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•Sunday, Feb. 22; noon-4
p.m.
•Hermiston
Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway 395
http://eobridalshow.com
$7/at the door. Discounts of-
fered if purchased in advance.
One-stop shopping for photog-
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ers, cakes, catering and more.
Wedding style show at 2 p.m.
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•Saturday, Feb. 28, 11 a.m.-
7 p.m.;
•Hermiston Brewing Co.,
125 N. First St., Hermiston
www.hermistonbrewing.com
$15/with event glass. Bot-
toms Up tasting party features
beer, food, games and more
beer. Many breweries have
been invited to pour their best.
Tri-Cities Great Outdoors
Expo
•Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.;
-March 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•TRAC Center, 6600 Burden
Blvd., Pasco
www.tcgreatoutdoorexpo.
com
$5/adults, $3/juniors, se-
niors, military, free/5 & under.
Admission good for both days.
Features products, services
and information for the outdoor
enthusiast. Back by popular de-
mand, A Walk on the Wild Side,
featuring exotic animals.
•Nightingale Gallery, Eastern
Oregon University, La Grande
www.eou.edu/art/nightin-
gale-gallery
Free. An invitational exhi-
bition featuring the work of 11
sculptors whose methods of
construction underscore the var-
ied properties of clay to imbue
their work with meaning. Contin-
ues through Feb. 27.
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.
Runs through Feb. 28.
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.
Music
The Big Wow Band
•Feb. 21, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Tyler Scruggs
Art
Reflection of the Colum-
bia Plateau
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. & Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Crow’s Shadow Institute
of the Arts, 48004 St. Andrews
Road, Mission
Free. Both galleries are ex-
hibiting a collection of mono-
prints, monotypes and block
prints created during annual
printmaking retreats through
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and Crow’s Shadow. Continues
through Feb. 27.
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•Monday-Fridays,
p.m.
noon-4
•Saturday, Feb. 21; 9 p.m. to
midnight. 21-and-over. No cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
And And And & Kelli
Schaefer
•Friday, Feb. 27; 8 p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111
N. Sixth St., Walla Walla
www.phtww.com
$18/general, $12/students.
Middle of Nowhere Sessions
features And And And, who play
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garage pop to folksy ballads,
and Kelli Schaefer plays a style
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vocals and soul-searching lyr-
ics. Beer and wine available for
purchase.
Nuketown
•Friday, Feb. 27; Saturday,
Feb. 28, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Jayme Stone’s Lomax
Project
•Saturday, Feb. 28; 7:30
p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111
N. Sixth St., Walla Walla
www.phtww.com
$23-28. Jayme Stone’s Lo-
max Project perform original ar-
rangements folk songs collected
from sea captains, cowhands,
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oners and farmers. Beer, wine
and concessions available for
purchase.
Stone Country
•Saturday, Feb. 28; 9 p.m.
No cover
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
Night life
Thursday Night Comedy
•Thursdays, 8 p.m.
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•March 5: 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
Cirque Zuma Zuma
“Twelve Angry Jurors
•Feb. 21; 7:30 p.m.
•Feb. 22; 2 p.m.
•Bob Clapp Theatre, BMCC,
2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend-
leton
$10/adults,
$5/student.
Courtroom drama escalates
as jurors decide the fate of a
19-year-old charged with the
stabbing death of his father.
“Alexander and the Ter-
rible, Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad Day”
•Saturday, Feb. 21; 2:15
p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$5/adults, $3/students, se-
niors. Admission includes bag of
popcorn.
“The Sleeper”
•Feb. 20-21, 27-28; 8 p.m.
•Feb. 22, March 1; 2 p.m.
•Players Theater, 608 The
Parkway, Richland, Wash.
www.richlandplayers.org
$15/adults; $12/students-se-
niors. The dark comedy follows
a suburban housewife who is
shell-shocked with post 9-11
reality. A bizarre series of events
blow the lid off her previously
sheltered existence and change
the lives of all around her.
“Dryland”
•Sunday, Feb. 22; 2 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$15, includes screening of
movie and dessert. The movie
focuses on small town in rural
America that is struggling for
survival.
“American Winter”
•Monday, Feb. 23; 6 p.m.
•Bob Clapp Theatre, BMCC,
2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend-
leton
www.americanwinterfilm.
com
Free. The award-winning
documentary examines the
middle class through the lives of
eight Oregon families. Following
the screening, a panel will dis-
cuss the issues raised by the
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lessness and steps to grow and
strengthen the middle class.
•Friday, Feb. 27; 7 p.m.
•Hermiston High School au-
ditorium, 660 S. First St.
www.desertartscouncil.com
$40/adults, $22.50 ($5 dis-
count if purchased in advance).
This theatrical production is
a synthesis of circus styles.
Cirque Zuma Zuma, fuses Af-
rican culture with acrobatics,
comedy and dance.
“Theatresports”
•Friday, March 13; 7:30 p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111
N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla
www.phtww.com
$25/general admission. Rec-
ommended for ages 18 and up.
Relying on years of experience,
wicked-sharp wit and lightning
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for competitive improvisational
theater. Using audience sug-
gestions, they create scenes
and situations on the spot with
a panel of local judges deciding
the winner. Beer and wine avail-
able for purchase.
Hot tickets
•”Mama Mia.” Thursday,
March 19, Toyota Center, Kenne-
wick. Reserved seats ($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.
•Creation Festival. July 30-
Aug. 1, Benton County Fair-
grounds, Kennewick. Reserved
seats ($45-$150, plus camping
packages) via www.creationfest.
com.
•Foo Fighters. Saturday,
Sept. 12, Gorge Amphitheater,
George, Wash. Reserved seats
($45-$75) via www.livenation.
com.
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toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
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