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Hood River News, Saturday, February 28, 2015
ENTERTAINMENT
U pdate
An acoustic house concert with Irish fiddler Lucia Comnes (pic-
tured above) and Daniel Carr is scheduled for Sunday, March 8,
at 7 p.m. at 401 Montello Ave, in Hood River. Suggested dona-
tion is $15. Comnes leads a San Francisco-based band that de-
livers “hair-raising vocal harmonies, soul-shaking harmonica
solos, fierce melodies on the fiddle and danceable jigs and
reels.” Call Paul Blackburn at 541-387-4011 to reserve a seat.
Tony Smiley plays Pint Shack
One man band Tony Smiley returns to Hood River on
Saturday, March 7, from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Pint Shack
in Hood River. The Pint Shack, 105 Fourth St., Hood
River; 541-387-7600.
Bird walk group meets Sunday
There is a free bird walk this Sunday, March 1, hosted
by the Gorge Bird Walk group and led by Stuart John-
ston. Meet the group at Charburger in Cascade Locks at
7:00 a.m. for breakfast — tour for the Government Cove
area leaves at 8:15 a.m. (Car pool meet at the Hood River
Starbucks/Best Western at 7 a.m.) For more information
call Stuart at 509-493-3363.
‘Heroes not Welcome Home’
exhibit opens March 14
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum pre-
sents “What if Heroes Were Not Welcome Home?” Satur-
day, March 14. The exhibit opening features a Culture a
la Carte evening of dining followed by a presentation by
author Linda Tamura. This poignant exhibit examines
the experience of Japanese American veterans upon
their return home after serving in World War II. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m., dinner served at 6, with the 7 p.m. pre-
sentation at the Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive,
in The Dalles. Reservations required by March 11. Cost
for the dinner and presentation is $18; presentation only
is $3. Tickets are available online at gorgediscovery.org
or by calling 541-296-8600 ext. 201.
Willy and Nelson play March 5
Willy and Nelson, will perform at the White Buffalo
complimentary wine tasting on Thursday, March 5, from
6-8 p.m. Bill (Willy) Nielsen (acoustic guitar) and singer
Lisa Nelson, known for their beautiful harmonies, per-
form familiar pop, rock and country tunes you can sing
along to. Memaloose winery of Lyle, Wash., will be this
week's featured winery. White Buffalo Wine Bar & Bistro,
4040 Westcliff Dr., Hood River, 541-386-5534.
‘Stories & Lies’ March 2
Columbia Center for the Arts proudly presents a very
special evening with famous actor, writer, singer, song-
writer Ronny Cox: Songs, Stories and Out and Out Lies,
on Monday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m.
A look of familiarity has helped make Cox one of Hol-
lywood’s most versatile character actors. His first time in
front of a camera featured him playing the guitar in the
Dueling Banjos scene in “Deliverance,” creating one of
the most iconic moments in the history of moviemaking.
Despite his great success in movies and TV, what he says
he loves most is singing and playing the guitar. Accord-
ing to him, nothing cuts through to the heart like music.
“Songs, Stories and Out
and Out Lies” is a family
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JIM DRAKE’S ENTERTAINMENT BLOG
Local musician gives voice to The Countryside
By JIM DRAKE
Hood River News
Since last April, drummer
turned DJ Jeff Minnick has
been broadcasting the clas-
sic country sounds of the
40s, 50s and 60s with his two-
hour Tuesday night program
The Countryside, live on the
air and over the internet
from 7-9 p.m.
From studio B of Y102 FM
The Dalles, Minnick plays
songs from his extensive
record and CD collection,
and takes caller requests,
which he appreciates be-
cause it has made him dis-
cover a whole other world of
music.
“I love honky-tonk music,
but a lot of my callers are
old-timers who live out in
Eastern Wasco County and
up in Goldendale, and they
really like the old stuff like
Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, and
the Gene Autry. I’ve been lis-
tening to music my whole
life but I have not been pay-
ing attention to these artists
as much as I should have
been, and I appreciate people
requesting these songs. It’s
always so great to discover
or re-discover somebody,”
Minnick said.
When you tune into Jeff ’s
show, you’ll definitely notice
a change in the musical era,
because there’s a good
chance you’ll hear seldom
played artists like Kitty
Wells and Little Jimmy Dick-
ens.
“I spend my life cherish-
ing and learning these songs,
and since I got into this show,
there’s always so many peo-
ple you miss listening to, so
I’m really enjoying hearing
people I haven’t got to hear a
lot of. Since I bought a
turntable, it’s a lot like see-
ing a bunch of old, long-lost
friends,” Minnick said.
Although the honky-tonk
style of songs is on the
playlist in the for m of
George Jones, Merle Hag-
gard and Johnny Paycheck,
Jeff likes to include some
“newer” ar tists that he
thinks is keeping in a classic
Photo by Jim Drake
JEFF MINNICK hosts a classic country radio show on Y102 FM every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. He wants
to incorporate live music into the show to recreate the early days of radio broadcast. You can listen
live on the internet through www.gorgecountry.com.
‘People can tell
I love the music
I’m playing.’
country style, so Crystal
Gayle and Willie Nelson
show up in the mix as well.
“Throughout the week I
listen to my records and my
CDs in the house here, and I
just kind of decide who I
want to start with. On Mon-
day night I put the whole
show together. I like to keep
this music that I love and
cherish alive. People can tell
I love the music I’m playing,”
Minnick said.
Jeff ’s interest in being a
DJ host stems from wanting
to recreate the by-gone era of
radio broadcast when bands
performed live on the radio.
He wants to utilize the studio
space to bring in some local
musicians to play.
“The Countryside show
has taken up a lot of my
Lunafest returns
March 11-12
Soroptimist International
of Hood River is presenting
the 12th annual Lunafest at
Columbia Center for the
Arts on March 11 and 12.
The showing is at 7 p.m. and
tickets are $10. It will be an
evening of nine short films
directed and produced by
women filmmakers from
around the globe. This sea-
son, the film program will
travel to over 150 cities and
screen in front of 30,000 peo-
ple. The films are filled with
stories of reflection, hope
and humor.
Lunafest is sponsored by
Laughing Mountain and by
Providence Hood River
Memorial Hospital. Tickets
are available at Waucoma
Bookstore and Columbia
Center for the Arts.
Feb. 13, 14, 19,
20, 21, 26, 27, 28
at 7:30 p.m.
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SHOWING:
Feb. 22nd
at 2:00 p.m.
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TICKETS: $18 for adults, $15 students and seniors
Groups of 10 or more $12
Be part of the show – 8 packages sold for each show,
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from Naked Winery and 2 show wine glasses for $75
Tickets available at Waucoma Bookstore, Columbia Art Gallery
and online at www.columbiaarts.org ~ 215 Cascade Ave.
time, and I’m getting the
hang of it. Eventually, I’m
going to be doing some live
broadcasts from the studio.
Just like the days when
those old radio stations used
to do live broadcasts — I’d
like to bring that back into
our small town here,” Min-
nick said.
He plans on working with
local guys from Hood River,
and The Dalles, and hopes to
work live music into the
show this year, at least once
every other month.
One artist that has in-
spired Jeff to carry on this
tradition is Hank Williams.
“I’ve been listening to a lot
material
from
Hank
Williams that has been
resurfacing — old tapes of
live radio broadcasts that
were sponsored by the Moth-
er’s Best Flour Company. He
played his music live, and
then talked in between the
songs, and it gives you a good
idea of who he is — his man-
ner of speaking, his voice is
just compelling. He’s one of
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these guys who just draws
you in. It’s like listening to
someone like John Lennon
talk,” Minnick said.
Minnick admits that being
a DJ host is not the easiest
job he’s had, but he has
maintained a passion for
keeping the tradition of live
radio.
“I’m really happy that I’m
doing this. I think that even
though I’m living in a small
town like this, radio is a little
more alive and well here
than in the big city. I know
people are listening, because
they call in to my show. It’s
not easy and I’m new at it,
but I feel passionate about
it,” Minnick said.
Eventually, Jeff hopes the
radio station will be able to
start archiving his shows, be-
cause he knows about hectic
schedules people can have.
“I would like them to start
archiving the show, so people
can listen anytime. A lot of
people are watching Wheel of
Fortune during my slot on
the air (laughs).”
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