Thursday, June 17, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Quick Takes:
Bart Budwig plays live
show at hq in La Grande
LA GRANDE — Bart Budwig
will be live in concert on Saturday,
June 26, at hq, 112 Depot St.
Budwig will be playing with his
full band, and the opening musi-
cian is La Grande-based artist
Brian Mandella, who will be play-
ing solo.
Doors are at 7 p.m. and the show
starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and can be pur-
chased online at lagrandehq.com/
tickets or at the door on the day of
the event.
The venue is currently running
at half capacity, so buying advance
tickets is recommended.
Masks are required unless drink-
ing. There will be a beer garden set
up outside.
To learn more about the musi-
cians, visit their Facebook pages:
https://www.facebook.com/brian-
mandellamusic/ and Bart Budwig
https://www.facebook.com/Bart-
Budwig
For event information, check the
hq page on Facebook: https://www.
facebook.com/hqvenue.
Sumpter Valley Railroad
steams for Father’s Day
BAKER CITY — The historical
Sumpter Valley Railroad is ready
for Father’s Day with full steam
trains running both Saturday and
Sunday, June 19 and 20.
Trains depart from McEwen
Depot at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Fares for round trips are $25
adults, $22 seniors and military,
$15 children ages 3-17, or $70 for a
family pass.
Purchase tickets in advance at
sumptervalleyrailroad.org. The
website also lists special events
For information 541-894-2268 or
email info@sumptervalleyrailroad.
org
Safety precautions will be place
for masks and social distancing.
A look at what’s happening in NE Oregon
The return
of live music
with Bart
Budwig
is free.
Attendees are encouraged to
bring something to share to eat,
read, or both.
For more information, visit
fishtrap.org.
Josephy Center plans
summer programs
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Bart Budwig will give a live, in-person concert on June 26 at hq in
La Grande. Tickets are limited.
Elgin Riverfest returns
after a one-year break
ELGIN — After a one-year hia-
tus, the Elgin Riverfest is back.
The centerpiece of Riverfest
will again be its car show, to be
conducted on a field near the Elgin
Community Center. The car show
is annually one of the first to be
conducted in Northeast Oregon
and draws at least 70 vehicles a
year.
Old agricultural equipment
again will be on display near the
car show, including a steam-pow-
ered tractor. Many farmers in the
late 1800s and early 1900s used
steam-powered tractors.
Members of the Elgin Fire
Department return as well to
Riverfest to serve the Firemen’s
Breakfast. Traditionally the break-
fast has been served indoors but
this year it likely will be outdoors
to make it easier to meet social
distancing standards.
Learn the Nez Perce
stories at Josephy Center
JOSEPH — The Josephy Center
will host a weekly discussion of the
5
Nez Perce story at 1 p.m. on Thurs-
days. It will be a brief introduc-
tion to the walwa ma band of the
Nez Perce Indians who made the
country home for millenia, before
settlers arrived: How did they live?
When and why were they forced
out? Who were Old and Young
Chief Joseph? Where are the Nez
Perce now?
The discussions will take place
on the second floor of the Josephy
Center building, right next to the
permanent Nez Perce display.
No fees, but donations will be ap-
preciated. For questions, call Rich
at 541-432-0505.
Fishtrap meets for open
mic session June 25
ENTERPRISE — Fishtrap is
gearing up for the first live, in-
person event in more than a year.
Fishtrap and Circle of Seasons
will present a summer solstice
open mic reading potluck on Friday,
June 25.
The potluck begins at 6 p.m., fol-
lowed by the open mic session.
This gathering will be held out-
side at 400 E. Grant St. Admission
JOSEPH — Enrollment is now
open for summer programs at
the Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture (JCAC). Programs include
classes, camps and workshops for a
variety of ages and interests.
For kids ages 7-12 years, JCAC
will be offering a four-day “Color
Camp” Aug. 2-5 from 9 a.m. to noon
each day. During the camp, chil-
dren will utilize a variety of medi-
ums (including painting, oil pastels,
colored pencils, and clay) to create
artwork inspired by famous artists
and will learn about how those art-
ists used color in their work.
In addition, JCAC will offer
youth art classes for ages 5-12
every Thursday through the sum-
mer months. These classes are
project based which means that
during each class kids will create
and complete an art project to take
home. Thursday classes are open
for walk-ins, but the class size is
limited to 10, so pre-registration is
recommended.
“We are really excited to offer
these interactive, hands-on oppor-
tunities for kids to express them-
selves creatively after a long season
of isolation and excess screen time,”
said Executive Director Cheryl
Coughlan.
For adults, the Center is offering
more summer classes and work-
shops than ever before including
ceramics, watercolor, whittling,
flower arrangement, needle felting,
painting and more. Wednesday
walk-in classes, to be held from 10
a.m. to noon, will offer students a
chance to try something new every
week. All supplies are provided.
To register or learn more about
class times and prices, call 541-
432-0505 or go to www.josephy.org.
Hover over “learn” to find classes or
browse the calendar.
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