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Saturday, September 30, 2017
East Oregonian
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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.
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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