Wednesday, March 18, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Folk Festival poster bears up
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
Sisters Folk Festival
(SFF) canceled the March 18
concert with Kacy & Clayton
and the SFF poster unveil-
ing after closely monitoring
information and advice com-
ing from state and federal
health officials in respect
of slowing the spread of
COVID-19.
Although the SFF poster
unveiling was postponed/
cancelled, the 2020 SFF
poster image, <Beargrass,=
by local artist and musician
Dennis McGregor has been
released.
This year marks the 24th
anniversary of the Sisters
Folk Festival and the 20th
year that McGregor has been
commissioned to paint origi-
nal artwork for the annual
SFF poster image that attracts
thousands of people to the
three-day music festival.
This year McGregor9s
artwork depicts three whim-
sical bear musicians playing
their stringed instruments
in a meadow full of bear-
grass with the Three Sisters
Mountains as the backdrop.
McGregor told The
Nugget, <People like bears,
especially when they are
doing human things. Any
banjo player will imme-
diately note that the black
bear is a left-handed picker,
also known as a southpaw.
That9s why she9s in front of
South Sister. The grizzly is
just happy to be sporting his
finger picks and the polar is
giving her best performance
despite her stress of her
homeland melting.=
The bears are in a field
of beargrass, a tall clublike
plant whose flowers form a
large white ball at its very
top. Beargrass is known for
growing in mountain mead-
ows throughout the western
U.S.
McGregor said his mean-
ing behind all the beargrass is
really bluegrass.
Three diverse bear musi-
cians all performing blue-
grass, now that9s synony-
mous with the Sisters Folk
Festival.
Crista Munro, execu-
tive director of Sisters Folk
Festival, said she9s admired
McGregor9s work for a long
time.
She noted, <Getting to
watch his process of design-
ing a poster for Sisters Folk
Festival was a real treat. I
love the designs he9s done
in the past that feature ani-
mals 4 birds one year, of
course the dogs and the edgy
buck. When Dennis shared
his concept of using bears in
this year9s design, I couldn9t
wait to see what he came
up with.
<The final image is
beyond what I could have
imagined,= she added. <The
detailing and artistry of the
painting is wonderful, but
beyond that there are fun
little details for the observer
to discover. Dennis is very
thoughtful about all the ele-
ments in his work and likes to
include clever (and often sub-
tle) references. I like the way
Dennis whimsically included
three different kinds of bears,
even two species not found
in the Oregon Cascades. I
see it as a nod to the diver-
sity of performers on the SFF
lineup. And that9s the beauty
of Dennis9 work: everyone
can interpret it in their own
way. It9s just great art.=
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Sisters Community Church Embrace the Fire 6:30
p.m. Dramatic presentation on the book of Daniel. All are
welcome! For more info, call Gretchen at 503-601-9273.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
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THUR Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! For additional information call
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MAR
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20
FRI
Hoodoo Ski Lodge Live Music with Eric Leadbetter &
Friends 5 to 8 p.m. Friday Night Lights Music Series. Call
541-822-3337 or go to www.skihoodoo.com for more info.
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse Game Night until 8 p.m. Bring
your own games & friends or fi nd them there! Call 541-588-
0311 for more information.
Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
MAR
Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
MAR
Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is
at 6:15. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
The Suttle Lodge Live Music with Amenta Abioto with
MAR Bryson Cone and D’Dat 6 to 8 p.m. Fireside Show series.
Doors open at 5. Tickets at TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.
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THUR Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional 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 additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
MAR
27
FRI
Hoodoo Ski Lodge Live Music with Pete Kartsounes
5 to 8 p.m. Friday Night Lights Music Series. Call 541-822-
3337 or go to www.skihoodoo.com for more info.
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse Game Night until 8 p.m. Bring
your own games & friends or fi nd them there! Call 541-588-
0311 for more information.
Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
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