Wednesday, August 7, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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