ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, August 8, 2015
BRIEFLY
Maryhill opens
doors to Morrow Co.
GOLDENDALE, Wash. —
Morrow County residents are
among those who will receive
free admission Aug. 15-16 at
Maryhill Museum of Art.
In addition, residents of eight
other Oregon counties have
an opportunity to explore the
world-class museum for free by
presenting their driver’s license.
The museum is open from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maryhill features a large
permanent collection, rotating
exhibits, an outdoor sculpture
garden and a life-sized replica
of Stonehenge, which is located
four miles east of the grounds.
Maryhill Museum of Art
is located off Highway 97 at
35 Maryhill Museum Drive,
Goldendale, Wash. To get there,
drive west on Interstate 84 and
take Exit No. 104.
Junkerdash melding
at free concert
PENDLETON — Fronted
by singer, songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist Travis
Ward, Hillfolk Noir is a
trio of neo-traditionalists
playing traditional music for
non-traditional times.
They call it junkerdash, and
it’s a sound brewed from folk,
bluegrass, punk, string-band
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musical and otherwise.
To experience junkerdash,
head to this week’s Wednesday
in the Park Concert Series
from 6-8 p.m. at Roy Raley
Park, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton. There’s no
admission charge.
People are encouraged to
bring a chair or blanket. Also,
food and beverages will be
available for purchase.
Publisher launches
bilingual poetry book
LA GRANDE — Amelia
Dí az Ettinger’s debut book
is featured in a book launch
through Redbat Books.
The publication, which is a
collection of poetry in English
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Writers Series.” The launch
event is Thursday, Aug. 13 at 6
p.m. at Looking Glass Books,
1118 Adams Ave., La Grande.
The book retails for $15
and is available at www.
redbatbooks.com or by special
order through local book stores.
For more information,
contact 541-962-7176, info@
redbatbooks.com or visit www.
redbatbooks.com.
Luke Bryan grows
on ‘Kill the Lights’
On the songs “Fast” and
“Way Way Back,” from Luke
Bryan’s new album “Kill the
Lights,” the perpetually upbeat
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acknowledging the complexities
that come with maturity.
Country music’s reigning
entertainer of the year, Bryan
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driven, good-time songs about
partying, friendship, love and
the rural lifestyle.
At age 39, however, the
Georgia native is expanding his
themes and sound. Bryan loads
the album with seductive love
songs: “Strip It Down,” ‘’Love
It Gone” and “Home Alone
Tonight,” an engaging duet
with Little Big Town’s Karen
Fairchild, all deal with moving
an evening from social to sexual.
He also tackles disappointment
on “Razor Blade” and nostalgia
for his youth on “Fast.”
East Oregonian
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MOVIE REVIEW
‘Fantastic’ may be an overstatement
I
’ll admit it. About an
hour into “Fantastic
Four,” the inexplicably
plodding and dreary new
attempt to adapt the beloved
Marvel story, I started
thinking about Ethan Hunt
from “Mission: Impossible.”
Wouldn’t it be nice, I
thought, as I watched these
fake young superheroes
battle unconvincingly on
a fake-looking planet for a
reason nobody seemed to
care much about anyway, to
see Ethan swoop in — a real
middle-aged guy hanging
off a real plane by his bare
knuckles, with a clear and
immediate purpose and a
real, throbbing pulse?
OK, enough wistfulness.
“Fantastic Four,” directed by Josh
Trank, deserves to be judged on its
own merits. So here goes: It’s not
wholesale terrible — just depress-
ingly mediocre, and at a certain
point you sort of start wishing
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because that would at least make
it more entertaining or give it a
certain strange raison d’etre. (Let’s
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IS terrible. But we’ll get to that.)
It’s not that the raw materials
aren’t there. Aside from the known
story — in a few words, science-
loving humans experience a cosmic
accident while exploring inter-di-
mensional travel and emerge with
formidable superpowers — we
have some talented actors on
hand. They include the usually
very compelling Miles Teller and
Michael B. Jordan, along with Kate
Mara, Jamie Bell, Reg E. Cathey
Festivals
Peach Festival
•Aug. 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.
Wallowa County Fly-In
•Saturday, Aug. 8; 7 a.m.
•Joseph Airport
7he ¿ rst people will re-
ceive a free airplane ride. Event
features breakfast form 7-
a.m. $/adults, free/kids under
12). Event also features classic
aircraft, gyrocopter rides, À ight
simulator demonstrations, raf-
À es and a display highlighting
Women in Aviation.
Bronze Brews & Blues
Festival
•Saturday, Aug. 8; noon-1
p.m.
•Joseph City Park
$/pre-sale, additional $5
at the gate, free/kids 1 and un-
der. Activities available for kids.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket
as seating isn’t provided. Food
available for purchase. Five
bands perform, including festival
headliner Royal Southern Broth-
erhood.
Umatilla County Fair
•Aug. 11-15
•Umatilla Co. Fairgrounds,
Hermiston
$1/adults, $8/seniors, $/
ages -12, free/5 and under.
Season passes also available.
Includes festival seating for eve-
ning concerts (reserved seats
are $12): Dustin Lynch (Tues-
day), John Michael Montgom-
ery (Wednesday), Latino Night
(Thursday), Hinder (Friday) and
Warrant (Saturday).
Muddy Frogwater Coun-
try Classic Festival
•Aug. 1-1
•Yantis Park, Milton-Free-
water
Free family festival. Fea-
tures food/vendor booths, a
¿ ne art show, kids’ activities, a
softball tournament, a parade,
pretty baby contest, Talent of the
9alley contest ¿ nals, beer/wine
garden, salmon bake and corn
roast, a barbecue contest, ¿ re-
men’s water ¿ ght and from 7-1
p.m. Friday/Saturday nights live
“Fantastic Four”
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PG-13, 100 minutes
(“The Wire”) and an expertly
creepy Tim Blake Nelson.
It all begins promisingly, with
a setup that introduces Reed
Richards and Ben Grimm as
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is a bespectacled science nerd; he
tells his class his life goal is “to be
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teleport myself.” The unimpressed
teacher directs Reed to come back
with a more realistic goal.
But the precocious lad has
already developed a mini-version
of said teleporter. Years later,
Reed (now Teller) is back with
his invention at the high school
music (Friday, Joker; Saturday,
Eleventh Hour) and Sunday
from 12--: p.m., Shaniko.
Art & Museums
Naamí Nisháycht, Our Liv-
ing Culture Village
•Saturdays, 1 a.m.- p.m.
through Sept. 5
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
$1/adults, $/senior citi-
]ens, $/youths, free/5 and un-
der or $25/family of four. Aug. 8:
Horse Culture. Aug. 15: Tradi-
tional Survival Skills.
Frank Janzen
•Tuesday-Fridays, 1 a.m.-
p.m., Saturdays, 1 a.m.- 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. 2.
Adam Sims
•Monday-Thursdays;
11
a.m-7 p.m.,
•Friday-Saturdays; 1 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library,
25 E. Gladys Ave.
Photography by Adam Sims
is on display through August.
Rip Caswell & Bonnie
Zahn Griffi th
•Monday-Fridays, 1 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Saturdays; 1 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art Frame,
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. The sculptors of Rip
Caswell and landscape art of
Bonnie =ahn Grif¿ th on display
through August.
Heritage Station Museum
•Tuesday-Saturdays,
1
a.m. to 4 p.m.
•18 S.W. Fra]er Ave.,
Pendleton
$5/adults, $2/student, $4/se-
niors, $1/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.
Sherman County Histori-
cal Museum
•Daily; 1 a.m.-5 p.m.
•2 Dewey, Moro
$5/adults, $1/students.
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curiosity leads him close to
a mysterious energy force,
and havoc ensues. When
the group returns, they’re
forever changed.
The best scene is where
everyone discovers their
new forms. Reed (Mister
Fantastic) has limbs that
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Woman) can disappear.
Poor Ben (The Thing), is
unrecognizable, a powerful
mass of rocks.
Twentieth Century Fox
If you know the story,
created more than a
science fair. Here, he and Ben
half-century ago by Stan Lee and
meet Dr. Franklin Storm (Cathey)
Jack Kirby, you know that the four
and daughter Sue (Mara), who
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realize what Reed has — a better
now Dr. Doom, to save Earth. The
teleporter than their own. Storm
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gives Reed a scholarship at his
perfunctory. And then there’s the
science institute to pursue his
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together, and the dialogue suddenly
There, Reed meets Storm’s
becomes so silly, people erupted in
son Johnny (Jordan), a reluctant
laughter at my screening.
scientist but expert builder, and
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the disaffected but talented young
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scientist Victor von Doom (Toby
franchise. Previous efforts failed,
Kebbell). Soon, they’re a team.
and the thought here must have
And eventually, the full-blown
been to re-energize things with
teleporter is ready. One night, the
a young and appealing cast. But
youngsters get tipsy and decide to
these actors — unlike, say, Andrew
take a test spin.
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Zero, aka the other dimension,
not well used, and their charisma
but we’ll just call it Planet-Very-
remains largely untapped.
Bad-CGI. (Are these really the
The result? Something much
best special effects money can
less than fantastic. — Jocelyn
buy? And here’s another question:
Noveck, Associated Press
If the other dimension is so, um,
WHAT TO DO
Music
Fair Kick-off Party
•Saturday, Aug. 8; 5 p.m.
•Nookies/Hermiston Brew-
ing Co., 125 N. First St., Herm-
iston
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.
Music on the Lawn-Mandi
Miller & Margaret Mayer
•Saturday, Aug. 8, p.m. All
ages No cover
•Hamley Steakhouse lawn, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
Pop Rocks
•Saturday, Aug. 8, p.m.-1
a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 1, Mission.
Eric Jepsen & John Wam-
beke
•Monday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic for Music in
the Parks.
Hillfolk Noir
•Wednesday, Aug. 12, -8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 125 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Wednesday in the
Park Concert Series. Food, beer
and wine available for purchase.
Bring a chair of blanket.
Oregon Spirit of ’45
•Friday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.
•9ert Auditorium, 48 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
Free. Concert tour celebrat-
ing the 7th anniversary of the
end of World War II. Oregon’s
Own 24th Army Band will per-
form. For more information, visit
www.facebook.com/Oregon-
SpiritOf45
Three Legged Dog
•Friday, Aug. 14; Saturday,
Aug. 15, p.m.-1 a.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 1, Mission.
The Outsiders
•Monday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic for Music in
the Parks.
The Weather Machine
•Wednesday, Aug. 1, -8
PENDLETON
Concert tour celebrates WWII anniversary
East Oregonian
Spontaneous celebrations broke out
across America in August 1945 as news
spread that the most destructive war in
history was over.
More than 60 million people lost
their lives in World War II, including
413,000 of the 16 million Americans
who served. Of the 150,000 Oregonians
who served, more than 5,000 made the
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In recognition of the 70th anniver-
sary of the end of World War II, the
Spirit of ’45 is preserving the legacy of
ordinary heroes. The focus is to honor
the Greatest Generation and inspire
today’s youth.
The “Spirit” movement recognizes
those who endured the Great Depres-
sion, fought to defend democracy in the
largest mobilization of manpower since
the building of the pyramids and the
unprecedented effort to lay the founda-
tions for a better future.
Oregon Spirit of ’45, a statewide
concert tour, is planned Aug. 9-15,
including a stop in Pendleton. Featuring
Oregon’s Own 234th Army Band, the
free concert is Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.
at the Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton.
The six-city tour aims to honor
and celebrate the achievements of the
Greatest Generation — a term orig-
inating with journalist Tom Brokaw,
referring to Americans who grew up
during the Depression — highlighting
their example of courage, shared
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to others. Brig. Gen. James B. Thayer
serves as Oregon’s Spirit of ’45 honorary
chairman and national spokesman for
U.S. Army Ground Forces. In an effort
to inspire today’s younger generation,
Oregon youth will join the high-tech
musical tour.
In 2013, Oregon mirrored congres-
sionally-endorsed 2010 legislation and
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of ’45 Day, the second Sunday of each
August. The day recognizes the Greatest
Generation for all they did to ensure
freedom for Americans and through
their example, to inspire America’s
youth.
This year, Oregon became a part
of the international coalition to reach
out to America’s ally countries to
participate in an Across the World
Tribute. Oregon Spirit of ’45 founder
Barbara Jensen, who is the daughter of
an English war bride, serves as liaison
to the England and France for coordi-
nation at each site.
Fort Stevens at Astoria will be
Oregon’s lead for the Worldwide
Tribute and will celebrate the entire 70th
commemorative weekend. The Spirit
tribute is expected to be held at nearly a
dozen ally cemeteries Sunday, Aug. 16
during the WWII 70th Commemoration
Weekend.
For more information about the Spirit
of ’45, visit www.spiritof45.org
p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 125 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Wednesday in the Park
Concert Series. Food, beer and
wine available for purchase.
Bring a chair of blanket.
Night life
Summer Beer Pong
Challenge
•Saturdays, 1 p.m.
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 14
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton
21 and older. No entry fee.
$1 Mac’s gift card to weekly
winning team. Weekly winners
compete in ¿ nals for all-expens-
es trip to Las Vegas to compete
in the World Series of Beer Pong
with a chance to win $5,.
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 1, Mission.
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Saturdays,
8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 14 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. ( p.m. if
game on)
•Riverside Sports Bar, 151
Sixth St., Umatilla
DJ and dancing
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 14 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Theater, stage &
fi lm
“Rocky Horror Show”
•Saturday, Aug. 8; 7: p.m.
•Columbia Basin College
theatre, 2 N. 2th Ave., Pas-
co
$17/adults, $15/senior citi-
zens via www.columbiabasin.tix.
com or 5-542-551. A humor-
ous tribute to the science ¿ ction
and horror B movies of the late
14s through the early 17s.
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
•Mc.enzie Park, 2 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;
8-1 p.m.
•Community Park, 1
S.W. 7th St., Pendleton
Free. Family-friendly movie.
Bring a chair or blanket. Con-
cessions available for purchase.
“As You Like It”
•Aug. 2-22; 7: p.m.
Aug. 2; 2 p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111
N. Sixth St., Walla Walla
$24-$2/adults, $/students.
The Seattle Shakespeare Com-
pany presents the story of Ro-
salind and Celia, who are exiled
from their homes and disguised
as men to avoid attention.
Seeking refuge in the secluded
Forest of Arden, the witty pair
get caught up in the romantic
tangles of the locals and ¿ nd
their own love interests as well,
although not without complica-
tions.
Hot tickets
•Pendleton Round-Up Con-
cert features Scotty McCreery
and Jackson Michelson. Sept.
12, Happy Canyon Arena, Pend-
leton. Tickets ($4-$1) avail-
able via 541-27-255, 8-457-
or www.pendletonroundup.
com/events/2015/concert.
•Gentlemen of the Road
Stopover featuring Mumford &
Sons, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips
and other national, regional and
local bands. Aug. 1-15, Walla
Walla. Reserved seats ($1)
via www.mumfordandsons.com.
•Foo Fighters. Saturday,
Sept. 12, Gorge Amphitheater,
George, Wash. Reserved seats
($45-$75) via www.livenation.
com.
