ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, July 1, 2017
East Oregonian
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Best of PDX exhibit coming
East Oregonian
Contributed
“Not from Here,” a 2014 oil on panel by Storm Tharp, is among
the pieces of art featured in PDX to PDT, which opens Friday, July
7 at Pendleton Center for the Arts.
The East Oregonian Gallery at
Pendleton Center for the Arts will
take on a distinctly urban look this
month.
A selected number of artists from
PDX Contemporary Art are featured
in an exhibit. Located in the heart of
Portland’s Pearl District, it represents
some of the most well-regarded
artists in the country.
The exhibit, titled PDX to PDT,
opens with a reception Friday, July
7 from 5:30 -7 p.m. at 214 N. Main
St., Pendleton. The event is free and
open to the public.
Gallery owner Jane Beebe chose
21 artists to participate in the exhibit,
which runs through July 29. She’s
used to taking artists’ work on the
road for contemporary events like
Pulse Art Fair in Miami, VOLTA
NY, or Art Market San Francisco,
but this will be the first time a group
of represented artists will have work
travel to the Round-Up City.
“We wanted the Pendleton
community to be able to have the
experience of walking into one of
the best contemporary galleries in
the country,” said executive director
Roberta Lavadour. “This selection of
BRIEFLY
artists is pretty much a dream team
of contemporary art in the northwest,
made by artists from across the
country and beyond.”
Among the featured artists are
James Lavadour, founder of Crow’s
Shadow Institute of the Arts in
Mission. Other artists include Anna
Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Amjad
Faur, Bean Finneran, Ellen George,
Johannes Girardoni, Elizabeth
Knight, D.E. May, Kristen Miller,
Wes Mills, Megan Murphy, Vanessa
Renwick, Tad Savinar, Adam
Sorensen, Barbara Stafford, Storm
Tharp, Terry Toedtemeier, Gus Van
Sant, Molly Vidor, Nell Warren,
Marie Watt and Masao Yamamoto.
Several artists in the group are recip-
ients of the prestigious Hallie Ford
Fellowship in the Visual Arts and
some have been invited to show their
work in exhibits like the Whitney
Biennial and the Venice Biannale.
Pendleton Center for the Arts
is open Tuesdays through Fridays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays
from noon to 4 p.m. For more infor-
mation, contact info@pendletonarts.
org, 541-278-9201 or visit www.
pendletonarts.org. For more about
the featured artists, go to www.
pdxcontemporaryart.com/pdx-pdt.
Lorenzen Board Room
The use of a Brownie box pinhole
camera is the focus of a gallery show
in the Lorenzen Board Room at
Pendleton Center for the Arts.
The work of Walla Walla artist
Susan How opens with a reception
Friday, July 7 from 5-7:30 p.m.
A stream of light the size of a
pinprick serves as raw material for
the artwork that How creates. She
uses sunlight and a Brownie box
camera from the early 1900s.
Working with the antique camera,
which she adapts with pinholes, How
documents her natural surroundings
in a meditation on simplicity and the
preciousness of nature.
“These humble, old cameras were
primarily used to preserve views
of beloved family, good times, and
scenes dear to the heart,” said How.
“I bring that same feeling to photos of
the places I love and try to express the
intimacy I feel for the natural world.”
The exhibit will remain through
the end of July. In addition, a display
of some of her larger works will be
on display July and August at the
Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W.
Dorion St.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Wheeler County
Bluegrass Festival
Profiles in
History via AP
R2-D2 droid used in
Star Wars films sells
for $2.76 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
An R2-D2 droid that was used
in several “Star Wars” films has
sold at auction for nearly $3
million.
The auction house Profiles
in History said the 43-inch tall
unit that was compiled from
parts used throughout filming
of the original trilogy sold for
$2.76 million at an auction
Wednesday.
There was no information
about who purchased the
droid, which was the most
expensive item offered in a
movie memorabilia auction
that included numerous props
from the “Star Wars” franchise.
Other items up for sale
included Luke Skywalker’s
lightsaber from the first two
films, which sold for $450,000,
and Darth Vader’s helmet
from the original film sold for
$96,000.
The Calabasas, Califor-
nia-based Profiles in History
had estimated the droid could
fetch up to $2 million before
Wednesday’s sale.
Other space-themed film and
television memorabilia was also
for sale, with a collection of 23
ships from “Battlestar Galactica”
and “Buck Rogers” sold for $1.8
million. A helmet worn by late
actor Bill Paxton on the set of
“Aliens” sold for $51,000.
Not all the items that
sold were out of this world.
The lighted dancefloor from
“Saturday Night Fever” sold
for $1.2 million.
•June 30-July 2
•Wheeler County Court-
house lawn, Fossil
Free. Music, workshops, jam
sessions and vendors. Camp-
ing available for a fee. Held in
conjunction with the 13th annual
Fossil Cruz-In.
Wildhorse Pow Wow
•Saturday, July 1 & Sunday,
July 2; 1 p.m.
•Wildhorse Resort & Casino,
off Interstate 84, Exit 216, Mis-
sion
Free. American Indian danc-
ers and drumming groups com-
pete. Also features food and
vendor booths, including Amer-
ican Indian crafts.
Athena Caledonian
Games
•July 7-9
•Athena City Park
Free. Features athletic com-
petitions, events, entertainment,
music, food and dancing that are
founded in the Scottish tradition.
Hermiston Funfest
•Saturday, July 8; 7:30 a.m.-
3 p.m.
•Downtown Hermiston
Free. Family fun activities
are spread all around Main
Street. Held in conjunction with
the Cool Rides Car Show (McK-
enzie Park) and the Eastern
Oregon Arts Show. And stick
around afterwards from 4-7 p.m.
for Around the World in One
Fun Day, a cultural event that
includes stage entertainment,
food sampling and educational
information.
Fourth of July
*NOTE: while admission
is free at many of the events,
some activities may charge a
fee to participate or eat a meal
Milton-Freewater
Fourth of July
•7 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Yantis Park
Free. Firefighter’s breakfast
(7-10:30 a.m., fee), Kiwanis Col-
or Me Freedom 5K run/walk (9
a.m.), vendors (9 a.m.), live en-
tertainment, square dancing and
contests (10 a.m.-noon) and
free hot dog lunch (noon).
Stanfield Fourth of July
•7 a.m.-3 p.m.
•Bard Park
Free. Park activities, parade
(10 a.m.), entertainment and
vendors. Faith-based program
at 7 p.m. with Hermiston High
School graduate John Kopta,
a senior member of The Pow-
er Team. Tony Long-Drew will
sing patriotic songs. Fireworks
Local ‘angels’ to perform
during Irrigon park series
Pool Party
IRRIGON — A duo that began singing together while
attending Blue Mountain Community College will take
the stage during the upcoming Music in the Parks.
Marie Rose and Renate Meakins, aka 98% Angels,
perform everything from 1930s standards, Big Band
swing music and hits of the ’50s and ’60s to popular
contemporary and country tunes.
The free event is Monday at 7 p.m. at Irrigon
Marina Park. Also, all local veterans in attendance will
be honored. Those planning to attend are encouraged
to bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Concessions will be
available for purchase from Judy’s Chuck Wagon.
The concert series alternates between Boardman and
Irrigon marina parks each Monday through Aug. 14. For
more information, call Tami Sherer at 541-571-0844.
Bram Brata keeps the beat
HEPPNER — Caribbean, soca, jazz, modern pop,
rock tunes and even classical music is featured in an
upcoming performance by Bram Brata.
As part of the Tri-Cities Steel Band Association,
the nonprofit organization promotes world music.
Spontaneous dancing is not uncommon, both among
participants and spectators.
The free concert is Sunday, July 9 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. In addition, pulled pork sandwiches
with all the trimmings will be available by donation to the
Shared Ministry’s well-building efforts through Living
Water International.
The monthly series also features Elwood (Aug. 13)
and Eric Jepsen and John Wambeke (Sept. 10).
In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be
held at Heppner Elementary School, 235 E. Stansbury
St. For more information, contact the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce at 541-676-5536 or heppnerchamber@
centurytel.net.
at dusk.
Pendleton Convention Center.
Ione Fourth of July
Celebration
Boardman Thunder
•9 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
•Ione City Park
Free. Family-friendly activ-
ities, food, games, car show,
vendors, talent show, live music
(Countryfied and The FrogHol-
low Band) and fireworks at dusk.
(Saturday and Monday activities
include volleyball, golf and poker
tournaments).
Independence Day
Parade
•10 a.m.
•Downtown Pendleton
Free. Starts at Pendleton
City Hall, travels east on Dorion
Avenue to Main Street, then
west on Court Avenue to the
•10 a.m.-11 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. Parade (10 a.m.),
sports tournaments, food/craft
vendors, live music and fire-
works at dusk. (Glow Run Mon-
day at 7 p.m. costs between
$10-$25).
Stars & Stripes
Fourth of July
•1-10:30 p.m.
•Butte Park, 1245 N.W. Sev-
enth St., Hermiston
Free. Park activities, live
entertainment, vendors and
fireworks show at dusk on the
Hermiston Butte.
Stars and Stripes
•7-10:30 p.m.
•Hermiston Family Aquatic
Center
$16/ages 16 and older; $10/
ages 2-14; free/ages 0-2. Tick-
ets must be purchased by Mon-
day. Pool party, barbecue (ca-
tered by Dickey’s Barbecue Pit),
live music, games and a front
row seat to fireworks display.
Condon’s Fabulous
Fourth of July Celebration
•7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
•Gilliam County Fairgrounds
& downtown Condon
Free. Family fun, including
flag ceremony program (9 a.m.)
beer/wine garden, barbecue,
parade (noon), soapbox derby,
grand marshal reception and
raffle (5-7 p.m.). (Celebration
includes activities Saturday
through Monday, including a fire-
works show Monday at dusk).
Art, Museums &
Authors
River in 1957 and the resulting
submersion of Celilo Falls. Runs
through July 14.
Music
Oldies Night in Mil-
ton-Freewater
•Saturday, July 1; 7 p.m.
•Wesley Methodist Church,
816 S. Main St., Milton-Free-
water.
Free. BJ the DJ spins tunes
of 1972. Snacks available.
Notorious 253
•Saturday, July 1; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission
Rumor 6
•Friday, July 7; Saturday,
July 8; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission
Blue Tattoo
“In the Darkness
I Find Light”
•Friday, July 7; 6 p.m.
•Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-
6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and
Chocolatier, 1925 Main St., Bak-
er City
Free. Features a collection
of photos Amy Friedman by
shot exclusively at night. Runs
through July 30. Reception held
in conjunction with Baker City’s
First Friday Artwalk.
Eastern Oregon
Arts Show
•Saturday, July 8; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
•180 N.E. Second St., Herm-
iston
Free for spectators. Seeking
artwork from teens and adults
for juried show. Presented by
Desert Arts Council, more than
$1,700 in prizes awarded.
Steve Nilson
•Saturday & Sundays; noon-
5 p.m.
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater
Free. With a variety of medi-
ums and styles, the Milton-Free-
water artist said, “Inspiration for
me can pop up at any time and
in any place.”
“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.
History of the building of The
Dalles Dam on the Columbia
•Saturday, July 8; 8 p.m.
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
Benefits Hermiston Desert
Shrine and Shriners Hospital for
Children.
Jamie Nasario & Luke
Basile
•Monday, July 10; 7 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. As part of the Music
in the Parks series, which alter-
nates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks.
Bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
Food available for purchase.
Herrick
•Friday, July 14; Saturday,
June 17; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission
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
LOL Comedy Jam
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. July 6: Joe Fonte-
not; July 13: Grant Lyon
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Fridays, 8
p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Mac’s Trivia Night
•First Thursday of month, 8
p.m. No cover
MOVIE REVIEW
AP, File
Rob Lowe feared
death during bigfoot-
like encounter
Rob Lowe says he thought
he was going to be killed
during an encounter with a
bigfoot creature while filming
his new A&E docuseries.
Lowe tells Entertainment
Weekly the encounter took
place in the Ozark Mountains,
which stretch between
Arkansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma.
Lowe says he and his sons
were camping there to inves-
tigate a bigfoot-like creature
known to locals as a “wood
ape” during a shoot for “The
Lowe Files” when something
began to approach their camp.
Lowe says he was lying on the
ground thinking he was going
to be killed.
He adds that he’s “fully
aware” the story makes him
sound like “a crazy, Holly-
wood kook.”
“The Lowe Files” follows
the actor and sons Matthew
and John Owen as they explore
mysterious phenomena across
the country.
‘Baby Driver’ is a toe-tapping, engine-revving jolt
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
There’s nothing like an epic
getaway chase to kick a movie into
high gear, and the first five minutes
of “Baby Driver “ are pure movie
magic.
A driver named Baby (Ansel
Elgort) sits coolly in a car — black
Ray-Ban style shades on his face,
earbud headphones in place and a
jacket that’s, fittingly, somewhere
between Ferris Bueller and Han
Solo. His tough-looking passengers
(Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez and
Jon Bernthal) exit with comical
menace, assault weapons in
hand. Baby sits back, cranks up
“Bellbottoms” by the Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion and air guitars his
way through the sequence while
the others rob a bank and exit in
a hurry. That’s when things really
get going as Baby steps on the gas
and maneuvers away from the cops
with heart-pounding, exhilarating
polish. It’s a car chase for the ages.
It should be no surprise then that
what comes after doesn’t quite live
up to that initial jolt of adrenaline.
Nor should it, really — it would
be brutal to sustain something like
“Baby Driver”
★★★☆
PG-13, 113 minutes
Wilson Webb/Sony/TriStar Pictures via AP
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Ansel Elgort, right,
and Jamie Foxx in a scene from “Baby Driver.”
that for the duration of a film (and
we already have “Mad Max: Fury
Road”).
Director and writer Edgar
Wright crafts a slick, stylish and
wholly original action epic with
“Baby Driver,” which is both as
good as anything you’re bound to
see in theaters this summer and a
bit of a drop-off from the incredibly
high bar that Wright has proven
himself capable of hitting.
It’s about an outlaw kid with a
good heart who’s at a crossroads.
Some youthful indiscretions in
Atlanta put Baby in debt to a
big-time criminal orchestrator, Doc,
played by a perfectly over-the-top
Kevin Spacey. Baby’s been doing
the dirty work of driving Doc’s
baddies ever since. Will he stay
bad, opt for a life on the straight
and narrow, or is it too late to even
make a decision?
Elgort is pretty charming as
Baby — which is a tough part to
get right. Young Harrison Ford
looks aside, Elgort has an ineffable
charisma that’s there even when
he’s listening to music.
“Baby Driver” is a swerve into
seriousness for Wright, who has
given us some of the most gleefully
witty genre send-ups of this
century, and it is missing some of
that crackling Simon Pegg humor.
Also, James, a terrific actress, is
reduced to a cartoonish approx-
imation of “the girl” who’s only
there to give our hero something
to care about. Or perhaps that’s the
bigger point of “Baby Driver.” In
this underground world, no one
is “real” — they’re all slick coats
of paint and simulated cool, right
down to the carefully calculated
soundtrack. But what more do you
want from an action pic?