracted audiences for more than two decades, helping to earn the festival tagline <All The Town9s A Stage.= This year 9s schedule features performances by 46 artists over three days, plus six Americana Project alumni artists who will per- form Saturday, September 7 at the Fir Street Park Songbird Stage. Artists in the final lineup for 2019 include: Bruce Cockburn, Peter Rowan9s Free Mexican Airforce fea- turing Los Texmaniacs (each will also perform their own set), Ron Artis II & The Truth, Le Vent du Nord, Rising Appalachia, The East Point- ers, Della Mae, The Hamil- tones, Flor de Toloache, Mar- tyn Joseph and more. <As a festival, we9ve dedi- cated ourselves to bringing See LINEUP on page 30 Fair and luau offer local entertainment Two of Sisters9 favorite events are on tap this week. Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) will bring the Hawaiian Islands back to Sisters on Thursday, August 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Village Green city park. <This is the fifth year for our luau,= said Shannon Rackowski, event coordina- tor for SPRD. SPRD will bring back the Aloha Spirit 4 the mutual affection and regard for all with no obligation in return 4 with music from headliner Kurt Silva, Halau Uhane Dancers, Sisters Ukulele Players, DJ Chuck Boogie, Halua O Hula Hawaii with Shannon Mokuahi Rackowski and the opening number to be performed by Kane O Hula, Men of Hawaiian Dance Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District Firefighters. Rackowski will be prepar- ing the kaukau, (the food), but this year includes a little twist in the menu adding teriyaki chicken, along with kalua pig (family recipes) sticky rice and more. Tickets are still available at SPRD; call 541-549-2091, See EVENTS on page 13 PHOTO BY RODNEY BURSIEL Beth Wood will perform in two different venues in Sisters August 9 and 10. Singer-songwriter poet to perform Singer-songwriter poet Beth Wood is no stranger to Sisters. The Texas-born, Portland-based troubadour has been hosting the Sunday Community Celebration at the Sisters Folk Festival for the last eight years. On Friday, August 9, Beth will read poems from her two poetry books, <Ladder to the Light,= and <Kazoo Symphonies= at Paulina Springs Books. Then on Saturday, August 10 from 5 to 7 p.m., Wood will play songs from her 11 albums in the Eurosports Food Cart Garden. Both events are free and open to all. The response to Wood9s second book of poetry, Ladder to the Light, has been overwhelming. Inspired by an image from a Jane Hirshfield poem, <Mule Heart,= in which grief and joy are car- ried in <two waiting baskets,= Wood seeks to find balance again and regain footing after heartbreaking loss. Ladder to the Light chronicles her journey from grief to grati- tude to believing in love again 4 poetry as a ladder toward the light. Ladder to the Light is the winner of the 2019 Oregon Book Awards Readers9 Choice Award and was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 Oregon Book Awards 3 Stafford/Hall prize for poetry. Wood9s exceptional musi- cianship, crafty songwriting, powerhouse voice, and com- manding stage presence have been winning over American audiences for over twenty years. Beth9s performances and songs have won accolades from the Kerrville New Folk, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Sisters Folk Festival Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest, and Telluride Troubadour Contest. Beth has released 11 indepen- dent albums and two books of poetry and has a forth- coming duo album with Ara Lee James under the name of Stand and Sway, which will play at this year9s Sisters Folk Festival. The poetry reading is set for Friday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Paulina Springs Books, 252 W. Hood Ave. The Eurosports Food Cart Garden is located at 223 E. Hood Ave. All ages are wel- come 4 bring chairs. For more information about Beth Wood, visit www. bethwoodmusic.com. SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440. Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 541-668-6599. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX offi ce. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. Sisters Middle School Parent Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday, 2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513. CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to lisa@nuggetnews.com