ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, June 3, 2017
East Oregonian
Page 3C
Tickets on sale for new venue fair shows
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Cover photo courtesy W.W. Norton & Company
Trucker’s life and
work a long haul
By RENEE STRUTHERS
W
hat makes a liberal,
college educated man
gravitate to a life driving
a long-haul moving truck? Finn
Murphy, who started as a mover as
a teenager in Connecticut, figures
it was the hard work and love of
helping people that drew him out of
his white collar existence and onto
the road.
“The Long Haul: A Trucker’s
Tales of Life on the Road” gives
readers a glimpse into the cab of
Murphy’s beloved Freightliner
as he travels the United States
shifting people from one place to
another. Reviled as a “bedbugger”
by regular long-haul freight drivers,
Murphy’s unique perspective on
the changing American landscape
chronicles the shift from city to
suburb, and the resulting urban
decay, that most truckers never see.
But he also reveals personal stories
behind major relocations, and the
intricacies of fitting a lifetime’s
worth of stuff into one semi trailer
under sometimes almost impossible
circumstances.
If you’ve ever considered hiring
a moving company to get you to a
new home, pick this book up first to
get insight into the people who are
going to make it happen.
“The Long Haul: A Trucker’s
Tales of Life on the Road,” by Finn
Murphy. © 2017, W.W. Norton &
Company, New York/London.
BRIEFLY
Hamley’s celebrates 10
years with lawn party
PENDLETON — Food and drink
specials, a double dose of Music on
the Lawn and a 10-year anniversary
celebration will offer people a
chance to party all night long.
Hamley Steakhouse &
Saloon invites people to join the
celebration, with the party set for
Friday, June 9 at 4 p.m. at 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton. Murray will
take the stage at 5 p.m., followed
by Tyler Brooks & The Hook at 8
p.m. There is no cover charge for
the all-ages performances.
People are encouraged to come
back Saturday, June 10 as Carter
Freeman is featured from 6-9 p.m.
during Music on the Lawn.
For more information, contact
bookkeeper@hamleysteakhouse.
com, 541-278-1100 or visit www.
hamleysteakhouse.com.
Regional musicians
team up to kick off
concert series
HEPPNER — Frazer Wambeke
and Luke Basile will kick off
Heppner’s Music in the Park
summer concert series.
The duo will perform Sunday,
June 11 from 5-7 p.m. at Heppner
City Park, 444 N. Main St. There
is no admission charge. People are
encouraged to bring a blanket or
lawn chair and enjoy a relaxing
evening listening to music.
The monthly series also features
Bram Brata (July 9), Elwood (Aug.
13) and Eric Jepsen and John
Wambeke (Sept. 10).
For more information,
contact the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce at 541-676-5536 or
heppnerchamber@centurytel.net.
Ian Thomas drifts
into Pendleton
PENDLETON — Featuring
a variety of American roots
influences, Ian Thomas performing
with his Band Of Drifters will play
an all-ages show in Pendleton.
Delivering a captivating raw live
performance and distinctive sound
from his original compositions on
guitar, harmonica and kazoo, the
band is deeply rooted in classic
country and American folk sounds.
The free event is Saturday,
June 10 from 7-10 p.m. at Great
Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403
S. Main St., Pendleton. For more
information, call 541-276-1350 or
visit www.greatpacific.biz.
The Umatilla County Fair is gearing up for
its inaugural event at its new digs — featuring
main stage performers each night during the
Aug. 8-12 event.
The lineup includes LoCash (Tuesday, Aug.
8), Tracy Lawrence (Wednesday, Aug. 9), The
Marshall Tucker Band (Thursday, Aug. 10)
Latino bands to be announced at a later date
(Friday, Aug. 11) and Great White (Saturday,
Aug. 12). The evening concerts are held on the
Wildhorse Resort & Casino Main Stage on the
fairgrounds at the Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center in Hermiston.
General admission seating is available with
fair admittance. Reserved seats, which recently
went on sale, are $12 each. Those with reserved
seats also need to pay fair admission.
“We are excited to introduce our new online
sales for convenience or you can stop by the fair
office located inside the Event Center building
at EOTEC,” said Cyndie Driscoll, sponsorship
and activities director.
Tickets can be purchased at www.umatilla-
county.net/fair or by stopping by the fair office
at EOTEC, 1705 E Airport Road, Hermiston.
Great White, a heavy metal/hard rock band
that gained popularity in the ’80s, features
crushing blues-based guitar riffs and swagger
that provides an emotional high for listeners.
They will blast their hit songs like “Once
Bitten, Twice Shy,” Rock Me” and “Lady Red
Light.”
The band has sold more than 10 million
albums, has six Top 100 Billboard hits, nine
Top 200 Billboard albums and two platinum
albums.
Contributed photo
Great White will perform Saturday, Aug.
12 at the Umatilla County Fair.
Contributed photo
The Marshall Tucker Band will perform Thurs-
day, Aug. 10 at the Umatilla County Fair.
With more than 30 years under their belts,
Great White isn’t ready to pump the brakes. In
the past two years, they have logged nearly 200
shows on the road, including several sold-out
performances.
Country/rock crossover group The Marshall
Tucker Band will heat things up with “Heard It
In a Love Song,” “Fire On The Mountain” and
“Take The Highway.”
The band got its start when lead singer Doug
Gray teamed up with others and they dubbed
themselves “Marshall Tucker,” a piano tuner
whose name was on a key chain they found in
their old rehearsal space.
The band opened shows for The Allman
Brothers in 1973. The following year, as a
result of their platinum-selling debut album,
they began to headline across the United States.
They toured constantly playing sheds, stadiums,
theaters, fairs and festivals.
Country sensation LoCash will perform their
smash No.1 hit “I Know Somebody,” which
came on the heels of their chart topper “I Love
This Life.” Both tunes are featured on their new
album, “The Fighters.” Baltimore native Chris
Lucas and Indianapolis’ Preston Brust make
up the duo that have been described as two of
Nashville’s quickest-rising songwriters.
Audience members will recognize classic
country artist Tracy Lawrence with his timeless
hits “Paint Me A Birmingham,” “Time Marches
On” and “Alibis.”
One of the most recognizable voices in
country music, Lawrence has enjoyed 22
songs on the Billboard top 10 charts, with 18
No. 1 singles and selling more than 13 million
albums.
Gate admission for the Umatilla County Fair
are $10 for ages 13 and older, $6 for ages 6-12
and $8 for ages 60 and over. For more informa-
tion, call 541-567-6121.
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Contact Community Editor Tammy Malge-
sini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com or
541-564-4539
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Old Iron Show
•Saturday, June 3, 8 a.m.-
dusk; Sunday, June 4, 8 a.m.-1
p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205
S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton
Free. Features displays and
demonstrations of yesteryear,
including old iron machinery,
vintage farming equipment an-
tique automobiles and more.
Pioneer Days
•Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Elliott Park & downtown,
Weston
Free admission. Features
a firemen’s breakfast, vendor
booths, games, park activities
parade (10 a.m.), barbecue
lunch and a car show. An alum-
ni dinner is at 6:30 p.m. in Me-
morial Hall.
Prestige Championship
Wrestling 2
•Friday, June 23; 7-11 p.m.
•Eastern Oregon Trade
and Event Center, 1705 Airport
Road, Hermiston
$15-$50. Features the best
independent talent in the Pacif-
ic Northwest as well as former
WWE superstars Val Venis and
Shannon Moore, current UFC
star Tom Lawlor, current Impact!
Wrestling star Davey Richards.
Summer Music
Block Party
•Friday, June 16; 6:30 p.m.
•400 block South Main St.,
Pendleton
No cover. All-ages event
features Ural Thomas and the
Pain. Beer garden available for
21-and-over.
Art, Museums
& Authors
Steve Nilson
•Saturday, June 10, 2-4
p.m., opening reception
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater
Free. Artist’s reception
Includes refreshments and
entertainment. With a variety
of mediums and styles, the
Milton-Freewater artist said,
“Inspiration for me can pop up
at any time and in any place.”
Regular gallery hours Saturday
and Sundays from noon to 5
p.m.
Open Regional Exhibit
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. View work of 100+
artists from across the region,
who will be vying for more than
$1,200 in prize money. Runs
through June 23.
“Spirit of Place”
Live Music Thursday
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Saturdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. Landscape oil paint-
ings of the changing seasons
and colored pen and ink imag-
es by Paulette Carter are on
display through June 30.
•Thursdays 7-9 p.m. No
cover
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emi-
grant Ave., Pendleton
“Celilo: Progress Versus
Protest”
•Monday - Saturdays, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
$10/adults, $9/senior cit-
izens, $6/youths, free/5 and
under or $25/family of four. The
building of The Dalles Dam on
the Columbia River in 1957
and the resulting submersion
of Celilo Falls was done under
the flag of progress. Biologists,
sport and commercial fisher-
men, congressmen, and citi-
zens opposed and protested
the dam. Almost 60 years later,
American Indians are protest-
ing yet another “progressive”
project, the Dakota Access
Pipeline. Is history repeating
itself? Runs through July 14.
“Starting Summer”
•Tuesday-Sundays,
10
a.m.-6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and
Chocolatier, 1925 Main St.,
Baker City
Free. Features a collection
of artwork by regional artists
depicting the summer season in
Eastern Oregon. In addition, the
summer menu of chocolates,
flavors and drinks, including the
chocolate granita, will be avail-
able. Runs through June 30.
Music
Oldies Night in
Milton-Freewater
•Saturday, June 3; 7 p.m.
•Wesley Methodist Church,
816 S. Main St., Milton-Free-
water.
Free. BJ the DJ spins tunes
of Chicago-based bands of the
’60s.
Jet City Players
•Saturday, June 3; 8 p.m.
No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
The Rocker Fellas
•Saturday, June 3; 6-9 p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages event
as part of the Music on the
Lawn concert series. The Seat-
tle-based band performs crowd
favorites from the ‘60s to the
present.
10-year Anniversary
Party
•Friday, June 9; 4 p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages event
includes a double-dose of the
Music on the Lawn concert
series. Murray takes the stage
at 5 p.m., followed by Tyler
Brooks & The Hook at 8 p.m.
Event also features food and
drink specials.
Liberty Quartet
•Friday, June 9; 7 p.m.
•Hermiston Church of the
Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard
Ave.
Free/offering taken. The
Boise-based Southern gospel
quartet performs.
Funk Factory
•Friday, June 9; Saturday,
June 10; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
Carter Freeman
•Saturday, June 10; 6-9
p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages event as
part of the Music on the Lawn
concert series.
Ian Thomas & the Band
of Drifters
•Saturday, June 10; 7-10
p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Cof-
fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
No cover. All-ages show.
Frazer Wambeke & Luke
Basile
•Sunday, June 11; 5-7 p.m.
•Heppner City Park, 444 N.
Main St.
Free. Regional musicians
team up to kick off Heppner’s
Music in the Park series. Bring
a blanket or lawn chair and
enjoy an evening of free en-
tertainment. Food available for
purchase. In case of inclement
weather, event will be held at
Heppner Elementary School,
235 E. Stansbury St.
Brenda Carsey
& The Awe
•Thursday, June 15; 7-9
p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All-ages show.
Mark Holt
•Friday, June 16; 6-9 p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages event as
part of the Music on the Lawn
concert series.
Chamber Winds
•Friday, June 16; 7:30 p.m.
•Hamley Slickfork Saloon, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
$20/adults, $15/students,
seniors, $45/family. Oregon
East Symphony conductor and
artistic director Beau Benson
leads a chamber ensemble
of wind instruments. They will
perform works by Gaetano
Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart and Charles Gounod.
The Run Up
•Friday, June 16; Saturday,
June 17; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
•First Thursday of month, 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.
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
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Fridays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Dan Faller
DJ and dancing
•Saturday, June 17; 6-9 p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages event as
part of the Music on the Lawn
concert series.
Cimmi’s Late Night
Martini Lounge
Night life
DJ music
•Saturdays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Sherlock Holmes:
The Prom is Afoot!
•Saturday, June 10; 7-10
p.m.
•Vert Club Room, 345 S.W.
Fourth St., Pendleton
$20/single,
$38/couple.
Open to ages 18-and-older, the
adult prom serves as a fund-
raiser for the Pendleton Friends
of the Library. Enjoy DJ music
by Joe Pitt, photo booth, silent
auction, raffle, costume contest
and a whole lot of dancing.
Yoga & Wine Tasting
•Saturday, June 17; 3:30 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N.
Thielsen St., Echo
$20. Includes yoga, wine
tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a
raffle ticket for a bottle of wine.
Bring a yoga mat and wear
comfortable clothes.
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Fridays, 8
p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
LOL Comedy Jam
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. June 8: Harry Ri-
ley; June 15: Monica Nevi
Mac’s Trivia Night
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
•Fridays; 9 p.m.-midnight
•Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, 137
S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Features marti-
nis, mixology and music.
Theater, stage
& film
“The Little Mermaid Jr.”
•Saturday, June 3; 7 p.m.
•Sandstone Middle School,
400 N.E. 10th St., Hermiston
$3, or $2 w/canned food
donation. Featuring nearly 100
Sandstone Middle School stu-
dents and staff. Available on
livestream on the district’s web-
site for those unable to attend.
Hot tickets
•Pendleton Whisky Fest:
(featuring Maroon 5) July 15,
Pendleton Round-Up Grounds.
Box/grandstand seats still avail-
able ($70-$95) via www.pendle-
tonwhiskymusicfest.com
•Ramón Ayala. July 29 at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Tickets ($39-$109) available via
www.wildhorseresort.com
•Maryhill Winery Summer
Concert Series: Michael Mc-
Donald & Boz Scaggs, Aug. 12
($46-$325), ZZ Top & The Doo-
bie Brothers Aug. 26 ($76-$400),
Steve Winwood, Sept. 9 ($46-
$86), Goo Goo Dolls & Phillip
Phillips, Sept. 17 ($50-$1,500)
near Goldendale, Washington.
Tickets via www.ticketfly.com
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Want to get your event list-
ed in our calendar? Send in-
formation to community@eas-
toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Wonder Woman’ film and star live up to the name
W
onder Woman“ has been
the subject of so much
superfluous fuss, it’d be
easy to forget that behind all of the
hand-wringing and both symbolic
and real pressure to succeed there’s
actually a movie meant to entertain.
Yet, like the heroine at its center,
“Wonder Woman” the movie
rises with powerful grace above
the noise. It’s not perfect, but it’s
often good, sometimes great and
exceptionally re-watchable.
Director Patty Jenkins’ film
is so threaded with sincerity and
goodness it’s a wonder how it
got past the pugnacious minds
responsible for what’s come
before. “Wonder Woman” evokes
not only the spirit of Richard
Donner’s “Superman,” but also
Joe Johnston’s “Captain America:
The First Avenger,” while still
being its own thing. Just look to
the image of Gal Gadot confi-
dently striding out alone onto an
unwinnable battlefield with only a
shield, a sword and a mission —
This image
released
by Warner
Bros. Enter-
tainment
shows Gal
Gadot in a
scene from
“Wonder
Woman,” in
theaters on
June 2.
Clay Enos/Warner
Bros. Entertainment
via AP
and prevailing. It’s enough to give
you goosebumps.
“Wonder Woman” is structured
as a coming-of-age story about how
Diana, the Amazonian princess,
becomes Wonder Woman. It’s
framed, clumsily, as an over two
hour flashback provoked by a note
from Bruce Wayne. Of all the stupid
interconnected universe things!
Thankfully, Jenkins transitions
quickly into the actual story about a
naive idealist who comes to accept
the complexities of mankind. From
a tender age, Diana, living on the
achingly idyllic island of Themy-
scira, dreams of being a warrior.
Her mother, Queen Hippolyta
(Connie Nielsen) disapproves,
although she inexplicably withholds
the real reason.
It’s no wonder Diana aspires to
fight. She’s been told that their sole
purpose is to keep the peace and
destroy Ares, the god of war. Also,
and not insignificantly, the warriors
led by General Antiope (Robin
Wright), are some of the fiercest
babes ever to grace the screen. They
fly around with swords and shields,
bedecked in armored mini dresses
and wedged gladiator sandals that
allow them to leap 50 feet in the air.
Jenkins keeps the look and feel
of the film classical, as it breezes
through a strong second act.
But, being a DC film, “Wonder
Woman” can’t help but devolve
into a blurry, concrete-busting
third act that feels dispiritingly
like all the rest, not to mention a
baffling reveal that negates most
of Diana’s growth. It’s not enough
to negate the good, though, and
much of that is Gadot’s doing.
She is the perfect Wonder
Woman — a true blue hero who’s
as believable in her bafflement
of women’s fashions and social
mores as she is dead-lifting a tank
and swatting away machine gun
fire with only her arm cuff.
I never cared about Wonder
Woman before. Now I do.