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Saturday, January 24, 2015
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Festivals
Eagle Cap Extreme Sled
Dog Race
•Jan 21-24
•Wallowa County
www.eaglecapextreme.com
Events free except awards
banquet. Race Central & Kids’
Corner at the Joseph Commu-
nity Center; Vet checks (which
provide opportunities to meet
dogs and mushers) Jan. 21 at
9 a.m. Main Street, Joseph and
1 p.m. Main Street, Enterprise;
Banquet Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
at the Joseph Community Cen-
ter (cost $20/adults, $8/ages
5-12).
Tri-Cities Family Expo
•Jan. 23 noon-8 p.m.; Jan.
24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•TRAC Center, 6600 Burden
Blvd., Pasco
www.tcfamilyexpo.com
$5/adults, $3/seniors, mili-
tary with ID, $1/kids. Sponsored
by Kadlec Regional Medical
Center, the event features ven-
dors, entertainment (clown act,
Ronald McDonald magic show,
clogging) and activities (dentist-
ry for kids, dance connection,
dance party and Zumba) for all
ages and a youth mentoring
seminar.
Mom and Baby Expo
•Saturday, Feb. 7; 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Three Rivers Convention
Center, 7016 W. Grandridge
Blvd., Kennewick
www.momandbabyexpo.
com
$5/adults, free/12 and under.
Donate a package of diapers for
free admission. Vendors, toddler
nutrition, car seat safety, cloth
diapers
Art
ArtWORKz
•Monday - Saturdays, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths, free/5 and un-
der or $25/family of four. In its
fourth year, the youth art show
highlights area youth artists.
Awards reception is Saturday,
Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. Runs through
Feb. 28.
When: Saturday, Jan. 31
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Vert Auditorium, Pendleton
Cost: $20/adult, $15/stu-
dent,senior, $45/family
www.oregoneastsymphony.org
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James Dean Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys unite with
members of the Oregon East Symphony for a collaborative con-
cert of symphonic pop country.
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“All Things Bright and
Beautiful”
•Monday-Thursdays,
11
a.m.-2 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Gallery also open by
appointment by calling 541-278-
5952. Runs through Feb. 19.
“EOU Staff Exhibition”
•Monday-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Wednesday, Jan. 14 gallery
talk; 5-7 p.m.
•Nightingale Gallery, Eastern
Oregon University, La Grande
www.eou.edu/art/faculty
Free. Features the works of
Eastern Oregon University vi-
sual arts professors, including
Peter C. Johnson, sculptural
ceramics; Susan Murrell, ab-
stract installations and painting;
Cory Peeke, remnant-imagery
collage; and Michael Sell, pho-
tography. Runs through Jan. 30.
Kids + Art = Fun!
•Saturday, Jan 31; 1-4 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
Free. Pepsi Primetime@the
Museum, held in conjunction
with the ArtWORKz youth show
and competition. Kids can drop
in during the afternoon and par-
ticipate in different craft stations
for a hands-on art-making after-
noon. Participants will leave with
one or more of their very own
creations.
Peterson’s New Year’s
Show
•Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-
6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and
Chocolatier, 1925 Main St., Bak-
er City
www.petersonsgallery.net
Free. Features most re-
quested artists in 2014, includ-
ing Paul Hoelscher, a painter
from Baker City; Pattie Young, a
metal artist from Boise; and Terri
Axness, a painter and ceramic
artist from Haines. Runs through
Jan. 31.
Heritage Station Museum
•Tuesday-Saturdays,
10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
•108 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton
www.heritagestationmuse-
um.org
$5/adults, $2/student, $4/se-
niors, $10/family.
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Music
Cherry Road Gang
•Saturday, Jan. 24, 9 p.m. to
1 a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Tyler Scruggs
•Saturday, Jan. 24; 9 p.m. to
midnight. 21-and-over. No cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Cabin Fever Concert
•Sunday, Jan. 25; 3 p.m.
•American Legion Hall, 325
W. Second St., Ione
$15, advance tickets re-
quired (purchase at Ione/Hep-
pner branches of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon Dutch Oven
Dessert Show. John Wambeke
& Friends take their musical va-
riety show on the road to Ione.
Includes the Ione pep band.
Nick Jaina
•Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
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Scott Wilson
•Friday, Jan. 30; 9 p.m. to
midnight. 21-and-over. No cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
4More
•Friday, Jan. 30; Saturday,
Jan. 31, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
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•Saturday, Jan. 31; 7:30 p.m.
•Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
www.oregoneastsymphony.
org
$20/adults, $15/students,,
seniors, $45/family. James
Dean Kindle & the Eastern
Oregon Playboys reunite with
the Oregon East Symphony &
Chorale for an evening of lush,
symphonic pop country. Dakota
Brown opens the show.
Lively Music Company
•Saturday, Jan. 31; 9 p.m. to
midnight. 21-and-over. No cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Expertease
•Friday, Feb. 6; Saturday,
Feb. 7, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
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Contact Community Editor Tam-
my Malgesini at tmalgesini@eas-
toregonian.com or 541-564-4539
Night life
Melonville Comedy Fes-
tival
Wine, hors d’ouevres, intrigue.
Seating is limited, contact 541-
376-0421, info@snoroadwinery.
com
•Saturday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m.
•Hermiston
Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway 395
www.melonvillecomedyfesti-
val.com.
$35. Headliner Brad Upton,
along with Seattle-based comics
David Crowe and Duane Goad.
No-host bar available and food
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“Memphis The Musical”
Wednesday Night Live!
“Beauty and the Beast
•Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
•Jan. 28: Comedy hypnosis
show
•Feb. 4: TBA
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off High-
way 331, Mission.
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Saturdays,
8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Mac’s Trivia Night
•Thursdays, 8 p.m. No cover
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton
21 and older. Teams of 2-8
compete in trivia contest with
other teams. Live host and priz-
es.
Wine tasting
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo.
Open Mic
•First/third Friday each
month, 8 p.m. to midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/groups/
pendletonopenmic
Karaoke
•Fridays 8 p.m. (9 p.m. if
game on)
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
DJ and dancing
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Theater, stage &
film
Koontz Manor Murder
Mystery
•Saturday, Jan. 31; 7 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo
Single/$25,
couple/$40.
•Tuesday, Feb. 3, 8p.m.
•Toyota Center, Kennewick
www.ticketmaster.com
$47-$67. From the under-
ground dance clubs of 1950s
Memphis comes a musical that
bursts off the stage with explo-
sive dancing, irresistible songs
and a thrilling tale of fame and
forbidden love.
•Register by Friday, Feb. 6
•Hermiston Parks & Recre-
ation, 180 N.W. Second St.
www.hermistonrecreation.
com
$50/residents, $63/non-resi-
dents. Youths from third through
12th grade are invited to register
for a community drama class.
The twice weekly sessions
(Mondays/Wednesdays
from
4-6:30 p.m.) will conclude with
a pair of performances April 28-
29.
Hot tickets
•Ultimate Elvis Night. Satur-
day, Feb. 14 at Wildhorse Resort
& Casino. $85 per couple for din-
ner/show or $20 each for show
only via www.wildhorseresort.
com. Features Elvis imperson-
ator Justin Shandor.
•”Mama Mia.” Thursday,
March 19, Toyota Center, Ken-
newick. Reserved seats on sale
Jan. 23 ($59.50-$82) via www.
ticketmaster.com.
•So You Think You Can
Dance-Live Season 11 Tour.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, Toyo-
ta Center, Kennewick. Reserved
seats ($50-$65) via www.ticket-
master.com.
•Sasquatch Music Festival.
Memorial Day weekend, Gorge
Amphitheater, George, Wash.
Reserved seats ($325 and up
for 4-day pass) via www.livena-
tion.com.
•Foo Fighters. Saturday,
Sept. 12, Gorge Amphitheater,
George, Wash. Reserved seats
($45-$75) via www.livenation.
com.
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ed in our calendar? Send in-
formation to tmalgesini @eas-
toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
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James Dean Kindle is a singer-songwriter
and musician and Pendleton resident. You can
contact him at jamesdeankindle@gmail.com
