ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, August 1, 2015
East Oregonian
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Q&A with regular Thomas Paul
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Master printer Frank Janzen rolls ink onto a template
while printing lithograph.
Crow’s Shadow featured
at Pendleton arts center
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Northwest arts community
probably know Frank Janzen
as the master printer whose
expertise is at the heart of the
success of Crow’s Shadow
Institute of the Arts.
Since 2001, Janzen has
been collaborating with
artists from all over the world
at the print studio at Crow’s
Shadow. However, he has a
career as an artist in his own
right and his newest prints
will be on exhibit in the
East Oregonian Gallery at
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St. The exhibit,
Above/Below, opens with an
artist’s reception Thursday,
Aug. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. The
event is free and open to the
public.
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It wasn’t until 2005 that his
artwork changed and he
became fascinated with the
Plateau region and its many
shapes, patterns, colors and
the multiplicity of forms that
it takes on under varying light
and weather conditions.
After a two-year drought
of any art making, the Above/
Below series came into being
and is a continued explora-
tion of not only the external
land Janzen sees, but also a
glimpse of the possibilities
that may lie underneath.
Over a period of time,
Janzen studied the patterns in
the land as he drove back and
forth to work.
“It struck me that the soft,
gently rolling hills actually
form triangles which is one
of the most stable geometric
forms,” Janzen said. “This
is noted not only in the hills
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out in strange angles with
the different hues of green
blending into various ochres,
Contributed graphic
“Rising,” featuring smoke
and ink on paper, is
among the works of an
upcoming exhibit by mas-
ter printer Frank Janzen
at Pendleton Center for
the Arts. The opening re-
ception is Thursday, Aug.
6 from 5:30-7 p.m.
and into the grays and browns
of raw earth. The jet-blacks
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accentuate and intensify the
surrounding colors.”
Over the past few years,
Janzen has been experi-
menting with capturing
smoke on the printed page.
The only control he has in
creating the smoke on paper
is the number of matches
used. What patterns come
out are beyond his control.
Because of that, Janzen
became fascinated by using
the hard-edged contours to
respond to it.
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ephemeral element, visible
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then dissipating unseen into
the summer haze when the
burning is complete,” he said.
The exhibit runs through
Saturday, Aug. 29. Gallery
hours are Tuesday through
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Saturdays from noon to 4
p.m. For more information,
visit www.pendletonarts.org
or call 541-278-9201.
BRIEFLY
Dakota Brown
Band performs
during festival
weekend
WALLA WALLA — The
Dakota Brown Band will
perform at an alternate venue
during the Walla Walla
stopover of the Gentlemen
of the Road tour.
Brown, a rising young
musician from Pendleton,
and his band will perform
Saturday, Aug. 15 at
Forgeron Cellars, 33 W.
Birch St., Walla Walla.
Three blocks away from the
main festival, the band will
perform between 2-4 p.m.
Admission for music and
wine tasting is $10.
For more information
or to purchase tickets in
advance, contact 509-522-
9463 or tastingroom@
forgeroncellars.com.
History channel
seeks ‘pickers’
Mike Wolfe and Frank
Fritz of “American Pickers”
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in Oregon.
The duo will embark on
an epic road trip across the
United States in search of
America’s most valuable
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classic cars and bicycles
to one-of-a-kind vintage
memorabilia, Wolfe and
Fritz are on a mission to
recycle America, restore
forgotten relics to their
former glory and learn a
thing or two about American
history along the way.
“American Pickers” is
a documentary series that
explores the fascinating
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on History channel. New
episodes air Wednesdays at
9 p.m.
If you or someone you
know has large or interesting
collections of vintage items,
including toys, unusual
radios, movie memorabilia,
military items, folk art,
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motorcycles or clothing,
Wolfe and Fritz may be
interested.
Send your name,
phone number, address
and description of the
collection and photos to
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com 855-old-rust. For
more information, visit
www.history.com/shows/
american-pickers.
Exhibit features
African art
BAKER CITY — The
public can purchase art and
help provide food, medical
care and clothing for people
in Zimbabwe.
Representatives with the
Zimbabwe Artists Project,
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that partners with artists
in Weya Zimbabwe, will
have artwork for sale at
Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center in Baker City.
Women in the rural areas
of the African nation are
always seeking ways to
support their families. From
1987-1991, Ilse Noy, a
German volunteer, taught
them various artistic
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board painting, fabric
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embroidery. The artists use
the art to tell folk tales, their
own stories and to show
scenes from daily life.
The opening reception
is during the First Friday
Art Walk Aug. 7 from
5:30-8 p.m. at 2020 Auburn
St., Baker City. The main
gallery features an informal
talk about the exhibit.
Light refreshments and
entertainment is included.
The exhibit will remain
on display and available for
purchase through Saturday,
Aug. 29. Regular hours are
Monday through Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information,
contact 541-523-5369,
derek@crossroads-arts.org
or visit www.crossroads-
arts.org. For more about
the project, visit www.
zimbabweartistsproject.org.
he Boise-based songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist Thomas
Paul appears in Pendleton with
such regularity that one could easily
mistake him for being an Eastern
Oregon resident.
He has performed in the area as
both a solo artist and leader of his
own band, appeared as a backing
musician in several acts that have
passed through (New Transit, Nick
Jaina, Hillfolk Noir)
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my band, and has
been an instructor at
the Pendleton Center
for the Arts Rock
and Roll Camp for
six years running.
During his
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decided to interview
him for my
segment in the inaugural EO Audio
podcast. We largely discussed his
EP “Interference” that he recently
released. If you missed him at his
latest concert to Eastern Oregon, you
will most likely see him again very
soon in one form or another.
KINDLE: Tell me a little bit about
yourself. You’re a longtime Boise
musician?
PAUL: I’m from eastern Idaho,
settled in Boise after high school,
been there almost 20 years [and]
started to explore outside Boise 10, 12
years ago and ended up stumbling on
some fun out here in Pendleton.
K: You played here many times
both as a musician fronting your own
band and also as a backing musician.
P: I’ve always had a lot of fun
here. There are lots of lovers of the
arts out here.
K: And you’re also a regular
instructor at the Pendleton Center for
the Arts Rock and Roll Camp.
P: Yeah, I was kind enough to
be asked [to be a counselor] in the
third year of Rock and Roll Camp.
I showed up not knowing what
to expect. I’d done some musical
instruction. It’s an experience unlike
any other. I’d highly recommend it for
teachers and especially for the youth.
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and enriching experience at the Rock
Camp.
K: You have a new EP,
Photo contributed by Thomas Paul
The East Oregonian has launched its podcast,
EO Audio. The weekly show is available at eas-
toregonian.com, iTunes and Stitcher. The first
edition features the Thomas Paul interview.
“Interference,” that you recently
released. Where did this EP come
from?
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the middle of it; a live recording that
was done in Boise to support a local
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[the concert was being recorded but]
I didn’t know the recordings had been
saved. Not like you held out your
phone and recorded it but that the
physical tracks had been saved by an
engineer just offhand thinking, “Oh
who knows maybe this will turn into
something.”
A year or two later he came to me
he said “Hey! I’ve still go that thing.”
I had completely forgotten about it. So
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I was so moved by the performances
of Bob [Nagel] the bassist and Louis
[McFarland] the drummer. They had
an energy that I wanted to utilize and
showcase. We had done some great
studio recordings but I wanted to
show the energy those guys brought
to my music in a live format, which I
didn’t have a document of.
We decided to bookend it with two
new studio records, one of which, the
title track “Inference,” was written
as part of a game you play where
people all over the world or the
country use the Internet to try to write
as many songs they can in a day, or
write twenty songs in a day, or write
an album in a day. I participated in
this game at the behest of a friend of
mine, Nick Jaina, who’s been around
Pendleton and these parts several
times. That was one of the songs
that came out of it. It was written on
ukelele originally, which is kind of
funny when you hear how it turned
out vastly different from its original
form.
We ended it with an old song
of mine which I reworked called
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that folks can get for free and listen to
on Bandcamp.com. So it’s a seven-
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are live recordings.
To hear the complete interview
with Thomas Paul and excerpts from
his recording, “Interference,” check
out the inaugural EO Audio podcast.
———
James Dean Kindle is a Pendleton
resident and musician. Email him at
jamesdeankindle@gmail.com
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
First Foods Festival
•Saturday, Aug. 1; all day
•July Grounds, Mission
Free admission. Kanine
Ridge Hike departs at 7:10 a.m.
Staggered start times for races
begin at 9 a.m., lacrosse tour-
nament, yoga, vendor booths,
barbecue lunch fundraiser.
Old Time Tractor Show
•Saturday, Aug. 1; 12 noon
to 5 p.m.
•Downtown Echo
Free admission. Antique
tractors and farm equipment on
display. Enter your farm equip-
ment for $5 donation.
Peach Festival
•Aug. 1 & Aug. 7-8
•Bill’s Berry Farm, Grand-
view, WA
Free admission, $5/parking
on Saturdays. Features pony
rides, barbecue foods, hay-
rides, barnyard train and farm
animals. In addition, U-pick and
pre-picked peaches, plums and
apricots, hot peach donuts, pies
and a barn store.
Bronze Brews & Blues
Festival
•Friday, Aug. 7; 6-10 p.m.
•Friday, Aug. 7; noon-10 p.m.
•Joseph City Park
$30/pre-sale, additional $5 at
the gate, free/kids 10 and under.
Friday night Jam Night. Activities
available for kids. Bring a lawn
chair or blanket as seating isn’t
provided. Food available for pur-
chase. Festival headliner is Roy-
al Southern Brotherhood. Also,
four other bands perform.
Art & Museums
First Saturday Spin-In
•Saturday, Aug. 1, noon-4
p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Fiber obsessed folks can
drop in and bring a project to
work on. Coffee, tea and work
space provided.
Naamí Nisháycht, Our Liv-
ing Culture Village
•Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
through Sept. 5
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths, free/5 and un-
der or $25/family of four. Aug. 1:
Game Day/Family Day. Aug. 8:
Horse Culture.
Frank Janzen
•Thursday, Aug. 6; 5:30-7
p.m., opening reception
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Free. Print exhibition of
the master printer from Crow’s
Shadow Institute of the Arts runs
through Aug. 29.
Rip Caswell & Bonnie
Zahn Griffith
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Saturdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. The sculptors of Rip
Caswell and landscape art of
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through August.
Heritage Station Museum
•Tuesday-Saturdays,
10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
•108 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton
$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
Admission by donation.
Runs through Oct. 1.
Music
Wayne Worthen
•Saturday, Aug. 1; 2 p.m. No
cover
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo
Music on the Lawn-
Whisky Barrel Rocker
•Saturday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m. All
ages No cover
•Hamley Steakhouse lawn, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
Raucous
•Saturday, Aug. 1, 9 p.m.-1
a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Ruckus in the Boonies
•Saturday, Aug. 1; noon-1
a.m.
•Bucknum’s Tavern, 152 N.
Main St., Heppner
$15. All-ages outdoor music
festival. Headliner is Roger Alan
Wade. Features more than two
dozen musical acts, professional
tattoo artists, vendors and food.
Barricaded area for minors.
The Trio
•Monday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic for Music in
the Parks.
Brian Pi’ikea Vasquez
•Tuesday, Aug. 4; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
$10. Hawaiian musician
shares the passion of his music
and culture.
Foxtails Brigade
•Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
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Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
McDougall
•Wednesday, Aug. 5, 6-8
p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Wednesday in the
Park Concert Series. Food, beer
and wine available for purchase.
Bring a chair or blanket.
Pop Rocks
•Friday, Aug. 7; Saturday,
Aug. 8, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Fair Kick-off Party
•Saturday, Aug. 8; 5 p.m.
•Nookies/Hermiston Brewing
Co., 125 N. First St., Hermiston
Watch the Umatilla County
Fair parade while drinking beer
and listening to live music with
Dallin Puzey Music & Tucker
and Shanks Pony! Also it’s the
release of Bellinger Farms wa-
termelon beer Rind Wrecker.
Eric Jepsen &
John Wambeke
•Monday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic for Music in
the Parks.
Night life
Summer Beer Pong
Challenge
•Saturdays, 10 p.m.
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
21 and older. No entry fee.
$100 Mac’s gift card to weekly
winning team. Weekly winners
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es trip to Las Vegas to compete
in the World Series of Beer Pong
with a chance to win $50,000.
Get a partner and come up with
a team name-best name wins a
pizza at Big John’s.
Thursday Night Comedy
•Thursdays, 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off High-
way 331, Mission.
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
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
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
“Rocky Horror Show”
•Aug. 1 & Aug. 5-8; 7:30 p.m.
•Saturday, Aug. 1; midnight
•Columbia Basin College
theatre, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pas-
co
$17/adults, $15/senior citi-
zens via www.columbiabasin.tix.
com or 509-542-5531. A humor-
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and horror B movies of the late
1940s through the early 1970s.
The musical tells the story of a
newly engaged couple getting
caught in a storm and coming
to the home of a mad transves-
tite scientist unveiling his new
creation, a muscle man named
Rocky Horror. Rated NC-17 for
gender themes, adult language,
content and semi-nudity.
Movies in the Park
•Fridays through Aug. 21;
dusk
•McKenzie Park, 320 S. First
St., Hermiston
Free. Family-friendly mov-
ie. Bring a chair or blanket. No
movie Aug. 14
Movies in the Park
•Saturdays through Aug. 15;
8-10 p.m.
•Community Park, 1000
S.W. 37th St., Pendleton
Free. Family-friendly movie.
Bring a chair or blanket. Con-
cessions available for purchase.
