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2 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon QUICK TAKES Make a holiday platter at pottery class Nov. 9 Joseph duo Kinzie Steele performs Saturday at Churchill Dancehall in Baker City. Evening of jazz Saturday at Churchill Dancehall BAKER CITY — Seth Kinzie and Andy Steele — a duo known as Kinzie Steele from Joseph — will play at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Churchill Dancehall, 3451 Broad- way St. (enter through the 16th Street parking lot), in Baker City. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance at Baker City’s Sweet Wife Baking or $10 at the door. Food from MC Taco Bus and drinks from Copper Belt and Barley Brown’s will be avail- able for purchase. Kinzie Steele started composing original works for the piano and drums in the summer of 2016. The two musicians bonded over their passion for expressive, visceral post-jazz and a desire to collaborate on a new genre of music within their community. “When I Was a Tree,” Kinzie Steele’s debut LP, was released in 2018. It was engineered and mixed by Bart Budwig (John Craigie, Shook Twins) and produced by Ben Kirby (Sun Blood Stories) at a remote Oregon farmhouse. The duo was selected to play at the prestigious Treefort Music Fest in Boise this year. The show at Churchill School is their fi nal record release performance in East- ern Oregon. Their album can be streamed at www.kinziesteele.com. BAKER CITY — Mo Quinn will teach a “Holiday Cheese or Cookie Platter” class from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Crossroads Carn- egie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City. Participants should bring a sack lunch or grab some- thing quick during the break. This is for ages 15 to adult. Some clay experience is helpful. Cost is $40 for members or $60 nonmem- bers. Participants also pay a $25 fee to cover a bag of clay and fi ring charges. Students will make a platter to personalize a holiday table or use as a gift for a friend or relative. To register or for more information, call Crossroads at 541-523-5369 or go to crossroads-arts.org. Grown-ups are also allowed to have fun on Halloween LA GRANDE, ENTERPRISE — Halloween parties for the 21+ crowd will be held at Ten Depot Street in La Grande and at Termi- nal Gravity Brewpub in Enterprise. 10 Depot’s annual Halloween party begins at 8 p.m. and will include a costume contest and live music by the Wasteland Kings. In Wallowa County, the annual Terminal Gravity Halloween Bash kicks off at 8 p.m. Costumes are encouraged for the Best Costume contest. ACE hosts community Dia de los Muertos celebration LA GRANDE — Art Center East is hosting the second annual Day of the Dead celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 at ACE, 1006 Penn, La Grande. This family-friendly event is free and open to all. The community is invited to honor fam- WEEKEND OUTLOOK a brief look at what’s happening in northeast oregon ily and the joys of life. The gather- ing will feature a Dia de los Muer- tos folk art exhibit from local K-12 students; a community ofrenda (bring a photo, note or meaning- ful item to place on the ofrenda in honor of a lost loved one); $1 tamales; art stations; calavera cookie and sugar skull decorating; a “Dancing with the Calacas” photo booth; button making; face paint- ing; a screening of Pixar’s “Coco” at 6:30 p.m.; and drawings for ACE’s Round 2 prizes in its ongoing Raffl e Extravaganza. This event is made possible in part by support from the Oregon Cultural Trust. As participants enjoy the food, anyone who wishes may share a story about their lost loved one and/or the food that still provides a connection. The evening is meant to be a joyful (and delicious) cele- bration of lives past and a support- ive space to remember the ways our loved ones continue to live on within us. Plates, utensils and beverages will be provided. RSVP by calling ACE at 541-624-2800. Saturday event combines potluck and storytelling WALLA WALLA, Washington — American pianist Simone Dinnerstein will perform Nov. 15 at Gesa Power House Theatre in Walla Walla. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with appetizers, wine by Reininger Winery, and silent and live auctions to support the Walla Walla Symphony and its programs, and culminates with a performance by Dinnerstein, who will play LA GRANDE — Art Center East is hosting The Lost Table, a com- munity potluck and story-sharing evening Nov. 2 at Art Center East, 1006 Penn, La Grande. The two- hour free event begins at 4 p.m. Inspired by the Dia de los Muer- tos tradition, participants are in- vited to bring a dish that was loved by someone important to them who has passed. Before the dinner is shared by those who attend, the potluck items will be placed in front of the community ofrenda, where it is believed our lost loved ones can come to enjoy the aromas of their favorite foods. selections from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, a work that launched her to critical acclaim. The New York Times called Dinnerstein “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation.” Tickets are $75 per person and advance reservation is required by Nov. 5. Reservations may be made at www.wwsymphony.org or by calling 509-529-8020. ■ GO FARTHER Walla Walla Symphony welcomes pianist Simone Dinnerstein Pianist Simone Dinnerstein will perform Nov. 15 at a Walla Walla Symphony fundraiser. Tickets must be reserved by Nov. 5. Annual Halloween Party and Costume Contest featuring The Wasteland Kings Thursday, October 31st 541-963-8766 tendepotstreet.com FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY High 49 Low 23 High 52 Low 24 High 54 Low 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
