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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, January 30, 2016 BRIEFLY Presentation features letters of the famous WALLA WALLA — In 1968, Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” His prediction of fame’s ÀHHWLQJQDWXUHLQRXUFHOHEULW\ saturated culture could not have become more true. “Fame! (They’re not going to live forever)” will be performed at Power House Theater Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Power House Theater, 111 N. Sixth St., Walla Walla. Tickets are $28 per person. The production features intimate, private letters, written by some of history’s most famous and infamous people (including Warhol himself), which are read aloud in front of a live audience. The funny, poignant and moving experience includes live musical accompaniment and thoughtful imagery. “Fame!” was created by Letters Aloud, which was founded in 2013 by Paul Morgan Stetler, as a way to connect a live audience to KLVWRULFDO¿JXUHVWKURXJK their intimate personal correspondence. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 509-529- 6500 or visit www.phtww.com. Enterprise musician to play area shows Bart Budwig is heading out on a solo tour that will include stops in Pendleton and Walla Walla. The Enterprise musician, who stays busy working as the sound engineer at the OK Theatre and producing other musician’s albums, performs outlaw Americana music. Budwig was recently in 3HQGOHWRQKHOSLQJZLWKWKH¿OP documentary project for James Dean Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys. Budwig will perform Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. DWWKH*UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton. There’s no cover charge for the all-ages show, however, donations will be accepted. He’ll also play Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at a house show at 340 Locust St., Walla Walla. The all-ages tickets are $15 or $11 in advance at www. brownpapertickets.com/ event/2475564. In addition, Bryan John Appleby will perform solo at both shows. Living in Seattle, Appleby has a reputation as a notable lyricist and a compelling solo performer. For more about the musicians, visit www. bartbudwig.com and www. bryanjohnappleby.com. East Oregonian Page 3C Sons Of Guns reunite for new album W hen one thinks of reunion tours, it’s easy to picture over-the-hill corporate rock musicians touring the county fair circuit intent on padding their 401ks or putting an illegitimate kid through college — the reuniting is UHDOO\PRUHRXWRI¿QDQFLDOFRQFHUQ However, a reunion tour for the La Grande/Seattle based band Sons Of Guns truly embodies WKHGH¿QLWLRQRI ³UHXQL¿FDWLRQ´ At the core of the band are its two songwriters Greg Rawlins and Mike Surber J.D. and their musical Kindle friendship, which Comment has withstood long periods of physical separation. This reunion tour, and the new album it supports, is the latest iteration in a series of reunions that are a cause for celebration. The band is a study in opposites attracting. Rawlins writes rather angular sounding folk music that feels indebted to the “Old, Weird America” of Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, while Surber writes muscular, aggressive pop-rock that would sound right at home on a modern rock radio station. Their SK\VLTXHVUHÀHFWWKHLUDHVWKHWLF inclinations: Rawlins is lean and wiry with a head of hair resembling a tuft of midsummer wheat while 6XUEHUDKXONLQJ¿JXUHGXHWR\HDUV of body building, sports numerous tattoos. Listening to both of their individual recording projects it would seem that their respective Contribute photo Sons Of Guns recently reunited and recorded a new album. They will play at Great Paciic in Pendleton on Monday, Feb. 1. styles would be too incongruous to mesh together, but by some miracle it does and Sons Of Guns sound like an embodiment of Eastern Oregon: well aware of what’s happening in the mainstream yet XQUH¿QHGDQGZLOG Both Rawlins, originally from Port Orchard, Wash., and Surber, originally from Baker City, met while attending Eastern Oregon University in La Grande in the early 2000s. They bonded over their mutual appreciation for each other’s song craft and decided to move to the Puget Sound area to pursue music together in November of 2003. “We set out to do what most folks do to cut their teeth when they move to the big city,” recalls Rawlins, “we started playing the open mics.” At a fortuitous open mic night at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard, the two met bassist E.J. Sander who was impressed with their raw material and encouraged them to collaborate with him and drummer Seth Johnson. The quartet SHUIRUPHGWKHLU¿UVWJLJWRJHWKHU three months later at the Dubliner in Fremont. A series of studio recordings followed until the quartet’s activity was cut short by Johnson relocating to Flagstaff, Ariz. Surber and Rawlins eventually moved back to /D*UDQGHWR¿QLVKWKHLUGHJUHHV and restart Sons Of Guns with a local rhythm section, producing an additional album before Surber left for Eugene. When news broke that Johnson ZDVPRYLQJEDFNWRWKH3DFL¿F Northwest, “it was just a matter of time before we all got together,” as Rawlins puts it. “With two in Seattle, one in Eugene and one in La Grande we were practically next door neighbors.” The four convened for a weekend at Sander’s family’s cabin on the Olympic Peninsula for a writing, recording and oyster eating session. The resulting album, “Marguerite,” named after Sander’s grandmother, is intended to be an autobiographical document of their friendship, picking up where they left off. Their current tour through points throughout the Northwest will highlight cuts from this album. This reunion is to be short-lived, though. Rawlins’ wife recently accepted a position at University of Monterrey in Mexico teaching fashion design and is set to relocate immediately following the tour, while Surber will return to Eugene, performing with his hard rock band Fast Man. On their future plans for the band Rawlins says, “For as unorthodox, unlikely, and thoroughly uncertain Sons of Guns has always been — and most bands for that matter — I cannot say. We’re friends until the bitter end, though.” Sons Of Guns play the Great 3DFL¿FRQ0RQGD\)HEUXDU\VW Ŷ James Dean Kindle is a Pendleton musician and executive director of the Oregon East Symphony. Contact him at jamesdeankindle@gmail.com. PENDLETON Art exhibit follows Charles Heaney’s travels Opens Thursday at Pendleton Arts Center East Oregonian In September 2014, a pair of Oregon artists set out to follow the travels of landscape artist Charles Heaney (1897-1981), creating sketches along the way. Tom Prochaska and Christy Wyckoff packed up their camping gear to retrace Heaney’s footsteps, who had traveled through Eastern Oregon more than 75 years ago. The result is an exhibition featuring more than two dozen works by the artists as they traveled through and camped. In the Footsteps of Charles Heaney opens with a reception Thursday, Feb. 4 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Heaney worked for the Oregon State Motor Association from 1929- 1931. As he traveled throughout the state to identify locations and install highway signs, he made sketches of painter, printmaker and sculptor. Wyckoff received a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Washington and works primarily in the medium of printmaking. The pair traveled throughout central and Eastern Oregon, visiting the sites that served as the subjects of Heaney’s work. They made drawings, watercolors and prints in response. “Although Heaney was on our minds as we worked at sites connected to him, we primarily responded in our individual ways to the landscape in front of us rather than making art about art,” Wyckoff said. Contributed photo In the Footsteps of Charles Christy Wyckoff and Tom Prochaska take a sketch break on their Heaney is traveling from the Hallie road trip following the travels of Oregon landscape artist Charles Ford Museum at Willamette Univer- Heaney. sity in Salem. It will be on view there what he saw. Those sketches became period, “The Mountain,” still hangs from May 9 through July 19. The arts center is open Tuesday at Timberline Lodge. the basis for his artwork. With 58 years of teaching through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 During the Depression, Heaney worked for the Oregon Federal between them, both Prochaska and p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 Art Project of the Works Progress :\FNRII DUH UHWLUHG IURP 3DFL¿F p.m. The exhibit remains through Administration, creating 64 paint- Northwest College of Art. Prochaska the end of February. For more infor- ings and nine woodcut editions. earned a Master of Fine Arts degree mation, call 541-278-9201 or visit A monumental painting from that at the Pratt Institute and works as a www.pendletonarts.org. WHAT TO DO Festivals Melonville Comedy Fes- tival Saturday, Jan. 30; 8 p.m. Hermiston Conference Cen- ter, 415 S. Highway 395 www.melonvillecomedyfesti- val.com $35. Features stand-up co- medians Greg Hahn, Drew Barth and Travis Nelson. Art & Museums In The Footsteps of Charles Heaney Opens Thursday, Feb. 4; 5:30-7 p.m. 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. Exhibit features the work of Tom Prochaska and Christy Wyckoff, who created sketches and prints based on the travels of Oregon landscape artist Charles Heaney (1897- 1981). First Saturday Spin-In Saturday, Feb. 6, 1-4 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. ArtWORKz 2016 Monday - Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 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. Youth art show and competition fea- tures original artwork from area youths. Prizes presented Sat- urday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. during an Awards Reception. Runs through Feb. 27. Terriic Tuesday Tuesday, Feb. 16; 7 p.m. Heritage Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton www.heritagestationmuse- um.org Free. Featuring Rick Ste- ber, the author of more than 30 books. Living near Prineville, Steber has received national acclaim for his writing, including the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Western Novel, Western Heritage Award, Oregon Literary Arts Award and the USA Best Book Award. For more about Steber, visit www. ricksteber.com. American Art Masterpiec- es Monday-Thursdays; 11 a.m- 7 p.m., Friday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave. www.hermistonlibrary.us Provided by the National En- dowment for the Humanities, art- work by John James Audubon, Norman Rockwell and others are on display through the month of January. BMCC Faculty & Staff Art Show Monday-Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Betty Feves Memorial Gal- lery, Blue Mountain Communi- ty College, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Free. Gallery also open by appointment by calling 541-278- 5952. The exhibit runs through Feb. 4. 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. 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 interac- tive visitor center highlighting sustainable agriculture and en- ergy. On-site store features local art, jewelry, food, wine and gifts. Music Winter Chamber Music Festival Saturday, Jan. 30 ; 6:30 p.m. Vert Club Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St., Pendleton www.oregoneastsymphony. org $20/adults, $15/students, seniors, $45/family. A series of chamber ensembles, including many Oregon East Symphony players. Includes beer and wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres. Expertease Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m. No cover Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off Highway 331, Mission. Mardi Gras Party Saturday, Jan. 30; 9 p.m. The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston No cover. Party with friends, a special guest DJ and dancing. Sons of Guns ton show. Tickets for Walla Walla show are $15 at the door or $11 in advance at www.brownpap- ertickets.com. Both are all-ages shows, which includes solo artist Bryan John Appleby. $10 cover. Dinner specials at 5 p.m., comedy at 7, followed by Lucky Coyotes, a Coyote Ug- ly-style dancing show at 9 p.m. (541-922-4374). Jilt Saturdays, 8 p.m. The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Friday, Feb. 12; Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. No cover Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off Highway 331, Mission. The Tenors Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Rivers Event Center, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off High- way 331, Mission. www.wildhorseresort.com $89/with dinner; $59/pre- mium seats, $49/general ad- mission. 21 and older. Dinner packages start prior to the show, which features vocal quartet from Canada, at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1; 7 p.m. *UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH&RIIHH Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. Album release concert for “Marguerite,” which features songs written by the four original members of the band after a 10-year hiatus. Valentine’s Bash Briana Renea Friday, Feb. 19; Saturday, Feb. 20, 9 p.m. No cover Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off Highway 331, Mission. Friday, Feb. 5; 7 p.m. All ages. No cover. *UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH&RIIHH Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton The Kimberly Hall Band Friday, Feb. 5; Saturday, Feb. 6, 9 p.m. No cover Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off Highway 331, Mission. Masquerade Ball Saturday, Feb. 6; 7-9:30 p.m. Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo $15/person, $25/couple. Dress up, wear a mask and dance to Briana Renea. Wine, delicacies and desserts avail- able. For tickets, contact info@ snoroadwinery.com or 541-376- 0421. Saturday, Feb. 13; 9 p.m. The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston No cover. Party with friends, live music by No Dice and danc- ing. Rock-Bot Karaoke Fun Addicts Friday, Feb. 26; Saturday, Feb. 27, 9 p.m. No cover Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off Highway 331, Mission. Beerex Fest Saturday, Feb. 27; noon-7 p.m. Nookies/Hermiston Brewing Co., 125 N. First St., Hermiston w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/207152289629450 $10/advance, $15/at the door, $25/couple. Features 15+ breweries, live music and smoked food specials. 21-and-older. Bart Budwig Tuesday, Feb. 9; 7 p.m. *UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH&RIIHH Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton Thursday, Feb. 11; 7:30 p.m. House show, 340 Locust St., Walla Walla No cover charge for Pendle- Night life Comedy Dinner Show Saturday, Feb. 13; 5 p.m. Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730, Irrigon DJ music Sunday Fundays Sundays; 4 p.m. Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla No cover. Food/drink spe- cials 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, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 64. Thursday Night Comedy Thursdays, 8 p.m. Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off High- way 331, Mission. Mac’s Trivia Night Thursdays, 8 p.m. No cover Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton 21 and older. East. Drink. Think. Teams of 2-8 compete in trivia contest with other teams. Live host and prizes. Series runs through Feb. 25. Theater & film “The Murder of Handsome Jack” Saturday, Jan. 30; 5:30 p.m. Agape House, 500 Harper Road, Hermiston $35/admission ($20 tax-de- ductible). A murder mystery din- ner presentation features prime rib meal and dessert. (541-567- 8774). Cabin Fever Dessert Concert Sunday, Jan. 31; 3 p.m. Heppner Elementary School, 235 E. Stansbury St. $15/admission. Includes Dutch oven dessert by Sharon’s Sweet Treats. John Wambeke & Friends provide an evening of music and humor. Tickets avail- able at the door, or in advance at The Cottage in Hermiston and the Ione and Heppner branches of the Bank of Eastern Oregon. A Temptations Revue Friday, Feb. 12; 7 p.m. Hermiston High School au- ditorium, 600 S. First St. www.desertartscouncil.com $40/adults, $22.50/youths ($5 discount if purchased in advance). Desert Arts Council presents the A Temptations Re- vue featuring Barrington “Bo” Henderson, former lead singer of the Temptations. Digital Karaoke Thursdays and Fridays, 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 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 Hot tickets Black Sabbath: The End. Feb. 6, Tacoma Dome. Tickets ($35-$150) available via www. ticketmaster.com The Illusionists - Live from Broadway. Feb. 12, Winder- mere Theatre, Kennewick. Tick- ets ($42-$67) available via www. ticketmaster.com Harlem Globetrotters. Feb. 21, Toyota Center, Kenne- wick. Tickets ($80.50-102.50) available via www.ticketmaster. com ——— Want to get your event list- ed in our calendar? Send in- formation to tmalgesini@eas- toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838.
