ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, May 30, 2015
East Oregonian
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Print artist shows off his ‘Accomplishments’
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stuff for the bands I was
of 2003 I was in a
in,” Miller said. “In my late
weirdo garage-punk
twenties — I was actually
unit called The Sick Kids,
twenty-nine and a half — I
and we played our one and
went back to school to
only show in Portland. It
study art. At the same time I
was in the basement of a
started working at Egg Press
Queen Anne-style house in
as a printer.”
the southeast neighborhood
The hands-on experience
of Belmont. It was too
at Egg Press, a Portland
cramped to contain
stationary line
the excitement and
and letter press,
energy of the crowd
augmented the
amassed there.
education that Aaron
There isn’t
was receiving at
too much else I
Portland Community
remember about
College.
the show, but I do
“I was receiving
distinctly recall one
technical
knowhow
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of the other bands on
from
school
also
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the bill, “Spiders on
the
Comment
Spiders,” an angular
daily grind,” he said.
sounding punk band
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The band’s frontman Aaron
show at the Pendleton
Robert Miller and I found
Center for the Arts
a mutual bond over our
throughout the month of
appreciation of the same
June.
type of independent-minded
“I’ve had a few things
music.
hung in bars and coffee
Through the years I
shops,” he said, “but this
would see him pull duty in a LVP\¿UVWJDOOHU\VKRZ
long line of musical projects and solo show where I’m
including his current
conceiving something from
band “Months.” While I
ground up.”
had always seen him as a
When asked about the
musician, he was gradually
title of his upcoming show
becoming an accomplished
“Accomplishments,” Miller
printmaker.
explains, “The underlying
“I had always made
theme is accomplishments,
Photo contributed by Aaron Robert Miller
Aaron Robert Miller is bringing his print installment “Accomplishments” to the
Pendleton Center for the Arts beginning June 4.
big and small; how one
person measures their
accomplishments compared
to another.”
Those accomplishments
range from a baked potato
recipe to a woman wrestling
a tiger, which Aaron
captures through hand
drawn images accompanied
by typography. Miller
composed the images in
pen and ink before directly
transferring them to a
printing screen (a process
referred to as “burning”)
that eliminates the need
for scanning or computers,
which are increasingly more
common in modern screen
printing. The reasoning
behind this process was
partly economic, partly time
saving.
“It’s expensive to get
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“plus the entire show is
20 screen prints, which
is a big ordeal to do in a
three-month period. Putting
a little limitation on the
process sped it up.”
Time is certainly in short
supply for Miller as he
works at least a full work
week at Egg Press before
allowing himself time to
work on his own personal
and freelance projects,
which effectively add 20 to
40 hours to his schedule.
In addition to all
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Music
music with the Columbia River
as a backdrop.
BRIEFLY
Military appreciation
concerts feature
Mr. Rip City
VANCOUVER — Bil
Schonely, the former voice
of the Portland Trail Blazers,
is a special guest during
concerts recognizing Military
Appreciation Month in
Vancouver, Washington.
Schonely will narrate Aaron
Copland’s inspiring tone poem,
“Lincoln Portrait,” during the
America My Home concert.
The program also features many
patriotic anthems, including
the “Star Spangled Banner,”
“America the Beautiful,”
“When the Saints go Marching
In” and the “Battle Hymn of
the Republic.” In addition,
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branches of the military and the
142nd Fighter Wing are included
during the performances.
The concerts are Friday,
June 26 at 8 p.m., Saturday
June 27 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
All three performances are at
Skyview High Concert Hall,
1300 N.W. 139th St., Vancouver,
WA. Ticket prices range from
$15-$20 and can be purchased
at www.musicInportland.org.
For more information, contact
pcoevents2015@gmail.com or
503-974-4339.
Chamber music
festival features
Stephenson premiere
WALLA WALLA — The
world premiere of James
Stephenson’s “Quartet for Piano,
Violin, Viola and Clarinet” is
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Walla Walla Chamber Music
Festival.
The event, which also
includes Claude Debussy’s
“Sonata for Cello and Piano”
and Johannes Brahms’ “Sextet
in G Major, Op. 36,” is Tuesday,
June 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Power
House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth
Ave., Walla Walla.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $8
for students or $45 for a family.
Tickets and information about
the festival series are available at
www.wwcmf.org.
Hulu pulls ‘19 Kids’
after allegations
against Josh Duggar
NEW YORK (AP) — Hulu
has pulled the reality series
“19 Kids and Counting” from
its lineup, following reports of
sexual misconduct allegations
against one of the stars, Josh
Duggar, stemming from when he
was a juvenile.
Although the streaming-video
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the TLC series, episodes weren’t
found Thursday on the Hulu site,
where they had been available as
recently as Wednesday.
The show’s banishment
follows TLC yanking the series
from its program schedule last
week.
The 27-year-old Duggar is the
oldest of Jim Bob and Michelle
Duggar’s 19 children. The family
is featured in the show, whose
10th season concluded May 19.
Festivals
Wallowa Valley Festival
of the Arts
•June 5-7
•Joseph Community Center,
102 E. First St.
www.wallowavalleyarts.org
Friday night reception (7-
10 p.m. ) is $20 per person.
Free activities Saturday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., which
includes artist demonstrations,
live music. Saturday night 6:30
p.m. Quick Draw event, which
includes an auction of items cre-
ated, costs $5.
Sacajawea Bluegrass
Festival
•June 12-14
•Sacajawea State Park,
Pasco
www.mctama.org
$30/weekend pass, dry
camping/$13 night, daily tickets
are $12-$25. Features music,
workshops, Dutch oven cook-
ing, jam sessions and more.
Bourbon & Bacon Fest
•Saturday, June 13; 7:30-11
p.m.
•OMSI, 1945 S.E. Water
Ave., Portland
www.portland.bourbonand-
baconfest.com
$13. The 21-and-over event
features some of the best bour-
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west has to offer. You’ll get sips
of bourbon from distilleries large
and small and tastes of bacon
from tried-and-true to ways
you’d never expect.
Hogs & Dogs Family
Festival
•Thursday, June 18; 4-10
p.m.
•Bombing Range Complex,
West Richland, WA
Free admission. Features
stunt rider Craig Latimer, All
Stars Classic Car Show (regis-
ter your vehicle for $10), food
and beverages available for pur-
chase. For more info, call 509-
967-0521.
Art & Museums
Naamí Nisháycht,
Our Living Culture Village
•Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
through Sept. 5
•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. May
30: Spring Foods. Take home
materials showing the seasonal
round of foods and a nutrition
value wheel of traditional foods.
June 6: Survival Skills: Fire Mak-
ing, learn several ways to start
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Apple Li exhibit
•Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Last day
•Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Free. Hermiston artist’s wa-
tercolor, oil and acrylic paintings.
Continues through May 30.
Priscella Preus
•Monday-Thursdays,
11
a.m.-2 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
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Ave., Pendleton.
Gallery also open by ap-
pointment by calling 541-278-
5952. The exhibit, which fea-
tures the paintings of the Hood
Canal, Washington woman,
runs through June 3 (closed on
Memorial Day).
First Saturday Spin-In
•Saturday, June 6, noon-4
p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
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Fiber obsessed folks can
drop in and bring a project to
work on. Coffee, tea and work
space provided.
Hiroko Cannon exhibit
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. Exhibit features orig-
inal paintings. Showing and
sale also includes her collection
of greeting cards. Continues
through July 3.
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.
“Our Old Quilts: Patterns
of Love & Memory”
•Wednesday-Saturdays; 11
a.m.-4 p.m.
•Dayton Historic Depot, 222
E. Commercial St., Dayton, WA
www.daytonhistoricdepot.
org
Admission by donation.
Quilts are a glimpse into the
past, providing a scrapbook of
relationships and events. Con-
tinues through Oct. 1.
Music on the Lawn:
Sean Hatton Trio
•Saturday, May 30, 6p.m. All
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•Hamley Steakhouse lawn, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
Rock Bot
•Saturday, May 30, 9 p.m.-1
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•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Seahorse
•Saturday, May 30, 8 p.m. All
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Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Jamie and Luke
•Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo
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and blues.
Rebecca Lomnicky, David
Brewer & Peter Willis
•Friday, June 5; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
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www.pendletonarts.org
$10. CD release tour for
“The Fire,” featuring lively Scot-
tish music.
Brady Goss
•Friday, June 5; Saturday,
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•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Blackberry Bushes
•Monday, June 8, 7 p.m. All
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Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
Highway 9
•Friday, June 12; Saturday,
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•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Bram Brata
•Monday, June 15, 7 p.m. All
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•Boardman Marina Park
Part of the Music in the Parks
series, which alternates weekly
between Boardman and Irrigon
marina parks. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic and enjoy the
music with the Columbia River
as a backdrop.
Brady Goss
•Monday, June 22, 7 p.m. All
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•Irrigon Marina Park
Part of the Music in the Parks
series, which alternates weekly
between Boardman and Irrigon
marina parks. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic and enjoy the
Night life
Riverside Happy Hour
•Daily; 5-7 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Thursday Night Comedy
•Thursdays, 8 p.m.
•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
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•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.-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
Dancing With Your Pend-
leton Stars
•Saturday, May 30; 7 p.m.
•Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
$35/adults,
$20/youths.
Local “stars” (Stuart Roberts,
Debbie Kishpaugh, Pat Beard,
Leslie Carnes, Peter Walters
and Tammie Parker) team up
with professionals with the Utah
Ballroom Dance Company and
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nization of their choice.
“A Night at the Movies”
•Saturday, May 30; 1 p.m. &
the screen printing and
letterpress work that Miller
has done with Egg Press,
he also has worked on a
variety of projects including
wedding invitations,
book covers, and even the
commemorative T-shirts
that have been handed out
at the Pendleton Center for
the Arts’ annual Rock and
Roll Camp where Miller is
a regular counselor.
That tendency to
integrate his printmaking
into pieces other than
wall-hung art has worked
its way into Miller’s show
as well.
“Halfway through I
started pulling graphics
from the larger prints and
I’m printing a deck of
cards that I’ll be selling at
the show,” he said. “It’s a
memory game featuring
the weird creatures in my
prints.”
Aaron Robert Miller’s
“Accomplishments” runs
June 4 through June 27.
Opening reception on
Thursday, June 4, 5:30-7
p.m.
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James Dean Kindle is
a singer-songwriter and
musician and Pendleton
resident. You can contact him
at jamesdeankindle@gmail.
com
7 p.m.
•Princess Theatre, 1226 Me-
ade Ave., Prosser, Wash.
www.theprincesstheatre.net
$11.50-$15. Trinity Dance
Prosser presents pieces cho-
reographed to recognizable
music from movie soundtracks.
The fun, diverse performance is
suitable for all ages.
Bechtel National Plane-
tarium shows
•Saturday, May 30, 2 & 3
p.m.
•Columbia Basin College,
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www.columbiabasin.edu/
planet
$6/adults, $3/children 6-12,
$5/seniors. From 2-3 p.m., “En-
chanted Reef” and 3 p.m., “Two
Small Pieces of Glass”
Hot tickets
•Umatilla County Fair con-
certs: Dustin Lynch (Aug. 11),
John Michael Montgomery (Aug.
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der (Aug. 14) and Warrant (Aug.
15). Reserved seats ($12) via
541-567-6121 or 515 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston www.
umatillacounty.net/fair
•Pendleton Round-Up Con-
cert features Scotty McCreery
and Jackson Michelson. Sept.
12, Happy Canyon Arena, Pend-
leton. Tickets go on sale May 7
($40 to $130). 541-276-2553,
800-457-6336 or www.pendle-
tonroundup.com/events/2015/
concert.
•Watershed Festival. July
31-Aug. 2, Gorge Amphitheater,
George, Wash. Reserved seats
($493 and up for 3-day pass) via
www.ticketmonster.com.
•Creation Festival. July
30-Aug. 1, Benton County
Fairgrounds, Kennewick. Re-
served seats ($45-$150, plus
camping packages) via www.
creationfest.com. •Gentlemen
of the Road Stopover featuring
Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters,
Flaming Lips and other national,
regional and local bands. Aug.
13-15, Walla Walla. Reserved
seats ($199) via www.mumfor-
dandsons.com.
•Foo Fighters. Saturday,
Sept. 12, Gorge Amphitheater,
George, Wash. Reserved seats
($45-$75) via www.livenation.
com.
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Want to get your event
listed in our calendar? Send
information to tmalgesini@eas-
toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
Popular trio to play lively Scottish music at arts center
East Oregonian
A trio of musicians who repeatedly pack the
house when they are in town are returning to play
a lively concert of Scottish music at Pendleton
Center for the Arts.
Rebecca Lomnicky, David Brewer and Peter
Willis will perform Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. The
arts center is located at 214 N. Main St., Pend-
leton. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved in
advance by calling 541-278-9201 or purchased
at the door.
The event features Lomnicky and Brewer’s
new album, “The Fire,” which is marked by
traditional roots, vast diversity and innovative
spirit. Lomnicky is the only non-Scottish-born
musician to win the Scottish National Fiddle
Championship, something she accomplished
as a teenager. Brewer brings energetic exper-
tise on bagpipes, guitar, bodhran and whistle
to the performance. Willis accompanies on
guitar.
The release of “The Fire” marks Lomnicky
and Brewer’s second album together and fully
showcases every aspect of their stylistic exper-
tise, technical prowess and musical passion.
Combining the aesthetic elements of all their
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this album features the diversity of Scotland’s
traditional regional styles with an added contem-
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Rebecca Lomnicky and David Brewer, along with Peter Willis, who is not shown, will per-
form lively Scottish music during a concert Friday, June 5 at Pendleton Center for the Arts.
Both Lomnicky and Brewer have each spent
copious amounts of time delving into the tradi-
tions of their respective instruments, living and
studying in both Edinburgh and the highlands of
Scotland.
“The Fire” contains one of Willis’ original
compositions and he plays guitar on other tracks
as well.
For more information about “The Fire,” visit
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tion about programs at the arts center, visit www.
pendletonarts.org.