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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, May 21, 2016 BRIEFLY Brass Fire announces local shows Brass Fire, a regional horn band, has a pair of upcoming shows. All ages are welcome to attend Saturday, May 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Sweet Productions, 233 N. Main St., Heppner. The Saturday, June 4 show is for ages 21 and over. It’s from 7-10 p.m. at the Red Lion, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton. There is no cover charge. The group performs jazz, funk, blues, rock and swing. For more about the group, contact Brad Rozema at 541-314-5416, brassireband@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/ brassire. Museums celebrate Dayton Days DAYTON, Wash — A full day of art-related activities is featured during Dayton Days. The public is invited to visit all four of the museums in Dayton, Washington, and participate in activities. Admission is free during the event, which is Saturday, May 28. Highlights include: •Dayton Historic Depot, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., artists demonstrating and selling their work. Includes ukulele music. •Smith Hollow School, 1:15-2:45 p.m., a spelling bee and math bee. Also, throughout the day there will be children’s games, including marbles, blackboard art, jacks, pick-up- sticks and checkers. •Palus Museum, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m., artisans on hand demonstrating weaving and bead work •Boldman House Museum, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., learn about daily life from the early 20th century with old-time tools and washboard wringers, and plant lowers in the garden. For more information, contact 509-382-2026, info@ daytonhistoricdepot.org or visit www.historicdayton.com. Symphony fundraiser features cartoon fun MISSION — A tribute to Saturday morning cartoon classics is featured during a concert fundraiser for the Oregon East Symphony. The 35+ piece orchestra will perform the “Young at Heart” show, including Rossini’s “Barber of Seville Overture,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5”, Strauss’s “Blue Danube,” Brahms’s “Hungarian Dance No. 5,” Anderson’s “Chicken Reel” and, of course, the “Looney Tunes Theme.” The event is Saturday, June 11 at 8 p.m. in the Rivers Event Center at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, located off Interstate 84 at Exit 216, Mission. Premium tickets are $45 and regular tickets are $25. All ages are welcome Also, a concert, dinner, auction and gift ticket package is available for $75. The dinner and auction is at 6 p.m. in Cayuse Hall. The meal includes Speedy Gonzales’ Three Bean Salad, Pan Seared Rosemary Daffy Duck Breast, Braised Bugs Bunny Rabbit, Porky Pig Roasted Red Potatoes, dinner rolls and dessert. A no-host bar will be available for dinner and during the concert. For tickets, visit www. wildhorseresort.yapsody.com or stop by the Wildhorse gift shop. For more information, call 800-654-9453. Eric Clapton lays down the blues on ‘I Still Do’ (AP) — Not as if there were any doubt, but Eric Clapton knows how to play the blues. And on the aptly titled “I Still Do,” the 71-year-old music legend proves it all over again with a smooth, sonically soothing mix of covers with a couple originals thrown in. He’s not breaking any new ground here, or tearing the roof off with scorching guitar solos, but that’s OK. Clapton reunites with famed producer Glyn Johns, who was also behind Clapton’s most popular record “Slowhand.” And the songs on “I Still Do” — with purring female backup singers and an economy of gently rollicking guitar licks — almost sound like outtakes from that 1977 classic that spawned “Wonderful Tonight” and “Lay Down Sally.” Clapton closes with his cover of the standard “I’ll Be Seeing You,” which hopefully is a hint of more to come and not a farewell. East Oregonian Page 3C Music in the Parks tunes up with Dallin Puzey By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Music in the Parks A free summer outdoor music festival kicks off its 10-concert season with entertainment by Dallin Puzey of Hermiston. The homegrown musician plays familiar folk and classic country songs by the likes of Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Hank Williams and Creedence Clearwater Revival, as well as his own original tunes. During performances Puzey plays acoustic guitar, as well as strapping on a harmonica. He’s been known to bust out nice rendi- tions of “Stand By Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Midnight Special.” Puzey will perform during the 2016 season opener of Music in the Parks Monday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at Boardman Marina Park. The concert venue alternates each week between Boardman and Irrigon marina parks. People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music with the Columbia River as a backdrop. “We have a really exciting lineup with lots of new faces,” said Tami Sherer, one of the event orga- nizers. “All of our performances are family-friendly and they are free — so that’s another plus.” Everyone from senior citizens to young children gather to enjoy the free shows, Sherer said. The parks provide large shade trees that help shield concert-goers from the sun. In addition, Sherer said both parks have play areas that June 13: Dallin Puzey (B) June 20: 98% Angels (I) June 27: Zac Grooms (B) July 11: Bram Brata (I) July 18: JuggleMania (B) July 25: 7-Wheel Drive (I) Aug. 1: Brass Fire, (B) Aug. 8: Dakota Brown Band (I) Aug. 15: Jamie Nasario (B) Aug. 22: Fallout (I) (B)=Boardman, (I)=Irrigon Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini Dallin Puzey of Hermiston will kick off the 2016 Music in the Parks season Monday, June 13 at Boardman Marina Park. The free out- door music festival alternates venues each week between Board- man and Irrigon marina parks. drinks. In addition, they are trying to secure a snow-cone machine, Sherer said. The concert series continues each Monday — except July 4 — through Aug. 22. The irst concert of the season in Irrigon — Monday, June 20 — features 98% Angels. The duo of provide space for children to enjoy themselves. “It’s a great place for the parents to come and listen to music and let their kids play,” she said. Also, Judy’s Chuckwagon will be on hand each week at both venues. People can purchase hamburgers, hot dogs and cold Marie Rose and Renate Meakins began singing together in 1998 while attending Blue Mountain Community College. They perform everything from 1930s standards and Big Band music to hits of the ’50s and ’60s and popular contem- porary and country tunes. An “early bird” show prior to the July 11 performance in Irrigon will highlight education birds from Blue Mountain Wildlife at 6 p.m. Then Bram Brata, a steel drum band from the Tri-Cities will take the stage. The following week — on July 18 in Boardman — a juggling workshop will be offered at 6 p.m. for people that are interested in learning how to toss a few items around. That night’s entertainment features JuggleMania, with Rhys Thomas’ clean comedy, amazing tricks and interactive shenanigans. For more information, call Tami Sherer at 541-571-0844 or Renee Couchman at 922-1560. WHAT TO DO Festivals Heart of the Country Rodeo •Saturday, May 28; 12:30 p.m. •Quantum 9 Arena, Helix www.helixrodeo.org $10/adults, $5/ages 5-12, free/under 4. Features rodeo ac- tion and activities for kids (barrel racing/12 and under, stick horse racing/6 and under, mutton bus- tin’/ages 4-8 and 55 pounds and under. Calcutta to bid on favorite rough stock rider Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. at the Helix Pub. Live music in the beer garden after the rodeo with Tylor Bushman & the Train Robbers. Century Ride of the Centuries •May 28-30 •Base: Wildhorse Resort & Casino www.cyclependleton.com $195/all-inclusive, $155/ ages 13-17, $130/under 12, $75/non-riders (special events and meals). Registration dead- line May 23. From rolling whet ields and century farms to the picturesque Blue Mountains, the ride offers routes for novices to veteran cyclists. Art & Museums 21st Anniversary Party •Saturday, May 21; 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. •Columbia Gorge Interpre- tive Center, 990 S.W. Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson, Wash. www.columbiagorge.org Free. Features live music, demonstrations, a guest speak- er and food available for pur- chase. www.pendletonlibrary.wee- bly.com Free. Exhibit featuring more than two dozen documentary photographs by Teresa Rae. Runs through June 30. An art- ist’s reception to be scheduled. All-Campus Juried Stu- dent Exhibition •Monday-Fridays; noon-4 p.m. •Nightingale Gallery, Loso Hall •Eastern Oregon University, La Grande www.eou.edu/art/nightin- gale-gallery Free. Features artwork of EOU students from all disci- plines. Runs through June 9. Open Regional Photogra- phy Exhibit •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 can cast votes for the $200 Jac- queline Brown People’s Choice Award. Runs through May 27. “Book Sort” •Monday-Thursdays; 10 a.m-8 p.m., •Friday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. •Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. Mike Kellison •Friday, May 27; 6-9 p.m. •Nookies/Hermiston Brew- ing Co., 125 N. First St., Herm- iston No cover. Cadillacs for Everyone •Friday, May 27; Saturday, May 28, Sunday, May 29; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. La Luz •Tuesday, May 31; 7:30 p.m. •Great Paciic Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton www.rivolifundraiser.brown- papertickets.com $10/advance, $12/door. All ages fundraising event for the Rivoli Theater Restoration Coa- lition. Features the Seattle surf- rock-punk band La Luz. Also, James Dean Kindle & the East- ern Oregon Playboys will open the show. Yosi Mesbah •Thursday, June 2; 7 p.m. All ages. No cover. •Great Paciic Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton Explore Evolution Brass Fire •Monday-Saturdays; 10 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. The exhibit features the work of sci- entists who are making leading discoveries about the evolution of life. The interactive displays provide visitors with an opportu- nity to experience how scientists conduct research on evolution. Runs through May 28. •Saturday, June 4; 7-10 p.m. No cover •Red Lion, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton “Central Dreams” •Saturdays/Sundays; noon- 5 p.m. •Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N. Main St., Milton-Freewater www.facebook.com/artspor- talgallery Free. Exhibit features Cen- tral Middle School student-cre- ated artwork communicating their hopes and dreams for themselves, their families and community. Also includes adult artists. Exit 216, Mission. Music Brass Fire Band •Saturday, May 21; 6-8 p.m. •Sweet Productions Restau- rant & Bakery, 233 N. Main St., Heppner No cover. All ages event fea- tures regional brass band. Hillfolk Noir •Saturday, May 21; 8 p.m. All ages. No cover. •Great Paciic Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton Funk Factory •Saturday, May 21; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 “Young at Heart” •Saturday, June 11; 6 p.m. •Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. www.oregoneastsymphony. org $25/general, $45/premium, $75/concert, dinner and auc- tion ticket. Beneit event for Or- egon East Symphony (tickets available at www.wildhorsere- sort.com). Features Rossini’s “Barber of Seville Overture,” Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Strauss’s “Blue Danube,” Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No. 5,” Anderson’s “Chicken Reel” and “The Looney Tunes Theme.” Night life live DJ, face painting and a mon- ey booth. Call 541-922-4374 for reservations. DJ music •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 No cover. Drink specials, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Play- Station 3 and Nintendo 64. Thursday Night Comedy •Thursdays, 8 p.m. No cover. •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. May 26: Alvin Williams Digital Karaoke •Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Folk Night •Friday, May 20; 7-9 p.m. •Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. www.pendletonarts.org $5/single, $8/couple. Contra and Western-style dancing, live music and callers. Wine tasting •Fridays, 4-8 p.m. •Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo. •Saturday, May 28; 9 p.m. •Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730, Irrigon No cover. Come dressed as your favorite element — water, ire earth or air. Prize money for best costumes. The Lucky Coy- otes will perform Coyote Ugly dancing. Party also features a “Mother’s Day” •May 21-22 & May 24; 7:30 p.m. •May 21-22; 3 p.m. •The Liberty Theater, 344 E. Main St., Dayton, Wash. www.libertytheater.org $8/adults, $7/students and seniors, $6/12 and under; $1 discount for matinées. Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. The historic 1910 theater is operated by the Touchet Valley Arts Council. “MILTON” •June 16-19; 7 p.m. •June 18-19; 2 p.m. •McLoughlin High School, 120 Main St., Milton-Freewater www.skyovermilton.com/ town/milton-freewater-or Free/Milton-Freewater res- idents, $5-$15 suggested do- nation from others. The story behind “MILTON,” a play about ive towns named Milton (and Milton-Freewater) and the con- stellation they create. Local pre- sentation is presented bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Child care provided during the Sun- day matinée. 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 Theater & ilm “All Over the Map” Elements Party seven one-act plays covering a broad range of topics and theat- rical styles. The show contains some mature subject matter and language; some content is not suitable for young children. •Saturday, May 21; 7:30 p.m. •Sunday, May 22; 2 p.m. •BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend- leton www.bluecc.edu/commu- nity/bob-clapp-memorial-the- atre-community $10/adults, $5/students. (May 12 is pay-what-you-can preview night). College Commu- nity Theatre production features Hot tickets •Vanilla Ice and Morris Day & The Time. July 30 at Wild- horse Resort & Casino. Tickets ($29-$59) available via www. wildhorse.com •KISS. July 10, Toyota Cen- ter, Kennewick. Tickets ($39.50- $125) via www.ticketmaster.com •Umatilla County Fair Main Stage entertainment: A Thou- sand Horses (Aug. 9), The Bella- my Brothers (Aug. 10), Brothers Osborne (Aug. 11) Baile (Aug. 12), Creedence Clearwater Re- visited (Aug. 13). Festival seating free with fair admission; reserved seats are $12. (541-567-6121). •Hunter Hayes. Aug. 26, Benton-Franklin Fair, Pasco. Also Salt N Pepa (Aug. 23). Tickets ($15) available via Ken- newick Ranch & Home or www. bentonfranklinfair.com ——— 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 Gosling-Crowe chemistry livens uneven ‘Nice Guys’ By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Take two charismatic actors. Give them characters that are, on the surface, totally incompatible. Plunk them into your basic whodunit, a mismatched team ighting ill-in-the-blank bad guys. Stir in some shoot-em-up action, and poof: You have a buddy cop movie, one of the most durable formulas in Hollywood. Now, technically, Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe don’t play cops in “The Nice Guys,” by writer-director Shane Black (who knows a thing about buddy cop movies, having written “Lethal Weapon” back in 1987.) One’s a bumbling private investigator, the other a low-life hired enforcer. But the equation’s the same, and like a buddy-cop movie the important thing isn’t the plot. It’s the chemistry. Gosling and Crowe do have chemistry, and an obvious sense of humor, which gets them far. They’d have gotten farther, though, if the “The Nice Guys” ★★★☆ R, 115 minutes Daniel McFadden/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP This image shows Ryan Gosling, left, and Russell Crowe in a scene from “The Nice Guys.” movie, while at times hilarious, didn’t have such an uneven feel, particularly a nasty edge that simply clashes with the desired jocular tone. Yes, there’s such a thing as dark comedy, but this is a comedy that occasionally just makes you feel queasy. There were moments I knew I was supposed to be laughing but found myself scribbling in my notes: “hmm, funny but not?” Then again, there are some inspired moments, such as when enforcer Jackson Healy (Crowe, paunchy and amiably violent) tracks down Holland March (Gosling — sweet, clumsy, effortlessly funny ) in a men’s room stall. March is understandably wary, considering Healy had broken his arm at their last meeting, leaving him howling on the kitchen loor like a wounded cat. March also has his pants down. Watch Gosling juggle pointing a gun, keeping an annoying stall door open, and hiding his privates behind a magazine. It’s top-notch physical comedy, and you’ll laugh out loud. This has to be one of Gosling’s most entertaining performances. The ilm ends up in an incredibly energetic, chaotic shoot-em-up. It’s fun in a manic sort of way, but it might have been more fun to clear away some of the dust — or smog — and just watch two charismatic pros spar with each other. Maybe in the sequel.
