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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, September 30, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3C Five-time Grammy winner to stop in Enterprise “We’ve never had a musician of this caliber.” Victor Wooten Trio to perform at OK Theatre on Tuesday By STEVE TOOL and TAMMY MALGESINI EO Media Group — Darrell Bramm, owner, OK Theatre Performing a special brand of music that encompasses multiple genres, the Victor Wooten Trio is making a stop in Wallowa County as part of its West Coast tour. The group, led by world-renowned bassist Wooten, also features drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophonist Bob Franceschini. The performance is Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at the OK Theatre, 208 W. Main St., Enterprise. Wooten, who began taking bass lessons at the age of 2 from his brother, is a five- time Grammy winner. He is a founding member of Béla Fleck & The Flecktones as well as his namesake trio and he has played for a variety of musicians too long to list. Wooten has been recognized as bassist of the year three times by Bass Player Magazine, the only bassist to win it more than once. To top that, he was voted one of the top 10 bassists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine readers in 2011. Wooten also is the author of the music-themed book “The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music,” which has inspired countless musicians. He recently released “TRYPNOTYX,” his first album in five years, which also features Chambers and Franceschini. Providing the backbeat for the trio, Chambers first started playing drums when he was 4 years old and was playing gigs at Baltimore-area nightclubs two years later. In 2016, he was included in the list of the 100 greatest drummers of all time in Rolling Stone. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame Contributed photo in 2001. The Victor Wooten Trio, which includes Dennis Chambers, back left, and Bob Franceschini, Playing a variety of woodwind instru- back right, will perform Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the OK Theatre in Enterprise. WHAT TO DO BRIEFLY Frenchtown Rendezvous helps preserve history WALLA WALLA — Historical presentations about Frenchtown, silent auction items, historic displays and a raffle are included during the 2017 Frenchtown Rendezvous. A hands-on family history workshop kicks off the event, which is Saturday, Oct. 7 from 2-6 p.m. in Frenchtown Hall at the Assumption Church Parish Hall, 2098 E. Alder St., Walla Walla. A fundraiser for the nonprofit organization, tickets are $35 (which features a tri-tip dinner) and can be purchased at http://tinyurl. com/frenchtownrdv. Raffle tickets are $5 each or six for $25. Sarah Hurlburt and board members Nicki and Jessie Day-Lucore will give a presentation (4 p.m.) titled “Buried Lives: the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery.” The trio will discuss the Frenchtown interpretive plan and cemetery restoration project as a starting point to explore the intersections of French- Canadian, Native American, and Walla Walla history. The Frenchtown Historical Foundation is committed to maintaining and developing the historic site, which opened Dec. 11, 2010. Interpretive signage provides family histories and burial records as well as information on the Oregon Trail, the fur trade, the interactions between local tribes and settlers, and more. The Frenchtown Historic Site is located eight miles west of Walla Walla on Old Highway 12. It’s open daily from dawn to dusk. For more information, contact Rich Monacelli at 509-522-3763, richnan@ charter.net or visit www. frenchtownwa.org. Peterson’s Gallery flourishes in fall colors BAKER CITY — To usher in and celebrate the arrival of fall, Peterson’s Gallery will be curating a selection of pieces by a variety of regional artists that demonstrate the activities, colors and mood of fall in the region. Peterson’s Fall 2017 opens Friday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at 1925 Main St., Baker City. The event coincides with the First Friday Artwalk in downtown Baker City. For more information, contact 541-523-1022 or mail@ petersonsgallery.net. ments, Franceschini was born in New York City, graduating from Music and Art High School. In addition to playing on more than 200 albums for numerous musicians, Franceschini has performed as a touring musician with Paul Simon, Chaka Khan, George Benson and many more. Theatre owner Darrell Brann said it’s the biggest show he’s attempted to bring to the Wallowa Valley. Wooten, Brann said, has nearly 600,000 Facebook followers and videos with more than six million views. “For people who make it to the show, this is a historic moment for the commu- nity,” he said. “We’ve never had a musician of this caliber. This is really upping the ante for our shows because of Victor’s global appeal as a musician.” Brann said the reason he could bring the bassist to the county was because of Wooten’s passion to bring music education to the outer reaches. After playing four shows at Jazz Alley in Seattle, Wooten and his crew will make a stop at Revolution Hall in Portland before swinging over to Enterprise on their way to Reno. General admission tickets are $45 and are available via www.eventbrite.com. In addition, they can be purchased at several Wallowa County locations, including M.C. Crow in Lostine, the Joseph Hardware in Joseph, and Bookloft and Dollar Stretcher in Enterprise. For more information, visit www.theoldok.com. For more about Wooten, go to www.victorwooten.com. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539. Live Music Thursday Festivals •Thursday, Oct. 5; 7-9 p.m. No cover •40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton Pendleton Farmers Market Fall Festival •Saturday, Sept. 30; 4-10 p.m. •Heritage Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendle- ton www.heritagestationmuse- um.org $25/ adults, free/youths 12 and under ($5 for dinner). Fea- tures social hour, light dinner and music by James Dean Kin- dle & the Eastern Oregon Play- boys. •Saturday, Sept. 30; 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. •Power House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla www.phtww.com Free. Festival features fami- ly activities, information booths, live performances and Izzy the Camel. Food available for pur- chase. Oregon Alpenfest •Sept 28-Oct. 1 •Enterprise, Joseph, Wal- lowa Lake www.oregonalpenfest.com Opening day and several free activities. Tickets $15-$18/ daily, $8/ages 5-12. Celebration of Swiss & Bavarian culture with polka music, folk dancing, al- phorn blowing and Swiss yodel- ing, food and beverages. Harvest Festival •Saturday, Oct. 7; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. •SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman www.visitsage.com Free. Family fun event fea- tured kids’ activities, beer/wine tasting, a photo booth, vendors, mule-drawn wagon rides and more. Project Community Con- nect & Umatilla/Morrow Veterans Stand Down •Saturday, Oct. 7; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. •Pendleton Convention Cen- ter, 1601 Westgate Free. For veterans, the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. Offers a hot meal, health screenings and exams, information booths for community resources interac- tive displays, pet care, haircuts, hygiene supplies, clothing and more. For info, call 800-752- 1139 or 541-276-1926. Free transportation on Kayak. Frenchtown Rendezvous • Saturday, Oct. 7; 2-6 p.m. •Assumption Church Parish Hall, 2098 E. Alder St., Walla Walla www.frenchtownwa.org $35/admission. $5/raffle tickets. Historical presentations about Frenchtown, silent auc- tion items, historic displays, a raffle and hands-on family histo- ry workshop. Oktoberfest Pendleton •Saturday, Oct. 14; noon-9 p.m. •Pendleton Round-Up Grounds www.facebook.com/oktober- festpendleton $12/includes beer mug and drink ticket. $5/non-drinkers. Live music, kids activities, food and, of course, beer. Altrusa Oktoberfest •Saturday, Oct. 14; 4 p.m. •Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395 www.facebook.com/Altru- saInternationalOfHermiston $30. Festive fun with authen- tic German meal catered by Din- ner Thyme (5-7 p.m.), silent/live auctions, raffle for $2,000 VISA card. •Friday, Oct. 6; 7 p.m. No cover •Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo The Wasteland Kings Karaoke w/DJ David •Friday, Oct. 6; 9 p.m. No cover •Hamley Steakhouse & Sa- loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pend- leton Brass Fire Contributed photo The Wasteland Kings will perform Oct. 6 at Hamley Steakhouse & Saloon in Pendleton. Wasteland Kings to rock Hamley’s PENDLETON — A regional band that aren’t strangers to the region are returning to Pendleton for an upcoming performance. Rockin’ the Americana sound since 2008, The Wasteland Kings will perform Friday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. at Hamley Steakhouse & Saloon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. There is no cover charge. Hailing from La Grande, the group cites such influences as Steve Earle, Rolling Stones, Townes Van Zant, Muddy Waters and The Pogues. They add their own twist to provide audiences a unique show. For more information, contact Amy at bookkeeper@hamleysteakhouse.com or 541-278- 1100. For more about the band, go to www. wlkmusic.com. Art, Museums & Authors “Places to Thrive” •Monday-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. •Betty Feves Memorial Gal- lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Free. Features professional and emerging Pacific Northwest artists. The annual invitational art exhibit is organized by the Oregon State University Col- lege of Agricultural Sciences through its Art About Agriculture program. Gallery also open by appointment by calling 541-278- 5952. The exhibit runs through Oct. 26. “Stochastic Resonance” •Monday-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. •Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande Free. John Whitten, a Port- land-based artist and art instruc- tor at Oregon State University, explores the philosophical sig- nificance of what it means to wander. Runs through Nov. 3. “How Do You Like Them Apples?” •Saturdays/Sundays; noon- 5 p.m. •Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N. Main St., Milton-Freewater www.facebook.com/artspor- talgallery Free. Features watercolor artist Jean Ann Mitchell and photographer Lori Montgomery. Runs through Sept. 30. “Prairies Paintings” •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. Features paintings of Wallowa County artist Mal- colm Phinney. Also, paintings of Pendleton artist Nicci Sloan in Lorenzen Board Room Gallery. Runs through Sept. 30. A Kaleidoscope of Color: American Indian Trade Blankets •Monday-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. •Tamástslikt Cultural Insti- tute, near Wildhorse Resort & Casino. www.tamastslikt.org $10/adults, $9/senior citi- zens, $6/youths, free/5 and un- der or $25/family of four. Show- cases pre-1925 Indian trade blankets from historic manu- facturers, including Pendleton Woolen Mills. Runs through Oct. 14. “Fall Colors” •Friday, Oct. 6; 6 p.m., opening •Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. •Peterson’s Gallery and Chocolatier, 1925 Main St., Bak- er City www.petersonsgallery.net Free. Features a collection of artwork by regional artists depicting the fall season in East- ern Oregon. Opening held in conjunction with the First Friday Artwalk in downtown Baker City. Runs through Oct. 31. Archaeology Kids Camp •Saturday, Oct. 7; 8:30 a.m.- 3:45 p.m. •Fort Walla Walla, 755 Myra Road, Walla Walla $30. Open to kids ages 9-11, who will work alongside real ar- chaeologists and participate in surveying, mapping and identi- fying artifacts. Music Decade X •Saturday, Oct. 7; 7-10 p.m. •Red Lion, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton No cover. Features regional horn band, playing the music of Santana, Chicago, Elvis, Earth Wind & Fire. Oldies Night in Mil- ton-Freewater •Saturday, Oct. 7; 7 p.m. •Wesley Methodist Church, 816 S. Main St., Milton-Free- water. Free. BJ the DJ spins Cajun and Zydeco tunes of southwest- ern Louisiana. Snacks available. Sawyer Brown •Saturday, Oct. 7; 8 p.m. •Rivers Event Center, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission www.wildhorseresort.com $89-$99. All tickets for the 21-and-older show are standing/ dancing room only. Ticket price includes barbecue from 6-8 p.m. No-host bar available. Liberty Quartet •Sunday, Oct. 8; 6 p.m. •Stanfield Baptist Church, 310 E. Wheeler Ave. www.libertyquartet.com Free, love offering taken. The Southern gospel quartet provides ministry in music. Acoustic Kings Waste- land Stripdown •Friday, Oct. 13; 6:30-9:30 p.m. No cover. •Nookie’s/Hermiston Brew- ing Co., 125 N. First St., Herm- iston Cale Moon •Saturday, Oct 14; 9 p.m. No cover •Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First St., Hermiston Tylor & The Train Robbers •Monday, Oct. 16; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. J.D. Kindle & the Eastern Oregon Playboys •Wednesday, Oct. 18; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. James Dean. Kindle •Thursday, Oct. 19; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. Night life Saturday Night with Diego •Saturdays in Sept.; 9 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston No cover. Night with DJ Di- ego! Features music, videos, live mixing and fun. •Saturday, Sept. 30; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission Karaoke w/DJ David Mimicking Birds •Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston •Thursday, Oct. 5; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. 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 Jamie & Luke Friends Free Family Fun Festival •Fridays, 4-8 p.m. •Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo. •Saturdays; 8 p.m. •Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla Digital Karaoke Wine tasting •Fridays; 8 p.m. •Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla DJ and dancing •Fridays, 8 p.m. •The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston Cimmi’s Late Night Mar- tini 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, film & lectures Manhattan Short Film Festival •Saturday, Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct 1 & Tuesday, Oct. 3; 6:30 p.m. •The Liberty Theater, 344 E. Main St., Dayton, Wash. www.libertytheater.org $7-$9. Film-goers have an opportunity to become movie critics during the 20th annual global event. View and vote on 10 short films, including a range of genres with comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi, animation and mar- tial arts. Murder Mystery Dinner Show •Saturday, Oct. 7; 6 p.m. •Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730, Irrigon $40/regular, $49/VIP. A Roaring Twenties theme during the interactive event. Heritage Dinner: A Talk with Teddy •Tuesday, Oct. 10; 5 p.m. •Heritage Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendle- ton www.heritagestationmuse- um.org $55/general admission; $50/ Umatilla County Historical Soci- ety members. Joe Weigand, an actor and historian who portrays Theodore Roosevelt, will pro- vide a riveting performance. “The Addams Family” •Oct. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 30-31; 7:30 p.m. •Oct. 14, 21, 28; 2:30 p.m. •Elgin Opera House, 104 N. Eighth St. www.elginoperahouse.com Reserved $17/$8. The kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family offers quirky fun. America’s Greatest Game Shows •Sunday, Oct. 29; 5 p.m. •Rivers Event Center, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. www.wildhorseresort.com Win tickets for live show for a chance to win game play/cash prizes, including $100,000. Fea- tures host Erik Estrada. Hot tickets •Fall Concert Series: Saw- yer Brown (Oct. 7), Travis Tritt (Nov. 17) at Wildhorse Re- sort & Casino. Tickets for the 21-and-older shows ($19-$99) available via www.wildhorsere- sort.com
