ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, February 13, 2016
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East Oregonian
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“Chamber Council” is among the
works by Andrew Sykes that are
on exhibit through the end of
February at Pendleton Center for
the Arts.
Ideograms features
artwork by Andrew Sykes
PENDLETON — The works of
Pendleton artist Andrew Sykes are
currently on display in an exhibit titled
Ideograms in the Lorenzen Board
Room at Pendleton Center for the Arts.
A graduate of Heppner High
School, Sykes earned a bachelor’s
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College of the Arts in Seattle. He
is employed as a graphic designer
and digital printer at Sykes Brothers
Printing, LLC. He operates the
Pendleton business with his brother,
Chris Sykes.
The exhibit coincides with In the
Footsteps of Charles Heaney, which
is featured in the art center’s East
Oregonian Gallery.
The works by Tom Prochaska and
Christy Wyckoff were inspired by
the travels of Oregon landscape artist
Charles Heaney (1897-1981). The duo
retraced Heaney’s footsteps, who had
traveled through Eastern Oregon more
than 75 years ago.
The arts center is open Tuesday
through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4
p.m. There is no admission charge.
The exhibits remains through the end
of February. For more information,
call 541-278-9201 or visit www.
pendletonarts.org.
A Sharp Players perform
free concert
PENDLETON — A concert
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composer Jean Sibelius, “Second
Symphony,” Franz Schubert’s
“Rosamund Overture” and Gioachino
Rossini’s “Barber of Seville Overture”
will be performed in Pendleton.
A Sharp Players, the preparatory
orchestra of the Oregon East
Symphony, will present the free
performance Tuesday at 7 p.m. in
the Little Vert Theater, 345 S.W.
Fourth St., Pendleton. The ensemble
is conducted and directed by Bruce
Walker, cellist with the Oregon East
Symphony and music instructor at
Columbia Basin Community College
in Pasco.
Also, Preludes Orchestra, a
beginning level preparatory orchestra
under the direction of symphony
concertmaster Lisa Robertson, will
perform during the concert.
For more information, contact
541-276-0320, oesdirectorms@
gmail.com or visit www.
oregoneastsymphony.org.
Inland Musicians perform
symphonic poem
A overture/fantasy based on
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is
one of the orchestral works featured
in a pair of upcoming concerts by the
Inland Northwest Orchestra.
The free performances are
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. at
Enterprise High School, 201 S.E.
Fourth St., and Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4
p.m. in the auditorium at Hermiston
High School, 600 S. First St.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovshy’s
“Romeo and Juliet” is designed like a
symphonic poem in sonata form with
an introduction and an epilogue. The
chorale-like introduction represents
the saintly Friar Laurence. The
second strand in B minor features
the agitated theme of the warring
Capulets and Montagues. The third
strand, passionate and yearning in
character, is the “love theme” and
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with the English horn representing
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and then the woodwinds play a sweet
homage to the lovers.
In addition, the ensemble will
perform Mendelssohn’s Symphony
No. 5 Op. 107 “Reformation.”
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live orchestral and choral music to
communities in northeastern Oregon
and southeastern Washington.
The group doesn’t charge for its
performances, but accepts donations
from its audiences.
For more information,
contact 541-289-4696, inwm@
machmedia.net or visit www.
inlandnorthwestmusicians.com.
his Valentine’s Day
weekend, heartthrob
classical-pop crossover
vocal group The Tenors (née
The Canadian Tenors) will
perform at Wildhorse Casino.
Group member
Clifton Murray
generously
took some time
to discuss his
Tenor tenure
with me. While
their music isn’t
necessarily my
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charmed after
chatting with the
charismatic and overwhelmingly
positive Murray who has worked
within the higher echelons of the
entertainment industry for over a
decade.
You were the last member
to join the group after they
had formed. What was your
involvement in music prior
becoming a Tenor?
I should start from the
beginning: I was raised outside of
Vancouver. My parents started a
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star helicopter resort but it used
to be a small resort. Mom did all
the cooking and cleaning, Dad
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generator. Brother was a guide at
10. I was waiter at eight.
The entertainment was my
dad. He owned a guitar and would
play Gordon Lightfoot, Stan
Rodgers, Neil Young, and Elvis. I
would watch him and that’s where
I fell in love with entertaining
and performing. At twelve Dad
called me up and said, “Son, its
your turn.” I felt this incredible
connection with my father. Every
summer ’til I was 23 we would
entertain the guests.
In high school I was in theater,
choir, and jazz choir. I went to
University of Vancouver on a
rugby scholarship. In my second
year at university I had a career-
ending injury and heart condition,
so I reevaluated my life and
entered into arts.
I went on a show, Canadian
The Tenors
• Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.
• Rivers Event Center,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
• $89/with dinner
$59/premium seats
$49/general admission
21 and older. Dinner starts
prior to the show at 6 p.m.
Photo contributed by The Tenors
Pictured in photo (left to right) Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray,
Fraser Walters, and Remigio Pereira.
Idol. That got my name out there.
[Tenors member] Remi saw a
YouTube video of me performing
with my sister at Port McNeill.
The Tenors’ manager called
me up and they asked me if I’d
like to audition, which we spent
working on chemistry. They
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could do this for 20 years and
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something I wanted to do.
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was on January 16, 2009. There
was no turning back at that point
and magic on the stage for all of
us. I never imagined I’d be in a
four-part singing group but it’s
funny how the universe works.
The power of yes is strong. I
can’t describe how amazing it
is to be in this group, to write
our own material and perform
classical music. I got to meet
all my childhood idols too.
It all centers around the live
performance that where we form
a connection, it’s magic between
the four of us.
“Under One Sky” is
noteworthy for being the ¿rst
album where the group has
stepped out into writing the
material it performs. What led
to this development?
Actually it’s not — there
were original songs on the last
album. But on this one there is
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spent six months in Nashville and
LA working with world’s greatest
writers.
We’ve always been writers.
All four of us have be writing and
arranging. It’s one element that
makes us so unique. We’re not
a traditional tenor group: we’re
a band, we all play instruments,
we own the company and own
the brand. There’s nobody in an
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buck stops with us.
Who are some songwriters
that you look up to?
John Mayer is one of my
personal favorites. He’s an
incredible musician and he
knowns how to make a hook. You
can be a great poetic writer but if
your song doesn’t have a hook it
doesn’t go anywhere.
Among the producers on
“Under One Sky” is Bob Ezrin,
known for working with hard
rock bands like KISS and Alice
Cooper, and more progressive
rock acts like Pink Floyd and
Peter Gabriel. What was it like
working with a producer of that
stripe?
One thing he is famous for is
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believe in. He’ll push back to see
if that’s what you really want.
He’s always willing to make you
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on the other end with some thing
that is better. He always aligns
himself with current producers
and engineers so his genius isn’t
on the slippery slop of relevance.
It can be stressful, the side where
they strive for excellence to where
they’re almost OCD.
Since Valentine’s Day is right
around the corner: What is your
favorite love song and why?
People ask me this all the time
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is always changing so one song
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you’re in.
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It’s about reaching out.
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James Dean Kindle is
a Pendleton musician and
executive director of the Oregon
East Symphony. Contact him at
jamesdeankindle@gmail.com.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Eastern Oregon Bridal Show
Sunday, Feb. 21; noon-4 p.m.
Hermiston Conference Center,
415 S. Highway 395
www.eobridalshow.com
$7/door, $5/advance, additional
discounts for brides who buy tickets
in advance. Offers one-stop wedding
planning. Wedding fashion show at
1:30 p.m.
Beerex Fest
Saturday, Feb. 27; noon-7 p.m.
Nookies/Hermiston Brewing Co.,
125 N. First St., Hermiston
www.facebook.com/
events/207152289629450
$10/advance, $15/at the door, $25/
couple. Features 15+ breweries, live
music and smoked food specials. 21
and older.
Art & Museums
SAGE Saturday
Saturday, Feb. 13; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
101 Olson Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
Free. Family activity features paint-
ing and decorating wooden bird hous-
es.
Terrific Tuesday
Tuesday, Feb. 16; 7 p.m.
Heritage Station Museum, 108
S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton
www.heritagestationmuseum.org
Free. Featuring Rick Steber, the
author of more than 30 books. Living
near Prineville, Steber has received
national acclaim for his writing, includ-
ing the Western Writers of America
Spur Award for Best Western Novel,
Western Heritage Award, Oregon Lit-
erary Arts Award and the USA Best
Book Award. (www.ricksteber.com.)
ArtWORKz 2016
Monday-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, near
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
Free reception, regular admission
is $10/adults, $9/senior citizens, $6/
youths, free/5 and under or $25/family
of four. Youth art show and competi-
tion features original artwork from area
youths. Runs through Feb. 27.
In The Footsteps of Charles
Heaney
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 Wyck-
off, who created sketches and prints
based on the travels of Oregon land-
scape artist Charles Heaney (1897-
1981). Also, in the Lorenzen Board
Room is an exhibit by Pendleton artist
Andrew Sykes. Runs through end of
February.
Music
Country Hoedown
Saturday, Feb. 13; 1-4 p.m.
Milton-Freewater Neighborhood
Senior Center, 311 N. Main St.
$2/admission. Live music, dancing
and singing. Refreshments available
for purchase.
Valentine’s Bash
Saturday, Feb. 13; 9 p.m.
The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston
No cover. Party with friends, live
music by No Dice and dancing.
Jilt
Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. No cover
Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off Highway 331,
Mission.
J.D. Kindle
Sunday, Feb. 14; 5:30-8:30 p.m.
No cover
Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton
21 and older. Head to Mac’s for
Valentine’s Date Night with live music
by J.D. Kindle. Dinner specials avail-
able.
Rock-Bot Karaoke
Friday, Feb. 19; Saturday, Feb. 20,
9 p.m. No cover
Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off Highway 331,
Mission.
His Little Feet
Saturday, Feb. 20; 6 p.m.
Armand Larive Middle School,
1497 S.W. Ninth St., Hermiston.
www.hislittlefeet.org
Free, but love offering taken. Faith-
based program features orphaned and
rescued children ages 6-13 from sev-
eral countries, including India, Ethiopia
and Haiti.
Fun Addicts
Friday, Feb. 26; Saturday, Feb. 27,
9 p.m. No cover
Wildhorse Sports Bar at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off Highway 331,
Mission.
Night life
Comedy Dinner Show
Saturday, Feb. 13; 5 p.m.
Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge,
100 W. Highway 730, Irrigon
$10 cover. Dinner specials at 5
p.m., comedy at 7, followed by Lucky
Coyotes, a Coyote Ugly-style dancing
show at 9 p.m. (541-922-4374).
Tap Takeover
Friday, Feb. 19; 4:30-7 p.m.
Great Paci¿c Wine & Coffee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Sun River Brewing pro-
vides free tastings.
Theater, stage & film
“Paper Tigers”
Monday, Feb. 15; 6:30 p.m.
Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton
www.papertigersmovie.com
Free. The ¿lm chronicles the lives
of students at Walla Walla’s Lincoln
High School, an alternative school
that specializes in education trauma-
tized youths. Has been featured in
numerous ¿lm festivals, including the
Sundance Film Festival.
“My Fair Lady”
Feb. 19-20, 26-27, March 4-5, 11-
12; 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20, 27, March 5, 12; 2:30
p.m.
Elgin Opera House, 104 N.
Eighth St.
www.elginoperahouse.com
Reserved $17/$8. The Broadway
musical hit set in London in 1912 fea-
tures the transformation of Eliza Doo-
little into an upper class lady.
PENDLETON
E[hibit sparks thoughts on ¿re, fossil fuels
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A visual essay about humanity’s deep
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is featured in an upcoming exhibit at Betty
Feves Memorial Gallery.
“A God In the Hearth,” by Portland artist
David Carmack Lewis, opens with a reception
Thursday, Feb. 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The
gallery is located in Pioneer Hall at Blue Moun-
tain Community College, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton. The exhibit runs through
March 10.
The show’s opening reception coincides
with BMCC hosting Pendleton Chamber of
Commerce’s Kick It Up After 5. The event
begins just after 5 p.m. in Pioneer Hall. Those
attending can meet students and faculty,
student ambassadors and Timber, the college’s
mascot. It also features demonstrations of the
emergency medical services program’s new
high-tech simulation mannequin.
Originally from Virginia, Lewis earned
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Commonwealth University. He began his
career as an illustrator. Although, Lewis has
focused solely on independent work for more
than a decade, he never abandoned narrative
image making.
Lewis said he creates “visual essays that rely
on documentation as much as artistic interpre-
tation to tell stories at the crossroads of science
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Artist David Carmack Lewis’s exhibit “A God In The Hearth” provides a visual essay on
fire and fossil fuels. It opened Feb. 11 at the Betty Feves Memorial Gallery in Pendleton.
and human values.” His paintings in this exhibit
draw comparisons between traditional hearths
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hearths, including engines and power plants.
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to think deeply about the relationship between
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the Playa Artist Residency Program, located in
Oregon’s Lake County.
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and fear it,” he said. “But all too often, at our
peril, we take it for granted.”
Lewis considers these works to be quite
different from his previous efforts. He said an
educational setting at a community college
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is congruent with the gallery’s mission, which
seeks to connect emerging and established
artists and their work with BMCC, as well as
the general public in Eastern Oregon.
The Betty Feves Memorial Gallery is open
Monday through Thursdays from 10:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. and by appointment by calling
541-278-5952. For more about Lewis, visit
www.davidcarmacklewis.com.