Saturday, July 15, 2017
ENTERTAINMENT
East Oregonian
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It takes a village to make a ruckus
Ruckus in the Boonies
kicks off July 27
merchandise, food and a miniature
golf tournament.
This year’s headliner is Billy
Don Burns, a singer-songwriter
By TAMMY MALGESINI
who has written songs for Willie
East Oregonian
Nelson and other accomplished
country artists. Knowing that Burns
was touring this summer, Harris
Featuring everything from
used his connections with mutual
Americana, country punk and
friends to lure him to Ruckus.
metal to rock, bluegrass and folk
“Billy is amazing,” Harris said.
musicians, Ruckus in the Boonies is
“He’s one of outlaw country’s best-
blasting into Heppner for its fourth
kept secrets.”
year.
Co-headliners are the Urban
The brainchild of Aaron Harris,
Pioneers from Austin, Texas, The
aka Dog Bite Harris, the home-
Harmed Brothers, hailing from
grown country boy decided to bring
Portland, and Husky Burnette of
the music to the people of rural
Denver.
Eastern Oregon. Since its inception,
The inaugural Ruckus was
the music festival has grown each
attended
by 300 people and the
year. This year’s event features
LORIN WALKER
second year attracted 600 — which
MADSEN
more than 40 bands and solo acts.
prompted a move from Bucknum’s
“My vision for this is big, I want
to the fairgrounds. The 2016 event,
to take it as far as I can,” Harris
Harris said, drew more than 1,000
said. “I love the fact new exciting
people. While competition is stiff
things are coming to our area to
to attract top musicians, Harris does
experience the beauty we have
what he can to bring in big name
here.”
acts while keeping ticket prices
While not everyone in the small
reasonably affordable.
Morrow
County
In addition, Harris plays
town has embraced
a set and makes stage
the ruckus, Harris is
time available for other
extremely appreciative
local musicians.
of the huge support
Harris
himself
of local sponsors
continues to evolve
and others who help
with his own music.
put on the festival.
Growing up, watching
He receives regular
people he cares about
feedback from people
die and being a family
applauding his efforts.
man have all contrib-
Undaunted by the few
uted to changes.
naysayers, Harris will
“The fi re for music
continue to pour his
is still in me, it just
efforts into the festival.
burns different,” he
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the Boonies, including
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for ticket sales, visit
said.
www.ruckusintheboonies.com or
music will continue until the wee packages are still available.
The festival kicks off with the for the festival’s main event.
The festival’s gates open Friday, hours of Sunday morning. Festival
There will be some downtime search Facebook.
Ruckus Pre-Funk Party Thursday,
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July 27 beginning at 6 p.m. at July 28 at 4 p.m. at the Morrow pases are $40, which includes three for sleeping and camping, Harris
Contact Community Editor
Fairgrounds,
74473 nights of camping (locals can buy said. However, when the music’s
Bucknum’s Tavern, 152 N. Main County
St., Heppner. There’s a $5 cover Highway 74, Heppner. There will them for $20 at Bucknum’s). There rockin’, it will pretty much be Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@
charge. A half-dozen bands will be a separate area for all-ages is an additional fee for recreational non-stop. In addition, the Ruckus eastoregonian.com or 541-564-
warm up the 21-and-older crowd concert-goers, Harris said. The vehicle passes and a few motel in the Boonies features vendors, 4539
BRIEFLY
Melissa Cunnington to belt out
songs during park series
IRRIGON — Known for her sultry vocal tone,
Melissa Cunnington is a professional vocalist who
studied vocal music in college and has performed in
several ensembles for years around the country.
Living and teaching in Milton-Freewater,
Cunnington frequently performs in the area and is the
featured performer for the Monday, July 17 Music in
the Parks. The free concert starts at 7 p.m. at Irrigon
Marina Park. People are encouraged to bring a blanket
or lawn chair. In addition, food will be available for
purchase.
Cunnington’s musical interests and genres include
jazz, blues, rhythm & blues and pop. Her ability
to change from soft and sultry to full-on belting is
something that audiences look forward to hearing.
Music in the Parks series alternates between
Boardman and Irrigon marina parks each Monday
though Aug. 14. For more information, call Tami
Sherer at 541-571-0844. To hear Cunnington’s voice,
visit www.reverbnation.com/melissacunnington.
Cory Peterson Band plays
familiar tunes in Ione
IONE — Coming on the heels of opening for
Sunny Ledfurd in Spokane, the Cory Peterson Band
is returning to their home turf to perform during Ione
Music in the Park.
The frontman for the band is a 2009 Ione High
School graduate and the group always draws a crowd
in his hometown. In addition to performing original
songs, the band will play a variety of country and
classic rock tunes that are familiar to audiences. The
free outdoor concert is Saturday, July 22 at 6 p.m. at
Ione City Park. People are invited to bring blankets,
chairs and a cooler and enjoy the evening.
In case of inclement weather, the music will be
moved to the Ione American Legion Hall, 325 W.
Second St.
Kid Rock hints at potential U.S.
Senate run in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kid Rock for U.S. Senate?
The musician from suburban Detroit is teasing
his potential 2018 candidacy, though it is news to
Michigan Republicans.
Kid Rock, who was born Robert Ritchie, said
Wednesday that a website hinting at his campaign —
www.kidrockforsenate.com — is legit.
“I have had a ton of emails and texts asking me if
this website is real,” he said on Facebook and Twitter.
“The answer is an absolute YES. Stay tuned, I will
have a major announcement in the near future.”
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser
said he had not heard from Ritchie, who endorsed
GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump in 2016
and Mitt Romney in 2012.
“It could be a publicity ploy. Don’t know,” Weiser
said in a text message.
Third-term Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow
is up for re-election in 2018 after easily winning in
2012 and 2006. Republican candidates include former
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bob Young Jr. and
businesswoman Lena Epstein.
Democrats traditionally have fared well in
statewide federal elections in Michigan. But Trump’s
narrow victory over Hillary Clinton in the state — the
fi rst for a GOP presidential nominee in 28 years — has
given Republicans some optimism about facing the
popular Stabenow.
Epstein, herself a political newcomer, welcomed
Ritchie to “the party” and said she hopes they can
campaign together.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
the Milton-Freewater artist said, “Inspiration for
me can pop up at any time and in any place.”
Pendleton Whisky Music Fest
•Saturday, July 15, 4:30 p.m., gates open
•Pendleton Round-Up Stadium
www.pendletonwhiskymusicfest.com
$70-$175/reserved seats. Kickoff party fea-
tures DJ Sovern-T and The FrogHollow Band.
Music festival headliner is Maroon 5. Opening
acts are MAGIC!, Runaway June and Little
McKay Creek Band. Camping available.
Veteran Benefi t Expo
•Saturday, July 15; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Deschutes Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
www.expo.oregondva.com
Free. Presented by Oregon Department
of Veterans’ Affairs, features 75 information
booths, job fair, kids’ activities and live enter-
tainment with DD214s, Got Your Six and come-
dian Juan Canopii.
Tamkaliks Pow Wow
•Friday, July 21, 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 22
and Sunday, July 23, 9 a.m.
•Tamkaliks Pow Wow Grounds, Wallowa
www.wallowanezperce.org/tamkaliks
Free. Celebration and recognition of the
continuing Nez Perce presence in the Wallowa
Valley includes (Friday) basket weaving and
beading instruction followed by dance roll call
at 7 p.m.; (Saturday) horse parade (9 a.m.), so-
cial dancing, Women Warriors ceremony and
dance roll calls at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; (Sunday)
Washat service, Friendship Feast and champi-
onship dancing. Vendors, free camping on the
grounds, food, raffl es and more throughout the
weekend.
Irrigon Watermelon Festival
•Saturday, July 29
•Irrigon Marina Park
www.facebook.com/irrigonwatermelonfes-
tival
Free admission. Parade (10 a.m.), live en-
tertainment, raffl es, vendors, food, boat rides,
kids’ activities, a street dance (9 p.m. to mid-
night) and lots of watermelon.
Art, Museums & Authors
“A Love of Western Color”
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Satur-
days; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36 S.W. Court Ave.
Free. Features watercolors and fl uid acryl-
ic paintings by The Dalles artist Mary Rollins.
Runs through Aug. 31.
Ozark Hippie Exhibit
•Monday-Thursdays; 11 a.m-7 p.m.,
•Friday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Free. The work of Hermiston artist Kim La
Plant, aka Ozark Hippie, is on display. Runs
through July 31.
“Collected Works: Black and White”
•Monday-Thursdays; 10 a.m-8 p.m.; Friday/
Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion
Ave.
www.pendletonlibrary.weebly.com
Free. The work of Walla Walla artist Susan
How is on display. Runs through Aug. 31.
Music
Herrick
•Saturday, July 15; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort &
Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission
Melissa Cunnington
•Monday, July 17; 7 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. As part of the Music in the Parks se-
ries, which alternates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks. Bring a blanket
or lawn chairs. Food available for purchase.
Holiday Friends
•Wednesday, July 19; 6-8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court Ave.,
Pendleton
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mentbooking
Free. As part of the Wednesdays in the
Park, the Astoria-based band opens the sea-
son. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for the fam-
ily-friendly shows. Food, beer and wine avail-
able for purchase.
Groove City
•Friday, July 21; Saturday, July 22; 8 p.m.
No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort &
Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission
The Fire
•Friday, July 21; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main
St., Pendleton
www.pendletonarts.org
$15. Scottish fi ddle champion Rebecca
Lomnicky and musicians David Brewer and
Adam Hendey return to present their unique
blend of traditional and contemporary Scottish
music.
Cory Peterson Band
•Saturday, July 22; 6 p.m.
•Ione City Park
No cover. As part of the monthly Music
in the Park concert series, features the local
group country group. Bring lawn chairs or blan-
kets and a cooler.
Dallin Puzey
•Monday, July 24; 7 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. As part of the Music in the Parks se-
ries, which alternates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks. Bring a blanket
or lawn chairs. Food available for purchase.
Foxtails Brigade
•Wednesday, July 26; 6-8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court Ave.,
Pendleton
www.facebook.com/soundslikeentertain-
mentbooking
Free. Wednesdays in the Park features the
San Francisco-based band. Bring a lawn chair
or blanket for the family-friendly shows. Food,
beer and wine available for purchase.
Night life
DJ music
•Saturdays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
PDX in PDT
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Satur-
days, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main
St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features selected artists from PDX
Contemporary Art, a gallery in Portland’s Pearl
District. Also, the Lorenzen Board Room is dis-
playing works of Walla Walla photographer Su-
san How, who utilizes an early 1900s Brownie
box camera. Runs through July 29.
Karaoke w/DJ David
“In the Darkness I Find Light”
LOL Comedy Jam
•Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and Chocolatier, 1925
Main St., Baker City
www.petersonsgallery.net
Free. Features a collection of photos by
Amy Friedman shot exclusively at night. Runs
through July 30.
Steve Nilson
•Saturday & Sundays; noon-5 p.m.
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N. Main St., Mil-
ton-Freewater
Free. With a variety of mediums and styles,
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Uma-
tilla
Watermelon Wrestling
•Saturday, July 29; 9 p.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W.
Highway 730, Irrigon
Free or $5/after 8 p.m. Cash prizes and
followed by Lucky Coyotes dancing. Call 541-
922-4374.
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort &
Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. July 20: DC Malone; July 27: Su-
san Rice
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.-mid-
night
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E. Court Ave.,
Pendleton
www.facebook.com/groups/pendle-
tonopenmic
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Fridays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Uma-
tilla
DJ and dancing
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
Cimmi’s Late Night Martini Lounge
•Fridays; 9 p.m.-midnight
•Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, 137 S. Main St.,
Pendleton
No cover. Features martinis, mixology and
music.
Theater, stage, fi lm &
lectures
Stand in the Shadow of the Moon
•Sunday, July 16, 6-8 p.m.
•Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Free. Astronomer Shane L. Larson will dis-
cuss eclipses and their importance in develop-
ing a better understanding of the Earth and its
place in the Cosmos.
“Despicable Me 3”
•Saturday, July 15; 10:30 a.m.
•Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema, 355 W. The-
ater Lane
www.www.facebook.com/arcofumatilla-
county
$5. In conjunction with The Arc Umatilla
County, sensory-friendly screenings with lights
up a little and volume down. Doors open at 10
a.m.
Pendleton Movies in the Park
•Saturdays; dusk
•Community Park, 1000 S.W. 37th St.,
Pendleton
www.facebook.com/PendletonParksRec
Free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Con-
cessions available for purchase. July 15: no
movie, July 22: “Grease.” Cancellations for in-
clement weather posted at the park and Pend-
leton Parks & Recreation’s Facebook page.
Ione Movies in the Park
•Saturdays; dusk
•Ione City Park
Free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and a
cooler. July 15: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone,” July 22: no movie.
Hermiston Movies in the Park
•Fridays; dusk
•McKenzie Park, 320 S. First St., Hermiston
www.facebook.com/hermistonrec
Free. July 21: “Moana,” July 28: LEGO
Batman Movie.” Bring a blanket, chairs and
snacks.
Hot tickets
•Ruckus in the Boonies: (features Ameri-
cana, country punk, metal, rock, bluegrass and
folk artists) July 28-29, Morrow County Fair-
grounds, Heppner. Admission includes camp-
ing ($40). Some motel packages available via
www.ruckusintheboonies.com
•Ramón Ayala. July 29 at Wildhorse Re-
sort & Casino. Tickets ($39-$109) available via
www.wildhorseresort.com
•Umatilla County Fair Main Stage: Re-
served seats $12-$20. LoCash (Aug. 8), Tra-
cy Lawrence (Aug. 9), Marshall Tucker Band
(Aug. 10), Latino Night (Aug. 11), Great White
(Aug. 12). Tickets via www.umatillacounty.net/
fair
•Maryhill Winery Summer Concert Se-
ries: Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs, Aug.
12 ($46-$325), ZZ Top & The Doobie Brothers
Aug. 26 ($76-$400), Steve Winwood, Sept. 9
($46-$86), Goo Goo Dolls & Phillip Phillips,
Sept. 17 ($50-$1,500) near Goldendale, Wash-
ington. Tickets via www.ticketfl y.com
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gonian.com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333 E.
Main Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838.