ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, December 12, 2015
East Oregonian
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PENDLETON
Arts Center rings in the new year with classes
experienced beginners and beyond
are Wednesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. It
runs for 10 weeks.
Adult beginners are Tuesdays
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and interme-
diates from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The cost
is $65/members and $70/non-mem-
bers.
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
As the new year approaches, a
whole array of art, music and craft
activities are available at Pendleton
Center for the Arts.
Classes are available for all
ages. The offerings include drop-in
sessions, with many free of charge,
as well as regularly scheduled
classes with a fee. Teen programs
are free.
Tragic Heppner
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new novel
June 14, 1903. The day
Heppner was swallowed by the
worst natural disaster ever seen
in Eastern Oregon.
A thunder and lightning storm
detonated south of the little town,
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of canyons, on a hot summer
day. The sound of the thunder
and rain and hail was so loud,
the townspeople were unable
to hear a more deadly threat: a
twenty-foot-high wall of water,
debris and mud surging down
Willow Creek.
Hundreds of people died in
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found as far away as Stevenson,
Washington; others were never
found, buried under several feet
of mud and debris. Everyone in
Heppner lost a family member, a
neighbor, a friend.
Local author Peg Willis has
taken the horror of the Heppner
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newest novel, a story that blends
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affected by the disaster: a man
who refuses to stop searching
for his two youngest children;
a teenager forced to parent his
younger siblings; a 16-year-old
girl with a mysterious past; two
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guilt; a prostitute with dreams
of a better life; and a mentally
unbalanced man who will stop at
nothing to get what he wants.
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able to create a new normal in
the years after the devastation
by pulling together and lending
a helping hand wherever it
was needed. “Rise Above”
shows that life’s tragedies, even
those of epic proportions, can
be overcome with hard work,
understanding and a little grace.
“Rise Above,” by Peg Willis.
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First Draft series
features Echo author
PENDLETON — Pamela
Reese is the featured author
during this month’s First Draft
Writers’ Series.
The free event is Thursday at
7 p.m. at Pendleton Center for
the Arts, 215 N. Main St.
She was born in Appalachia
but found her way to Oregon
via train at the age of 6 months.
Reese graduated from Spalding
University in 2004 and now
resides in Echo.
Reese is the author of two
books. “Paper Bird,” a poetry
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Oregon Book Award. Her novel,
“Greasewood Creek,” is set in
Eastern Oregon. She is a recipient
of a Jim Wayne Miller Poetry
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on a second novel, which is set in
Appalachia.
After Reese’s presentation,
audience
members
may
participate in short open mic
sessions to read their own
original poems or stories.
For more information, call
541-278-9201 or visit www.
pendletonarts.org.
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Free drop-in classes
Free For All for up to age 12.
Participants can stop in Saturdays
between 9:30-10:15 a.m. for art
projects.
Art Studio for ages 7-12. Each
Monday from 4-5:30 p.m. focuses
on developing skills to inspire kids
to explore art.
Messy Art for 2-6 year olds.
What could be more fun than
creative play for young ones?
Parents will receive instruction on
how to recreate activities at home.
Drop-in fee classes
Family Clay Night is open to the
entire family Tuesdays from 5:30-
7:30 p.m. The per session cost is $15
for adults and $5 for kids 7-12. The
program encourages people of all
ages to explore art-making together.
The fee includes all materials.
Open Ceramics Studio is
offered Thursdays from 1-3 p.m.
The cost is $20 per session, which
includes studio reclaimed clay, low
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access to pottery wheels, slab roller,
molds and other studio tools.
Classes for ages 7-12:
The Art of the Sketchbook,
offered three Saturdays in January
from 1-2 p.m., builds artistic
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Studio at Pendleton Center for the Arts. Additional classes are
starting in the new year.
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The cost is $20/members or $25/
non-members. The material fee is
$5.
Paint Laboratory, offered
three Saturdays in February from
1-2 p.m., is part painting and part
science experiment. The cost is $20/
members or $25/non-members. The
material fee is $5.
Misc. adult classes
Arts Center Happy Hour, a
free drop-in class, is the second
Wednesday of each month from
6-7 p.m. Participants hang out with
friends, meet new people, have a
drink and make art.
Nuno Spiral Scarves is Saturday,
Jan. 23 from 1-4 p.m. Participants
will create a scarf. The cost is $25/
members, $30/non-members and
$20/materials fee.
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days from 6:30-8 p.m. Participants
are encouraged to tackle hats, boot
toppers, a tote bag and even gloves.
The cost is $55/members or $60/
non-members. People need to bring
their own needles and yarn.
Guitar
Jared Pennington, who often
performs at Hamley Steakhouse &
Saloon, will teach beginning and
intermediate guitar classes.
For ages 8-12, the beginning
nine-session classes are Mondays
from 4-5 p.m. and intermediates
from 5-6 p.m. The cost is $60/
members and $65/non-members.
For teens, beginners are
Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. and
Peg Willis, who is known for
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violin program, is the instructor.
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ners learn to play by ear and later
are taught to read music, which
is similar to how children learn
language.
The sessions for ages 5-12
include three levels, depending
on experience. The nine-session
classes are offered Mondays after
school and into the early evening.
The cost is $60/members and $65/
non-members. Willis also teaches
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on Wednesdays from 3:45-5 p.m.
Other teen music classes:
Drummers Workshop is
Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m., taught
by Adam Mack, who plays with
James Dean Kindle & the Eastern
Oregon Playboys. Bring drumsticks
and other equipment, if available.
Percussion instruments can be
provided.
Songwriters Workshop is
Wednesdays from 3:30-5 p.m., led
by J.D. Kindle, front-man for his
band and executive director of the
Oregon East Symphony. Bring a
guitar, if available.
Pendleton Center for the Arts is
located at 215 N. Main St. For a full
schedule of activities and classes,
visit www.pendletonarts.org. For
more information, contact 541-278-
9201 or classes@pendletonarts.org.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Parties provide holiday fun
Holiday Festival
Several area bars and restaurants are
hosting holiday parties.
The public is encouraged to dig out
those gawd-awful cardigans for an all-day
Ugly Sweater Party at Nookies/Hermiston
Brewing Co. The event is Wednesday
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 125 N. First St.,
Hermiston. Those donning ugly sweaters
will receive 10 percent off. In addition,
there will be a drawing for gift baskets.
Adults should keep those sweaters
Thursday-Saturday nights
Every 30 minutes from 5-9
p.m.
Second & East Main streets,
Hermiston
Free. Also, live entertainment
each Thursday at 6 p.m.
SAGE Saturday
Saturday, Dec. 12; 10 a.m.-
1 p.m.
SAGE Center
101 Olson Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
Free admission and activi-
ties for children. Make a candy
tractor and snowman measuring
stick.
Toy Train Christmas
Saturdays, Sundays
Through Dec. 20; 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
1orthern 3aci¿c Railway
depot
10 Asotin Ave., Toppenish,
WA
www.nprymuseum.org
$8/adults, $5/ages 12 and
under, photos with Santa are ex-
tra. Take a caboose ride to see
Santa and receive candy canes,
hot chocolate and cookies. View
model trains in action and deco-
rated Christmas trees.
Christmas Light Show
Daily through Jan. 1
4:30 p.m.-midnight
SAGE Center, 101 Olson
road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
Art & Museums
First Draft Writers’ Series
Thursday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features Pamela Re-
ese. The Echo woman is the
author of two books: “Paper
Bird,” a poetry collection, and the
novel “Greasewood Creek,” set
in Eastern Oregon Also, short
open mic readings from the au-
dience.
Art of the Gift
Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.,
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Unique items created
by the best craftspeople form
the region and beyond. Includes
functional and wearable items,
just in time for Christmas shop-
ping. Runs through Dec. 31.
Betty Feves 25th Anniver-
sary Exhibit
Monday through Thursdays;
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
By appointment, 541-278-
5952
Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Exhibit honors Betty
Feves and her continuing legacy
with pieces by artists who ap-
prenticed with her. Runs through
Dec. 17.
World War I Posters
Monday - Saturdays, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior cit-
izens, $6/youths, free/5 and
under or $25/family of four. Fea-
tures 65 original posters from the
World War I era and other arti-
facts from the time period. Runs
through Jan. 2.
Heritage Station Museum
Tuesday-Saturdays
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pend-
leton
www.heritagestationmuse-
um.org
$5/adults, $2/student, $4/se-
niors, $10/family.
SAGE Center
Monday-Saturdays
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
101 Olson Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$5/adults, $3/students, se-
niors, free/under 5. An interactive
visitor center highlighting sus-
tainable agriculture and energy.
On-site store features local art,
jewelry, food, wine and gifts.
Music
Christmas concerts
Saturday, Dec. 12; 4 p.m.
Echo Community Center, 20
Bonanza St.
www.inlandnorthwestmusi-
cians.com
Free, donations accepted.
Holiday cheer with the Inland
Northwest Chorale. Reserva-
tions suggested; for more infor-
mation, contact 541-289-4696 or
handy, as The Pheasant is hosting
a 21-and-over Ugly Sweater Party
Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. at 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston. Join the fun, which
includes karaoke and lip syncing to your
favorite tunes.
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is planned Saturday, Dec. 19 from 7-10
p.m. at 40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton. Bring a wrapped gift
valued up to $20 for the Dirty Santa Gift
Exchange. For more information about the
21-and-older event, visit Facebook
inwm@machmedia.net.
Saturday, Dec. 12; 9 p.m.
No cover
Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Groove Thang
Saturday, Dec. 12, 9 p.m.
No cover
Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Holiday Music Festival
Sunday, Dec. 13 ; 3:15 p.m.
Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
www.oregoneastsymphony.
org
$20/adults,
$15/students,
seniors, $45/family. The Oregon
East Symphony’s holiday pro-
gram includes an performances
by community vocal groups,
including the Pendleton Men’s
Chorus and the Sherwood-McK-
ay Children’s Chorus. The sym-
phony’s chorale will perform
Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Fanta-
sia On A Christmas Carol.”
Israel Nash w/Anthony
D’Amato
Monday, Dec. 14; 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
Great Paci¿c Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
Dallin Puzey & Tucker
Tovey
Wednesday, Dec. 16; 6-9
p.m.
Nookies/Hermiston Brewing
Co., 125 N. First St., Hermiston
No cover.
Decade X
Friday, Dec. 18; Saturday,
Dec. 19, 9 p.m. No cover
Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Sunny Ledford
Saturday, Dec. 19, 10 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
www.facebook.com/TheP-
heasantCafeLounge
$25. Call 541-567-3022 for
reservations.
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
Night life
Jared Pennington
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
No cover. 21 and older. Trivial
Beersuit is weekly through Dec.
17. Teams of 2-8 compete in triv-
ia contest. Live host and prizes.
Star Wars Trivia Night
Thursday, Dec. 17; 6 p.m.
40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. Show off your Star
Wars and win two tickets to “The
Force Awakens,” which is re-
leased Dec. 18.
DJ and dancing
Bad Santa Costume Party
Pepsi Primetime@the
Museum
Saturday, Dec. 26; 9 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
No cover. Prizes for best cos-
tume, DJ music, beer pong and
other games.
DJ music
Saturdays, 8 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Sunday Fundays
Sundays; 4 p.m.
Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
No cover. Food/drink specials
Whiskey Wednesday Game
Night
Wednesdays; 3-7 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
No cover. Drink specials and
games, including Xbox 360, Nin-
tendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Nin-
tendo 64.
RocKaraoke
Third Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off High-
way 331, Mission.
No cover. Live band karaoke
the third Wednesday of each
month through December.
Thursday Night Comedy
Thursdays, 8 p.m.
Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off High-
way 331, Mission.
Digital Karaoke
Thursdays and Fridays, 8
p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Mac’s Trivia Night
Thursdays; 8 p.m.
Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W.
Fridays, 8 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Stage & film
Saturday, Dec. 12; 1 p.m.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
Free. Produced by PBS,
“WWI: America and the Great
War” describes the events, caus-
es, trench warfare and the ¿nal
drive by the American and allied
forces that ended it all on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month of 1918. James Givan’s
war posters exhibit is currently
on display at the museum. Com-
plimentary refreshments served.
“Christmas in the Land of
Oz”
Dec. 12-13; 2 p.m.
Masquers Theater, Soap
Lake, Wash.
www.masquers.com
$7. The Wicked Witch of the
West becomes the Grinch of this
delightful holiday play when she
steals Christmas from Munchkin-
land. It takes all your Oz favorites
to bring the yuletide holiday back.
Hot tickets
Flashdance the Musical.
Jan. 22, Windermere Theatre,
Kennewick. Tickets ($42-$67)
available via www.ticketmaster.
com
Black Sabbath: The End.
Feb. 6, Tacoma Dome. Tickets
($35-$150) available via www.
ticketmaster.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.
MOVIE REVIEW
Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ is adrift
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES — Ron
Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea”
is a curious beast. The ambitions
are as big as a whale; the results are
an earnest wreck. It could possibly
work if you think of the movie as
a metaphor for the story it’s trying
to tell, but that’s a little too meta
for something that should be fairly
straightforward.
It’s ostensibly about the real
expedition that inspired Herman
Melville’s “Moby-Dick” that
Nathaniel Philbrick wrote about
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Hemsworth, right, as Owen Chase, and Sam Keeley as Ramsdell, is lost in the spectacle and the
framing device, which ultimately
left, in a scene from the film “In the Heart of the Sea.”
undermines its own story.
Howard uses Melville as
a character (played by Ben
Whishaw) and his curiosity about
the mysterious circumstances of
how the whaleship Essex sank as
the audience’s entry into the story.
He’s looking for big answers about
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Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), the
ship’s only remaining survivor,
who’s drinking his life away. At
his wife’s pleading, and Melville’s
promise of generous payment for
one night’s conversation, Tom starts
to spill about the events of 30 years
ago, when he was 14 (played by
Tom Holland). It’s best not to do the
math.
This is the story of two men,
he says: A Captain, George
Pollard (Benjamin Walker), and
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Hemsworth). Pollard is the son of
the expedition’s proprietor. He’s
wealthy, arrogant, entitled and
inexperienced. Chase is the real
seaman — a working-class Adonis
with a classist chip on his broad
shoulders. He’s also arrogant, but
has the skills to back it up.
“In the Heart of the Sea” tries
to be about so many things —
ambition, capitalism, greed and
survival. In the end, it feels most
interested in how Herman Melville
got his classic. The pieces are there,
but apparently it’s up to “Moby-
Dick” to assemble them, not Ron
Howard.
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PG-13, 121 minutes