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2 Thursday, August 6, 2020 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon ART, MOVIES We Like ’Em Short fi lm festival Photo by Brian Vegter The We Like ’Em Short fi lm festival will be screened outside at Churchill School. Film festival moves outside this year BAKER CITY — The 11th annual We Like ’Em Short fi lm festival will look a bit different this year. It’s outside, for starters. The Baker City festival, which received 242 submissions of fi lms, each less than 20 minutes in length, happens Aug. 6-9. The 67 fi lms will be shown over four days, starting at 8:30 p.m. every night. For the last 10 years, the Eltrym Theatre has hosted the festival. “They are tremendous support- ers of the arts and we couldn’t do what we do in Baker City without them,” said Brian Vegter, festival organizer. Due to the coronavirus, the festival will be held at Churchill School where the fi lms will be projected onto a screen installed in the parking lot off 16th Street. This is a drive-in type showing. “Stay in your car and tune in to the radio,” said Vegter, who owns the venue with his wife, Corrine. Space is limited to about 30 cars on a fi rst come, fi rst parked basis. The suggested donation is $15 per car. The fi lm festival is funded in part by Travel Baker County and Oregon Film. Thursday’s screening is the only one deemed family-friendly. “The rest of the weekend all screenings are for more mature audiences — or immature, depending on how you see your sense of humor,” Vegter said. For more details and the complete schedule, visit www. welikeemshort.com. WEEKEND OUTLOOK Short, little or big — Baker City events safely entertain The Little Big Show opens Friday BAKER CITY — The art scavenger hunt of the year is upon us with the Friday opening of the annual Little Big Show. For this event, artists create works on panels measuring 8 inches by 8 inches. The art- work is then distributed to local galleries, and beginning at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 7 the community can hunt for their favorite artist — or discover a new one. Each piece sells for $40 with a portion of the proceeds supporting a local nonprofi t. Participating galleries and the corresponding nonprofi ts are: Churchill Hall Pass Gallery (Baker City Farmers Market); Crossroads Carnegie Art Cen- ter (Hand to Heart Scholarship Fund); Royal Artisan (Baker City Downtown); The Cheese Fairy (Keating Cub Scouts); and White House Art and Design (MayDay Inc. of Baker City). The Little Big Show opens at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Baker City. Come In and Browse the Gallery 1601 6th Street, La Grande corner of 6th and Penn Stoneware, Raku, Upcycled Furniture to CELEBRATE ADDITIONAL SHOWS Also on Friday, Crossroads will open a show titled “Path and Wood” featuring sculptor Gary Holt Peer and painter Ry Fryar. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Royal Artisan will feature work by Mary Stevenson in addition to the Little Big Show. August 5 - 25 thePottersHouseGallery.com FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY High 79 Low 46 High 80 Low 46 High 77 Low 45 Sunny and nice Sunshine and nice Mostly sunny
