ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, October 14, 2017
East Oregonian
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Downtown Walla Walla festival celebrates Day of the Dead
East Oregonian
A street festival celebrating the
Day of the Dead, a Latin American
tradition, offers fun for the whole
family in downtown Walla Walla.
In its fifth year, Dia de los
Muertos kicks off Saturday, Oct.
21 with a processional at 4:30
p.m. It starts at First Congrega-
tional Church, 73 S. Palouse St.
It continues down Main Street to
downtown at the site of the Walla
Walla Farmers’ Market. The first
day of the event crescendos with a
free concert in the evening.
The event continues Sunday,
Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
with free family-friendly activities,
including art, music, dance and
theater. Main Street will be closed
to vehicle traffic between Third and
Fourth avenues to accommodate
the Steamroller Print Project as
well as numerous food vendors
and activity booths. Festival-goers
are encouraged to stop by the face-
painting station to get into the spirit
of the event.
Presented by Gesa Credit Union
and Shakespeare Walla Walla, Dia
de los Muertos is a collaborative
effort between a number of local
Photo contributed by Shakespeare Walla Walla
Photo contributed by Shakespeare Walla Walla
The opening processional during the 2016 Dia de los Muertos
festival in Walla Walla included mariachi band members.
nonprofit
organizations
and
community partners. It’s patterned
after Day of the Dead events cele-
brated throughout Latin America
and Europe, where people gather
to celebrate the lives of departed
friends and family.
In the grand tradition of the
colorful and vibrant holiday, Walla
Walla’s community event celebrates
Hispanic culture with live music
and dancing, face painting and kids’
crafts, food vendors, art and history.
And there’s even a nod to
Shakespeare. The 2016 event
featured students from Walla Walla
and Lincoln high schools, who
presented a tableaux of death scenes
from Shakespeare’s tragedies.
The catalyst for Walla Walla’s
BRIEFLY
Writers’ series
features fabulist
literature
PENDLETON —
Representatives from
Phantom Drift Limited, a
literary journal for fabulist
literature, are featured in the
upcoming First Draft Writers’
Series.
Matt Schumacher,
managing editor, and Ki
Russell, poetry co-editor,
will share from their works
Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
at Pendleton Center for
the Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Their featured readings will
be followed by short open
mic time for up to 10 local
writers.
The focus of Phantom
Drift is to nurture the
literature of fabulism, the
fantastic and the surreal by
publishing an appealing,
top-quality literary journal
featuring the best fiction
and poetry from across the
United States and beyond.
A nonprofit project, it assists
writers by showcasing their
talents and offering payment,
which results in the best of
writers’ work and supports
literature as a whole.
For more information
about the monthly writers’
series, call 541-278-9201
or visit www.pendletonarts.
org. To learn more about
Phantom Drift, go to www.
phantomdrift.org.
Batman assembles
team in saving city
BOARDMAN — Big
changes are brewing in
Gotham City and Batman
might need to hook up with
others to save the day.
To catch up on the latest
crime-stopping adventure
with the Caped Crusader,
make plans to attend
screenings of “The LEGO
Batman Movie” at the SAGE
Center. The viewings are
Friday, Oct. 20 at 7:15 p.m.
and Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2:15
p.m. The SAGE Center is
located at 101 Olson Road,
Boardman. Admission is $3
per person, which includes a
bag of popcorn. Bottled water
and other concessions are
available for purchase.
From the team that
assembled “The LEGO
Movie,” the animated flick
features Will Arnett as
the voice of Batman and
Michael Cera as Robin. In
addition, Zach Galifianakis
of “Hangover” fame is
the voice of the Joker and
late-night talk show host
Conan O’Brien is The
Riddler. On Batman’s side
are members of the Justice
League, including Superman
(Channing Tatum), Green
Lantern (Jonah Hill) and The
Flash (Adam Devine). The
film is rated PG and has a
running time of one hour and
44 minutes.
For more information,
contact 541-481-7243,
sagecenter@portofmorrow.
com or visit www.visitsage.
com.
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Submit information
to: community@
eastoregonian.com or drop
off to the attention of Tammy
Malgesini at 333 E. Main St.,
Hermiston. Call 541-564-
4539 with questions.
Getting into the spirit of the 2016 Dia de los Muertos festival in
Walla Walla, participants show off their face makeup. The fifth
annual event is Oct. 21-22 in downtown Walla Walla.
inaugural festival was the
Steamroller Print Project, led by
Whitman College art professor
Nicole Pietrantoni. The popular
project starts with reliefs carved
into wooden blocks depicting
iconic Dia de los Muertos images
— skulls, skeletons, harvest and
nature — and uses the city’s
steamroller as a printing press to
create giant prints. They will be on
display and available for purchase
throughout the festival.
For more information, contact
Caleb Agee at caleb.agee@
shakesww.org, 208-250-6770, visit
www.shakespearewallawalla.org or
search Facebook for “Shakespeare
Walla Walla.”
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Contact Community Editor
Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@
eastoregonian.com or 541-564-
4539
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month Event
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 9 a.m.-
noon
•Mirasol Family Health Cen-
ter, 589 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston
www.eventbrite.com
Free. All ages event includes
5K walk, free breast exams, raf-
fle prizes, face painting, kids’
games and rock painting for the
Hermiston Rock Hunt. Those who
pre-register will receive an extra
raffle ticket.
Autumn in Echo
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
•Echo
w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /
events/362345980864115
Free admission. Citywide yard
sales and Main Street merchants
sidewalk sales. Pick up a map at
The Vintage Shops at Echo Sta-
tion or Rendezvous Vintage.
Oktoberfest Pendleton
•Saturday, Oct. 14; noon-9
p.m.
•Pendleton
Round-Up
Grounds
www.facebook.com/oktober-
festpendleton
$12/includes beer bug 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 Cen-
ter, 415 S. Highway 395
www.facebook.com/AltrusaIn-
ternationalOfHermiston
$30. Festive fun with authentic
German meal catered by Dinner
Thyme (5-7 p.m.), silent/live auc-
tions, raffle for $2,000 VISA card.
Echo Oktoberfest
•Saturday, Oct. 21; 4 p.m.
•Downtown Echo
w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /
events/478893169141688
$15 (if purchased in advance,
comes with an extra $5 in event
tokens). Features kids’ activities,
food (German sausage, cole-
slaw, potato salad, hot dogs and
brats) and beverages, including
16 varieties of beer from Hermis-
ton Brewing Co. Music by Cruise
Control. For info, contact Michael
Duffy at 541-303-5730, echoki-
wanis@centurytel.net.
Art, Authors
& Museums
“Get into the Spirit”
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 2-4 p.m.,
opening reception
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater
www.facebook.com/artspor-
talgallery
Free. Artist’s reception for Ju-
lie Culjak, who creates jewelry de-
signs, abstract acrylic paintings,
upcycled wearable art pieces and
wreaths made from old books.
Reception includes live music
by Jimmye Turner, activities and
treats for all ages and a window
decorating competition for high
school students. Regular gallery
hours are Saturday and Sundays
from noon to 5 p.m.
“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 Ore-
gon State University College of
Agricultural Sciences through its
Art About Agriculture program.
Gallery also open by appointment
by calling 541-278-5952. The ex-
hibit runs through Oct. 26.
“Stochastic Resonance”
•Monday-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Nightingale Gallery, Eastern
Oregon University, La Grande
www.eou.edu/art/nightin-
gale-gallery
Free. John Whitten, a Port-
land-based artist and art instruc-
tor at Oregon State University,
explores the philosophical signifi-
cance of what it means to wander.
Runs through Nov. 3.
“Book Work: Recent Exca-
vations”
•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. James Allen creates
compositions with pages of dis-
carded books and fragments of
images. Also, local artist featured
in Lorenzen Board Room Gallery.
Runs through Oct. 31.
A Kaleidoscope of Color:
American Indian Trade
Blankets
•Saturday, Oct. 15; 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Last day
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citizens,
$6/youths, free/5 and under or
$25/family of four. Showcases
pre-1925 Indian trade blankets
from historic manufacturers, in-
cluding Pendleton Woolen Mills.
Runs through Oct. 14.
“Fall Colors”
•Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6
p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and Choc-
olatier, 1925 Main St., Baker City
www.petersonsgallery.net
Free. Features a collection of
artwork by regional artists depict-
ing the fall season in Eastern Ore-
gon. Runs through Oct. 31.
“Parts of a Life”
•Thursday, Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m.
opening reception
•Monday-Saturdays 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton
Free. Lorie Baxter will be on
hand Oct. 12 to discuss her new-
est works; refreshments. Runs
through Nov. 18.
First Draft Writers’ Series
•Thursday, Oct. 19; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features Ki Russell and
Matt Schumacher of Phantom
Drift Limited. Also, short open mic
readings from the audience.
p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages.
Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Features martinis,
mixology and music.
James Dean Kindle
•Thursday, Oct. 19; 7-9 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages.
Theater, stage, film
& lectures
Live Music Thursday
“The LEGO Batman Movie”
•Thursday, Oct. 19; 7-9 p.m.
No cover
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
Raucous
•Friday, Oct. 20; Saturday,
Oct. 21; 8 p.m. No cover.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Open Mic at GP
•Thursday, Oct. 26; 7-9 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages are wel-
come during the last Thursday
of each month. Bring your instru-
ment, voice, family and friends.
Inland Northwest Chorale
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 4 p.m.
•Umatilla High School
•Sunday, Oct. 15; 4 p.m.
•Pilot Rock Elementary School
www.inlandnorthwestmusi-
cians.com
Free, donations accepted.
Features ensemble of Inland
Northwest Musicians.
Tylor & The Train Robbers
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 5 p.m.
(during Oktoberfest Pendleton),
Round-Up Grounds, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Costs $12/adults; $5/minors,
non-drinkers
•Monday, Oct. 16; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
All ages, no cover
RockBot
•Saturday, Oct. 14; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission
Cale Moon
•Saturday, Oct 14; 9 p.m. No
cover
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First
St., Hermiston
J.D. Kindle & the Eastern
Oregon Playboys
•Wednesday, Oct. 18; 7-9
“The Addams Family”
•Oct. 14, 21, 28; 2:30 p.m.
•Oct. 14, 20-21, 27-28, 30-31;
7:30 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
Night life
Saturday Night with Diego
Music
•Friday, Oct. 20, 7:15 p.m.;
Saturday, Oct. 21; 2:15 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$3/includes popcorn. The mu-
seum’s regular hours are Mon-
day-Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
•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.
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
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.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/groups/
pendletonopenmic
Karaoke w/DJ David
•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 Martini
Lounge
•Fridays; 9 p.m.-midnight
•Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, 137 S.
•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
•Garth Brooks. Nov. 3-5,
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wash.
Tickets ($65+) via www.ticket-
master.com
•Harlem Globetrotters. Nov.
12, Toyota Center, Kennewick.
Tickets ($25-$300) via www.tick-
etmaster.com
•Amy Grant & Michael
Smith. Nov. 16, Toyota Center,
Kennewick. Tickets ($37-$127)
via www.ticketmaster.com
•Mannheim
Steamroller
Christmas. Nov. 19, Toyota Cen-
ter, Kennewick. Tickets ($39-$65)
via www.ticketmaster.com
•Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Nov. 24, Spokane Arena; Nov.
25, Key Arena, Seattle; Nov. 26,
Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene.
Tickets ($35-$75) via www.ticket-
master.com
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Want to get your event listed
in our calendar? Send information
to community@eastoregonian.
com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini,
333 E. Main Street, Hermiston,
OR, 97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
A family tale told artfully in ‘Meyerowitz Stories’
By FRAZIER MOORE
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Your
first response to “The Meyerowitz
Stories (New and Selected)” may
very well be: Adam Sandler is
good — REALLY good — in
his sensitive, nuanced portrayal
as Danny, the outsider son in the
Meyerowitz brood.
The opening scene finds Danny
in the driver’s seat beside Eliza,
his teenage daughter (Grace Van
Patten), as he tries to score a
parking space in New York City. A
devoted father who will soon lose
Eliza to college, he is a tangle of
tenderness, wistfulness and pent-up
rage at the wheel in this fruitless
search.
That’s just the beginning of
a bittersweet, often very funny
family portrait written and directed
by Noah Baumbach (“Frances
Ha,” “The Squid and the Whale”).
Available Oct. 13 on Netflix and
in theaters, it’s brought to life by
an all-star ensemble also including
Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma
Thompson, Elizabeth Marvel, Judd
Hirsch and Candice Bergen.
Hoffman plays Harold, the
paterfamilias of the sprawling
Meyerowitz clan. A willful,
grandiose sculptor plagued by
failed ambitions, he molded his
three adult children in sharply
“Meyerowitz Stories”
★★★★
NR, 112 minutes
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix via AP
This image released by Netflix shows Ben Stiller, left, and Adam
Sandler in a scene from “The Meyerowitz Stories.”
different ways that each still keenly
suffers from.
Danny, a disappointment to
Harold who fell flat as a musician,
continues his futile effort to court
his father’s approval. Danny’s sister
Jean (Marvel) nurses the wounds of
Harold’s lifelong neglect. Mean-
while, their half brother Matthew
(Stiller) has tried to flee Harold’s
smothering attention by moving to
Los Angeles, where he prospers as
the opposite of an artist: a top-tier
financial adviser.
Of course, the Meyerowitzes
have more in common than they
may want to accept.
These “Stories” are divided into
five titled sections beginning with,
yes, “Danny Meyerowitz was trying
to park.” But as the action stretches
over several months, with many
complications and cross-currents,
an overarching question persists:
Is it ever too late to stake out one’s
own boundaries and nail down
one’s identity?
That task is perhaps most
difficult for Harold, who, now, in
the autumn of his life and career,
has more trouble than ever with the
painful possibility that his achieve-
ments as a sculptor were no greater
than the insufficient recognition he
received for them.
His delusions of grandeur are put
to a severe test when he encounters
L.J. Shapiro (Judd Hirsch), a fellow
artist and nominal friend who has
enjoyed the level of success Harold
still feels is his due.
But the notion that he might
have always been second-tier
continues to gnaw at his offspring.
“If he wasn’t a great artist,”
one says to another, “he was just a
prick.”
They may wonder what the truth
is, and you may, too. But the film
withholds any simple answers on
the folly or nobility of chasing an
artistic dream.
As for the actors, they are
uniformly splendid. If singling out
Adam Sandler seems patronizing,
so be it. Thanks to him in particular,
“The Meyerowitz Stories” is a
happy reminder that, when graced
with a fine script and director, an
actor can be just as surprising as the
character he plays.