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7 Thursday, October 1, 2020 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon TOM By Lisa Britton For EO Media Group Brosseau — BACK IN BAKER CITY connected to playing the guitar or writing songs,” he said. He taught himself how to play the guitar. “It was more like a friend to me, a buddy,” he said. “That’s the way it is today — I have to spend time with this friend of mine.” His life of music isn’t just concerts, which in a typical year number at least 150 performances. He said this lifestyle requires other support, such as merchandise and playing requested music at special events, weddings or funerals. He noted that it’s not where he performs but why. “You realize the calling is much greater than what you think it is,” he said. BAKER CITY — Tom Brosseau is returning to the stage after long months of no performances. “Like everybody in the arts, it came right to a halt,” he said. That halt ends — at least tempo- rarily — on Thursday, Oct. 1, when Brosseau plays at Churchill School with the show broadcast to the screen outside in the parking lot. In addition to the drive-in concert, S H E L the T E R show F R O M will T H E be S T streamed ORM Great fam on Churchill’s YouTube channel: ily fun! We are OPEN by https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Highway 82 appointment ONLY UCcBxaelY7T6u-Tmpsw_kDwQ. The parking lot opens at 6:30 4 mi North of Imbler p.m. assistance, Donations are please appreciated. For call to “This might be the only show (Follow Signs) make an appointment with one I do this year — or next year,” he of going our advocates Open 7 a.m. - Dusk said. “I’m to make it count.” M R O T S E H T M O R F R E T L E H S He also plans to see the town, Tom Brosseau performs tonight 541-786-1493 y b N E P O e r a e W something he didn’t have time for at Churchill in Baker City. Office Hours: when he played at Churchill in Y L N O t n e m t n i o p p a Mon -Thurs: 8 am - 4 pm S H E LT E R F R O M T H E S T O R M September Fri 9: 2019. am - 2:30 pm “I’m looking forward to it,” he o t l l a c e s a e l p , e c n a t s i s s a r o F S H E L T E R F R O M T H E S T O R M Office 541.963.7226 541.963.9261 said. “It’s a great | Hotline community. Baker e n o h t i w t n e m t n i o p p a n a e k a m We are OPEN by City is a cool town.” s e t a c o v d a r u o f o Brosseau grew up in Grand appointment ONLY Forks, North Dakota. Music has been a part of his life for as long as r u o H e c i f f O he can remember. For asistance, please : s call to makeanappointment with one please of our advocates For assistance, call to m p 4 - m a 8 : s r u h T - n o M His family, he said, “is on the m p 0 3 : 2 - m a : 9 i r F Office Hours: make an appointment with one quiet side” but music always Mon - Thurs: 8 am - 4 pm Office 541.963.7226 | Hotline 541.963.9261 of our advocates 1 6 2 9 . 3 6 9 . 1 4 5 e n i l t o H | 6 2 2 7 . 3 6 9 . 1 4 5 e c i f f O brought them together. Fri: 9 am - 2:30 pm “We all listened to music. That’s something we shared,” he said. “All you need to do is put on a good Office Hours: song.” Mon -Thurs: 8 am - 4 pm Music surrounded him at home, Fri 9: am - 2:30 pm at church and at school. Office 541.963.7226 | Hotline 541.963.9261 “It was always around me,” he said. FREE eBooks His favorite styles are those he AVAILABLE DAILY and audiobooks grew up with: folk, roots, country. Thousands of titles Noon to midnight He names The Carter Family and The Ink Spots among bands he Unlimited # of sessions at NO CHARGE! enjoyed. It’s PRE-PAID with your taxes. But to perform music as a liv- Access with ing wasn’t something that really your Baker County Library Card crossed his mind, at least not at from www.bakerlib.org/kids-teens fi rst. “I loved music, but it didn’t seem GREAT AMERICAN FOLK SHOW Brosseau hosts “The Great American Folk Show,” a monthly radio program that brings together people of all ages and backgrounds to share stories and sing songs. It airs the fi rst Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. (CST) and is produced by Prairie Public Broadcasting. It also streams online at https://news.prairiepublic.org/ programs/great-american-folk-show. Johnson Family Fruit’s Pumpkin Patch Thousands of pumpkins Thousands of pumpkins to choose from! to choose from! Your One Stop Music Shop Picked or U-Pick We are OPEN by appointment ONLY Explore the ONLINE LIBRARY at www.bakerlib.org 541.523.6419 info@bakerlib.org Get Everything You Need to Keep the Beat Going Lessons Rentals Jam Sessions Direct Music Source 1206 Adams Ave La Grande, Oregon 97850 (541) 962-0307
