ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, August 20, 2016
East Oregonian
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HELIX
Shinyribs to sling songs at ninth annual Wheatstock
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
A familiar face with a new band
will headline the 2016 Wheatstock
Music Festival.
Kevin Russell hasn’t missed a
beat since The Gourds faded away
after 18 years. The Austin, Texas,
musician has been riding the wave
with Shinyribs.
DuWayne Dunlap, president of
the Wheatstock board, is thrilled
to bring the showman back to
Helix for the ninth annual event.
Shinyribs, Dunlap said, stole
the show during the 2015 Braun
Brothers Reunion Festival in
Challis, Idaho.
“I can’t tell you enough what
an entertainer this guy is,” Dunlap
said. “He does conga lines and he’s
got a great new band.”
Russell last played the Helix
festival in 2013 with The Gourds.
He returns this year slinging
country soul and swamp funk as
the festival’s headliner.
The event is Saturday, Aug. 27
beginning at 1 p.m. at Quantum 9
Arena in Helix. Tickets are $25.
Admission is free for military
personnel with identiication and
youths 12 and under.
The show kicks off with a
Guitar Pull. Dunlap likened it to an
open mic, where people can come
up and play a couple of songs and
then the next person performs.
“The crowd is usually into
that kind of thing,” Dunlap said.
“We’ve seen that at a couple of
shows we’ve been to and decided
to incorporate it into our show.”
Wheatstock lineup
Saturday, Aug. 27
1 p.m. Guitar Pull
2 p.m. Wasteland Kings
3 p.m. Tylor & the Train Robbers
4 p.m. Frog Hollow Band
5 p.m. Tyler Brooks & The Hook
6 p.m. Space Car
7 p.m. Imperial Twang
8 p.m. Shinyribs
Courtesy of John Gutierrez Photography
Shinyribs of Austin, Texas, will headline the ninth annual Wheatstock Music Festival. The event is
Saturday, Aug. 27 at Quantum 9 Arena in Helix.
It goes along with the board’s
philosophy of providing stage time
for local bands and musicians.
Since its inception, Wheatstock has
included local and regional talent.
As it has grown, the music festival
has added national acts.
The local and regional partic-
ipants, Dunlap said, are quality
musicians with unique sounds.
“We don’t look for bar bands,”
he said. “We look for bands that
write their own music.”
Other
performers
include
Wasteland Kings (La Grande),
Tylor & the Train Robbers (Boise),
Frog Hollow Band (Walla Walla),
Tyler Brooks & The Hook (Pend-
leton), Space Car (Boise) and
Imperial Twang (Pendleton).
WHAT TO DO
BRIEFLY
Park series inale features Fallout
Festivals
IRRIGON — One of the top rock cover bands in the
Tri-Cities will perform during the last Music in the Parks
concert for the season.
Fallout will play a variety of
classics — from Van Halen
and Kiss to the more
modern tunes of Big &
Rich and Finger Eleven.
The free outdoor show
is Monday at 7 p.m. at
Irrigon Marina Park.
People are invited to
bring a blanket or chair
and enjoy the music.
Also, concessions are
available for purchase from
Contributed photo
Judy’s Chuck Wagon.
Sponsored by the North Morrow Community
Foundation, Music in the Parks is held each summer,
alternating each Monday between Irrigon and Boardman
marina parks. It is funded by the Morrow County
Uniied Recreation District and Portland General
Electric.
For more information, call Tami Sherer at 541-571-
0844 or Renee Couchman at 922-1560. For more about
the band, visit www.facebook.com/fallout.music.
Morrow County Fair
Tanya Tucker to perform at Wildhorse
MISSION — Country music legend Tanya Tucker
will perform at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
A deining voice of country music and a modern-day
legend, Tanya Tucker embodies unforgettable sass and
soul. For more than four decades, her sultry voice and
vivacious stage presence has helped to make her one
of the most admired and respected female vocalist in
country music.
Tucker will perform
Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
in Wildhorse’s Rivers
Events Center. Tickets
are $49 for premium
seating and $39 for
general admission.
They go on sale
Monday, Aug. 22.
Tucker’s style has
proven to be timeless ever
since she recorded her debut
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Westby
single, “Delta Dawn,” at age
13. However, Tucker has more
than just an impressive song resume. What makes her
unforgettable is her stage show — with emotional lyrics of
heartbreaking ballads and her lirtatious and sensual side.
Tickets are available at the Wildhorse Gift Shop
or www.wildhorseresort.com. For more information,
contact Tiah DeGrofft, Wildhorse community relations,
at 541-966-1628 or tiah.degrofft@wildhorseresort.com.
Alaskan songstress to play inal show
of Wednesdays in the Park
PENDLETON — The inal show of the Wednesdays
in the Park season features Alaska native Annalisa
Tornfelt.
Described as a songstress, Tornfelt grew up listening
to classical music, Disney, and Chuck Mangione’s
song “Children of Sanchez.”
She played bluegrass for
decades and recently
discovered rock when
her bandmates (Black
Prairie) asked her to
sing a cover of “The
Song Remains the
Same” at a New Year’s
Eve party.
Tornfelt will perform
Wednesday from 5:30-8:30
p.m. at Roy Raley Park,
Contributed photo
1205 S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton.
People are invited to bring a chair or blanket and
enjoy the free concert. Also, food will be available for
purchase from Great Paciic Wine & Coffee Co. and
Delicious Dogs.
For more information, visit www.
pendletonparksandrec.com or search Facebook for
“Wednesdays in the Park.”
Dunlap refers to Tylor & the
Train Robbers as “the house
band.” Tylor Bushman, who grew
up in Helix and cut his teeth on the
Wheatstock stage, is seeing lots of
success in the Boise music scene.
In addition, Dunlap stresses the
music festival is a family event.
Free camping is available and
people are invited to bring their
chairs and ind a cozy spot on the
grass arena. Bouncy houses will be
available and the pool will be open
into the evening.
Also, Dunlap is excited about
the food offerings during this
year’s festival. Andrae’s Kitchen
— named the 2016 Food Truck
Restaurant of the Year — will offer
a variety of good eats.
Money raised from the event
will go to the music program in the
Helix School District and to Divide
Camp, a wilderness retreat in the
Wallowa Mountains for combat
veterans. The show is dedicated
to Army warrant oficer Adrian
Stump, a Pendleton man who died
in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan
in 2005.
Dunlap and the rest of the board
are happy to see the continued
success of Wheatstock. They are
looking forward to a gigantic
celebration during its 10th year in
2017.
“I think music is the universal
language,” Dunlap said. “If we
had more music in our lives, there
would be less problems.”
•Aug. 17-20; 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
•74473 Highway 74, Heppner
www.morrowcountyoregon.
com/county-fair
$4/adults, $2/ages 6-12. Pa-
rade, open class exhibits, 4-H,
FFA, stage entertainment and Dr.
Solar’s Medicine Show, Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo is Aug. 19-20 at
7 p.m.; Morrow County Rodeo is
Sunday, Aug. 21 at 1:15 p.m.
Milton-Freewater Rocks!
•Aug. 19-20; 7 a.m.-10 p.m.;
Aug. 21; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Yantis Park, Milton-Freewater
www.facebook.com/miltonfree-
waterrocks
Free admission. Craft/vendor
booths, food court, kid zone, beer/
wine garden, live entertainment,
quilt show, pretty baby contest, sip
& paint, parade, Izzy the Camel,
Rotary barbecue, salmon bake &
corn roast, iremen’s water ight
and Harvest Art Show (Central
Middle School).
Wheatstock Music Festival
•Saturday, Aug. 27; 1-10 p.m.
•Quantum 9 Arena, Helix
www.wheatstock.org
$25/general admission, free/
military personnel and youths 12
and under. Shinyribs of Austin, Tex-
as, is the headliner. Food available
for purchase.
Juniper Jam Music Festival
•Saturday, Sept. 3; 1-10 p.m.
•Wallowa County Fairgrounds,
Enterprise
www.juniperjam.com
$18/gate, $15/advance, free/
kids 12 and under. Also includes
the TR Ritchie Memorial Song-
writing Contest. Food available for
purchase.
Art & Museums
The Map is Not the Territory
•Monday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citizens,
$6/youths, free/5 and under or $25/
family of four. The exhibit takes a
look at relationships and common-
alities in Palestinian, American In-
dian and Irish experiences of inva-
sion, occupation, and colonization.
Runs through Aug. 20.
The Little Big Show
•Aug. 5-31; business hours
•Downtown Baker City
www.visitbaker.com
Free. More than 160 region-
al artists present works for $40
each in eight galleries. Show runs
through August.
Charlene Liu
•Monday-Fridays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Crow’s Shadow Institute of
the Arts, 48004 St Andrews Road,
Mission
www.crowsshadow.org
Free. Liu’s exhibit is held in
conjunction with the Portland 2016
Biennial of Contemporary Art pre-
sented by Disjecta Contemporary
Art Center. Her work combines
digital and analog processes. Runs
through Sept. 16.
Annalisa Tornfelt
Peter Rock: Spells
•Friday, Aug. 26; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
$15. The acoustic Celtic band
sold out the venue two years ago.
•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 a collab-
orative effort between author Peter
Rock (www.peterrockproject.com)
and ive photographers. Runs
through Aug. 27.
August Display
•Saturday & Sundays; noon-5
p.m.
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater
www.facebook.com/ArtsPortal-
Gallery
Free. Exhibit features the whim-
sical art of photographic artist Lori
Montgomery and the distinct styles
of jewelry artists Margaret Buckles,
Sharon Demaris and Julie Culjak.
“Circuit Chautauquas: Edu-
cating Dayton and America”
•Wednesday-Saturdays;
10
a.m.-5 p.m.
•Dayton Historic Depot, 222 E.
Commercial St., Dayton, WA
www.daytonhistoricdepot.org
Admission by donation. Exhib-
it explores the history of traveling
shows and assemblies popular in
the late 19th and early 20th centu-
ry. Runs through early-November.
Music
The Phoenix
•Saturday, Aug. 20; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
Raven & Rose
•Saturday, Aug. 20; 7-9 p.m.
•Terminal Gravity Brewery &
Pub, 803 E. Fourth St., Enterprise
Free CD release concert event.
All ages welcome. Rosalie Crowe
and Roy Crowe perform Ukrainian
and eastern European folk songs
on violin, guitar, trombone and ac-
cordion. In addition, the duo will
perform Aug. 20-21 from 2:30-4
p.m. at the Summit Grill at the Wal-
lowa Lake Tramway, Joseph. Peo-
ple must purchase gondola tickets.
•Wednesday, Aug. 24; 6-8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Free. As part of Wednesdays in
the Park series. Features food ven-
dors and a beer/wine garden.
Molly’s Revenge
Carrie Cunningham
•Friday, Aug. 26; Saturday, Aug.
27; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
Diane & Her Guitar
•Friday, Sept. 2; 7 p.m. No cov-
er
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main
St., Echo
Seattle Rock Orchestra
•Saturday, Sept. 17; 7 p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111 N.
Sixth Ave., Walla Walla
www.phtww.com
$38-$44. The Seattle Rock Or-
chestra plays tribute to the music
of Pink Floyd, including a complete
performance of “The Dark Side of
the Moon” and many more hits.
Night life
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. Xbox 360, Nintendo
Wii, PlayStation 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.
Aug. 25: Abbey Drake
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
•Saturday, Aug. 20; 9 p.m. No
cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton
•First/third Friday each month,
8 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/groups/
pendletonopenmic
Fallout
Customer Appreciation Party
Carter Freeman
•Monday, Aug. 22; 7 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. Music in the Parks series
alternates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks.
Food available for purchase.
•Saturday, Aug. 27.; 4-10 p.m.
•Ordnance Brewing, 405 N. Ol-
son Road, Boardman
No cover. Ordnance beer, com-
plimentary barbecue and a chance
to meet the owners, brewer and
team. Also, 250 special collectors
pint glasses available.
Steve Price Happy Hour
•Saturday, Aug. 27; 7-10 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. Celebrate during the
annual softball tournament.
Theater & ilm
“Disney’s The Little Mer-
maid”
•Sept. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24;
7:30 p.m.
•Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24; 2:30 p.m.
•Elgin Opera House, 104 N.
Eighth St.
www.elginoperahouse.com
Reserved $17/$8. Based on
one of Hans Christian Anders-
en’s most beloved stories and the
classic animated Disney ilm. In a
magical kingdom beneath the sea,
the beautiful young mermaid Ariel
longs to leave her ocean home to
live in the world above.
“Rocky Horror Live!”
•Sept. 9-10; 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
•Power House Theatre, 111 N.
Sixth Ave., Walla Walla
www.phtww.com
$20-$35. A live theatrical mu-
sical production inspired by the
cult-favorite movie “Rocky Horror
Picture Show.” Dress up, call out
and bring props (no food). Sept. 10
after-party is $10.
Hot tickets
•Maryhill Winery concerts:
Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy (Aug. 20)
$55-$250; Chris Isaak (Sept. 3)
$39.50-$91; Tears for Fears (Sept.
17) $45-$101. Goldendale, Wash-
ington. Tickets via www.maryhill-
winery.ticketly.com.
•Benton-Franklin Fair con-
certs. Salt N Pepa (Aug. 23),
Switchfoot (Aug. 24), Foreigner
(Aug. 25), Hunter Hayes (Aug. 26),
Olivia Holt (Aug. 27), Swon Broth-
ers (Aug. 27) Benton-Franklin Fair,
Pasco. Festival seating free with
fair admission; reserved seats are
$15. Tickets via Kennewick Ranch
& Home or www.bentonfranklinfair.
com.
•Lee Brice. Sept. 10 at the
Happy Canyon Arena. Tickets
($40-$130) available via www.
pendletonroundup.com or 800-
457-6336.
•Tanya Tucker. Oct. 15 at Wild-
horse Resort & Casino. Tickets on
sale Aug. 22 ($39-$49) available
via www.wildhorseresort.com
•Rodney Carrington. Oct.
22 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Tickets ($29-$49) available via
www.wildhorseresort.com
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Want to get your event listed
in our calendar? Send informa-
tion to tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333
E. Main Street, Hermiston, OR,
97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ strums stop-motion wonder
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
Early in “Kubo and the Two
Strings,” our hero meekly strides into
an ancient Japanese village marketplace
the way Toshiro Mifune might have
entered a Kurosawa ilm, but with
greater bustle.
Kubo, a young boy with bangs
draped over his patched eye, is no
traditional warrior. He sits down, pulls
out his shamisen (a three-stringed
Japanese lute) and soon his strumming
sends the paper sitting in front of him
spinning through the air and folding
itself into fantastical origami forms.
A yellow chicken, lapping its wings;
Kubo’s samurai father, in red, slashing
his little sword.
“If you must blink, do it now,” Kubo
announces before commencing with
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
★★★☆ PG, 101 minutes
his story, one acted out by the dazzling,
folded igures to a crowd of rapt
onlookers.
The scene typiies the wonder of
“Kubo and the Two Strings,” the latest
from the Oregon animation house
Laika, whose president and chief
executive, Travis Knight, makes his
directorial debut with the stop-motion
animated ilm. Propelled by imagination
rather than might, “Kubo” is a quest of
family and folktale through dazzling
animated landscapes.
Kubo is a kind of an animator,
himself, inding his way through a tale
he’s trying to sketch as he goes like
an origami “Harold and the Magic
Crayon.” It’s the most ambitious and
bright of the dependably lively, often
dark and sometimes quite gorgeous
string of curiosities from Laika, whose
gothic and offbeat creations (“Coraline,”
“ParaNorman,” “The Boxtrolls”) tug at
strangeness and mystery the way other,
less mature animations grasp at more
comforting feelings.
Nothing quite ruins a good story like
the teller nattering on about the beauty
of storytelling. That “Kubo” is about
how stories bind people and families
together is clear enough from the tale
itself. But toward the end of “Kubo,”
the word “story” runs amok, breaking
the movie’s spell.
Still, the handcrafted textures and
wry self-awareness of “Kubo and
the Two Strings” make Knight’s ilm
resolutely its own tale, one that folds
into its own exotic shape.
