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Thursday, August 13, 2020
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Art Center East launches
immersive virtual gallery tour
■ ACE Benefit Show supports upcoming reopening
LA GRANDE — As a prelude to
its fall reopening, Art Center East
has launched a virtual gallery tour
of the new ACE Benefi t Show that
simulates the experience of stroll-
ing through the Main Gallery.
Featuring work donated by local
artists, the show opened Monday,
Aug. 10, and will continue through
September. Enjoy a walk though
the Main Gallery from the comfort
of your home thanks to a partner-
ship with John J. Howard Real
Estate. The virtual tour allows you
to peruse the gallery at your own
pace, zooming in on pieces you
would like to take a closer look at.
To experience the high-resolution,
interactive virtual gallery, go to
www.artcentereast.org/calendar/
ace-benefi t-show.
A celebration of the scope and
talent of the regional arts scene, the
show also is a way for the commu-
nity to support the art center. The
pieces in the exhibit are for sale,
with the funds benefi ting ACE as it
navigates the long-lasting effects of
the ongoing pandemic. The center’s
gallery webpage also presents
detailed images and details about
the individual pieces.
The virtual tour includes an on-
line tip jar, giving viewers a way to
contribute to ACE’s digital program
development, helping the center
to continue offering high-quality
online arts experiences.
During the months of August
and September, Art Center East
staff will begin rebuilding its com-
munity arts programming almost
from scratch. With the ACE Benefi t
Show, the center is seeking to raise
additional funding to support the
organization while it gets back on
its feet. The aim is to reopen in Sep-
tember, allowing the community to
visit the exhibit in person.
Eastern Oregon Regional Arts
Council DBA Art Center East is
headquartered in La Grande at
1006 Penn Ave., a historic Carnegie
Library.
Blue Plate Special
entertains Elgin tonight
ELGIN — Cricket Flat Coffee is co-hosting a bluegrass concert this
evening, Aug. 13, at Memorial (aka Witty) Park in downtown Elgin with
bluegrass band Blue Plate Special performing at 6:30 p.m.
Masks are required at the free outdoor concert, and there will be socially
distanced spaces arranged for households and families to sit or stand
while the band plays.
Blue Plate Special, a La Grande group, was established in 2007 by Jon
St. Hilaire, Sharon Porter, Michael Snider and Carla and David Arnold.
The band plays traditional bluegrass music along with Irish and old-timey
tunes, featuring tight harmonies accompanied by mandolin, banjo, bass,
guitars and fi ddle.
“All members spice up the delivery using a variety of vocal combina-
tions,” said Carla Arnold. “Expect high-energy instrumentals and songs
about murder, trains, lost love and the occasional ballad.”
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The ACE Benefi t Show includes (top)
“Immersed in Morning” by Denise
Elizabeth Stone and (below) three
photos in Rick LePage’s “West” series.
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