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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, April 23, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3C Area concerts feature gospel choir, big band music By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Area residents have an opportunity to enjoy top entertainment during concerts presented by the Northwest Community Gospel Choir and the Walla Walla University Big Band. In a rare eastern Washington appearance, 20 members of the Port- land-based gospel choir will perform Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Power House Theater, 111 N. Sixth St., Walla Walla. The multicultural choir with members of all ages includes singers and musi- cians from the Gospel Music Workshop of America, churches and other music ministries in the Portland metropolitan area. Since 1999, the choir has performed an annual December concert with the Grammy-nominated Oregon Symphony. Contributed photo Contributed photo The Northwest Community Gospel Choir, under the direction of Pilot Rock native Gary Hemenway, will perform April 30 at the Power House Theater. Directed by local educator Michael Agidius, the Walla Walla University Big Band will present a May 1 concert in the Milton-Freewater Community Building. Whitman College jazz professor Gary Hemenway has directed the choir for more than 15 years. Raised in Pilot Rock, the multi-talented Hemenway has also had experience with soundtracks, composing and arranging. According to the Oregon are $35 and are available at www.phtww.com. For more information, call 509-529- 6500. Under the direction of Michael Agidius, the Big Band concert will perform classic and contempo- rary big band music. The Symphony website, his work has appeared in Nike and Avia videos and he received a Portland Advertising Federation Rosie award for Best Musical Composition. Reserved seats for the Northwest Community Gospel Choir performance WHAT TO DO BRIEFLY Festivals Open Regional Photography Exhibit James Dean Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys Wooden Shoe Tulip Fes- tival •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. Features amateur and professional photographers from across the region. Visitors FDQFDVWYRWHVIRUWKH-DF- TXHOLQH %URZQ 3HRSOH¶V &KRLFH $ZDUG5XQVWKURXJK0D\ •Monday, April 25, 9 p.m. No FRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU :LOG- KRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII , ([LW0LVVLRQ Shadows of the West Brass Fire •March 18-May 1; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. •33814 S. Meridian Road, Woodburn www.woodenshoe.com $5/person or $20/carload. Stroll through 40 acres of color- IXO ÀRZHUV %ULQJ D SLFQLF OXQFK or purchase food onsite. 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'RULRQ$YH3HQGOHWRQ www.oregoneastsymphony. org $20/adults, $15/students, seniors, $45/family. Presented by the Oregon East Symphony, IHDWXUHV$QWRQ%UXFNQHU¶V³7KLUG Symphony” in memory of the late 'U$O%D[WHU Jessie Leigh •Saturday, April 23, 8 p.m. No FRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU :LOG- KRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII , ([LW0LVVLRQ Rock Bot (live karaoke) •Sunday, April 24, 8:30 p.m. 1RFRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU :LOG- KRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII , ([LW0LVVLRQ •Saturdays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Whiskey Wednesday Game Night •Wednesdays; 3-7 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston 1R FRYHU 'ULQN VSHFLDOV ;ER[1LQWHQGR:LL3OD\6WD- tion 3 and Nintendo 64. Thursday Night Comedy 7KXUVGD\VSP1RFRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU :LOG- KRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII , ([LW0LVVLRQ $SULO 5LFN 3XOLGR -XOLD )UHWZHOO Digital Karaoke •Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Wine tasting •Fridays, 4-8 p.m. •Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo. Open Mic •First/third Friday each month, 8 p.m.-midnight 7KH 3DFNDUG 7DYHUQ 6(&RXUW$YH3HQGOHWRQ www.facebook.com/groups/ pendletonopenmic Karaoke •Fridays 8 p.m. (9 p.m. if game on) 5LYHUVLGH 6SRUWV %DU 6L[WK6W8PDWLOOD DJ and dancing •Fridays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston ‘80s Party •Saturday, April 30; 9 p.m. •Sub Zero Restaurant & /RXQJH : +LJKZD\ ,UULJRQ 1R FRYHU &R\RWH 8JO\VW\OH µV SDUW\ GUHVV XS LQ IDYRULWH decade attire and party all night ORQJZLWK'-PXVLFDQGGDQFLQJ Theater & film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” •Friday, May 6; 7:15 p.m. •Saturday, May 7; 2:15 p.m. 6$*( &HQWHU 2OVRQ 5RDG%RDUGPDQ www.visitsage.com SHUVRQ 9LHZ PRYLH DQG UHFHLYHIUHHEDJRISRSFRUQZLWK DGPLVVLRQ:DWHULVDYDLODEOHIRU purchase. Hot tickets •Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. May 10, Windermere Theater, Kenne- ZLFN 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH YLDwww.ticketmaster.com •KISS. July 10, Toyota Cen- WHU .HQQHZLFN 7LFNHWV YLDwww.ticketmaster.com •Umatilla County Fair Main Stage entertainment: A Thou- VDQG+RUVHV$XJ7KH%HOOD- P\ %URWKHUV $XJ %URWKHUV 2VERUQH $XJ %DLOH $XJ &UHHGHQFH &OHDUZDWHU 5H- YLVLWHG$XJ)HVWLYDOVHDWLQJ IUHHZLWKIDLUDGPLVVLRQUHVHUYHG seats are $12. (541-567-6121). •Hunter Hayes$XJ%HQ- WRQ)UDQNOLQ)DLU3DVFR$OVR6DOW 1 3HSD $XJ 7LFNHWV DYDLODEOHYLD.HQQHZLFN5DQFK Home or www.bentonfranklinfair. com ——— Want to get your event list- ed in our calendar? Send in- formation to tmalgesini@eas- toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838. MOVIE REVIEW µ7KH-XQJOH%RRN¶LVDGD]]OLQJYLVXDOH[SHULHQFH LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer You can practically feel the beating heart of the jungle in Jon Favreau’s stunning adaptation of “The Jungle Book,” which is easily the most visually dazzling movie to hit theaters this year. Like “Avatar” before it, this CG and live action interpretation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of the boy raised by wolves feels like a momentous occasion in the technical advancements of big budget cinema. From the thrill of a distant waterfall to the terror of a mudslide or stampeding buffalo, Favreau and his visual effects maestros have FUHDWHGDUWL¿FLDOOLYLQJWKLQJV that truly look and feel real. Even the animals’ ability to communicate in English seems as natural as their breathing and emoting. They have not been sanitized to be cute or less threatening either. They still look like wild animals and, for the most part, act like wild animals, WRR$W¿UVWWKLVDFWXDOO\ makes their close interactions with the human boy Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi) even more disarming. Eventually your nerves calm and you “The Jungle Book” ۻۻۻۼ PG, 105 minutes Disney via AP In this image released by Disney, Mowgli, portrayed by Neel Sethi, right, and Baloo the bear, voiced by Bill Murray, appear in a scene from “The Jungle Book.” submit to the magic of this world. The story follows the same beats as Disney’s animated feature from 1967, but Favreau and his team made sure to up the intensity a few notches — the hyperrealism of the animals necessitates it. The tension created by the fact that they all have claws and teeth and instinct to contend with is always there. You’re already on edge by the time the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba, in a truly stunning vocal performance that’s both terrifying and relatable) enters the picture. He adamantly believes that humans should not be living among them and is prepared to use whatever intimidation sounds of Glenn Miller, Be nny Goodman, Frank Sinat ra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitz- gerald, Michael Bublé and more will be featured during the performance. Agidius, who is the band director in Milton-Freewater schools, is excited to provide entertainment to local audi- ences. The Sunday, May 1 concert is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Milton-Free- water Community Building, 109 N.E. Fifth St. The doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. Included with the ticket are beverages and appetizers. Cash or checks will be accepted for advance tickets Monday through Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon or Monday through Thursdays from 1-6 p.m. in WWU Music Department Room 104 at South College Avenue and Fourth Street, College Place, Washington. For more information about the Big Band concert, contact 509-527-2563 or music.wallawalla.edu. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 tactics are necessary to rid their world of Mowgli. This sends the young boy on a journey to the human village with the stoic panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley). Anyone with the vaguest memory of “The Jungle Book” will remember the characters the boy encounters on the way — the snake Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), the bear Baloo (Bill Murray) and the orangutan King Louie (Christopher Walken). Although it is somewhat distracting to have such famous voices overwhelming HYHU\VFHQHHDFKGRHVD¿QH job — especially Murray, who brings a much-needed comedic lightness to the story with his affably conniving Baloo in the second act. Sethi is energetic and enthusiastic as Mowgli — an adventurous kid who’s as unfazed by a handful of bee stings as he is a gargantuan snake. But for all the attention to detail, there’s an unnatural modernity to the dialogue he’s given that can be trying at times. For the most part he blends in as well as the sole human among wild CG animals could possibly be expected to. Much of the third act feels more like a check list than plot advancement, and the emotional arc neither lives up to its source material nor the beauty of the visuals. Still, it is one of the stronger of Disney’s live-action adaptations and executed with such sincerity and technical prowess and inspiring ingenuity that it’s more promising than anything else — a true family-friendly adventure that’s smart and often thrilling. Contributed photo Brass Fire, a regional group, will perform jazz, blues, funk and rock April 30 at Sweet Productions Restau- rant and Bakery in Heppner. +RUQEDQG¿UHVXSLQ+HSSQHU HEPPNER — A nine-piece horn band will perform jazz, funk, blues, rock and swing during an all-ages show in Heppner. Brass Fire has been making the rounds in Eastern Oregon since being founded in 2013 by Brad Rozema of Hermiston. The band includes area music teachers and other musicians. Their unique sound covers the songs of Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power and more. The free performance is Saturday, April 30 from 5-7 p.m. at Sweet Productions Restaurant & Bakery, 233 N. Main St., Heppner. The doors open at 4:45 p.m. and dinner service is available. For more information, call Jodi Segraves at 541-626- 1440. *UDQGRSHQLQJRI0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHU JDOOHU\IHDWXUHVµ&HQWUDO'UHDPV¶ MILTON-FREEWATER — An exhibition entitled “Central Dreams” is featured in the grand opening of the new Arts Portal Gallery in Milton-Freewater. The exhibit, in partnership with Central Middle School Art teacher Jenny Hegdal, features submissions by both her students and adult artists. Students have created artwork communicating their hopes and dreams for themselves, their families and their community. Youths from the community and beyond will be particularly interested in the works of their peers. The exhibition is part of a city-wide initiative called “Talk Play Dream — Hablar Jugar Soñar” to create bilingual family-friendly arts programming. The gallery opens Saturday, April 30 at noon at 508 N. Main St., Milton-Freewater. The grand opening reception is from 2-4 p.m. and will feature ice cream sundaes and family-friendly live music. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Arts Portal Gallery is funded in part by the Milton- Freewater Downtown Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, the Oregon Community Fund, the Collins Foundation and public donations. It will be open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. April 30 through Dec. 18. Managed by the Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance, it will feature stimulating art in an inclusive setting by local artists from all backgrounds and points of view. It seeks to provide opportunities for those with limited access to the arts. A featured artist’s reception is planned the second Saturday of each month. For more information, contact artsportalgallery@ msn.com, 541-938-3727 or visit www.facebook.com/ artsportalgallery. µ%ODGH5XQQHU¶VHTXHOUHOHDVHPRYHGXS LOS ANGELES (AP) — The future is coming sooner than expected. The sequel to Ridley Scott’s neo-noir dystopia “Blade Runner,” is now set to hit theaters on Oct. 6, 2017 — months ahead of its originally planned February 2018 release. Alcon Entertainment announced the plans Wednesday. 6FRWWZLOOH[HFXWLYHSURGXFHWKH¿OPZKLFKEHJLQV principal photography this summer with “Sicario” director Denis Villeneuve at the helm. Harrison Ford will reprise his role as Rick Deckard in the sequel, which takes place a few decades after the HYHQWVRIWKH¿UVW¿OP The sequel also stars Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright and Dave Bautista. Be a Part of Walla Walla’s Wine Future! Become a Winery Owner Groundbreaking Celebration May 15th. 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