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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, February 10, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3C MISSION Wildhorse gets ready for sizzling summer entertainment By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian A man-tastic male revue, an amazing medium, a ’90s hip-hop party and the King of Accordion are all featured during summer shows at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Tickets are now on sale for Hunks the Show, Kim Russo: The Happy Medium, Naughty by Nature and Ramon Ayala. Club Wild members can receive a $10 discount on the lowest-level priced tickets. Get ready, ladies, as Hunks, an exotic male dance show, comes to town for a pair of cheeky perfor- mances. The high-energy 21-and-older shows are Saturday, June 2 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Rivers Event Center. Get ready for dazzling lights, thumping beats, singing, dancing and abs-solutely amazing choreographed dis-robing. Standing room only tickets are $29 each, party seats are $45, which include party favors and table service, and business seats are $65, featuring the best tables in the house, a gift bag and table service. Also, photo ops are available after the show. Connected with the spirit world since she was age 9, Russo has appeared on A & E’s “Paranormal State” and “Psychic Kids,” The Biog- raphy Channel’s “Celebrity Ghost Stories” and currently hosts “The Haunting Of Contributed photo Naughty By Nature, a Grammy Award winning group, headlines an outdoor hip-hop party July 27 at Wildhorse. Contributed photo Hunks the Show performs June 2 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Contributed photo Tickets are now on sale as Ramon Ayala returns for a July 28 outdoor show at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. ...” She brings her show to the Rivers Event Center Saturday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Russo will walk around the room providing random readings. A camera will follow Russo with images of her and reading recipients being projected onto screens. Tickets for the 21-and-older show are $65. Naughty By Nature, a Grammy Award-winning New Jersey super-group, is headlining an outdoor hip-hop show. People 18 and up are invited to get into the groove Friday, July 27 at BRIEFLY Theater offers sensory-friendly viewing HERMISTON — The lights are up a little and the volume is down for a special screening of “Peter Rabbit.” In conjunction with The Arc Umatilla County, the sensory-friendly show can be viewed Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema, 355 W. Theater Lane. Tickets are $5. The animated adventure comedy features the voice of James Corden as Peter Rabbit. The recently released flick follows the tale of a rebellious rabbit who tries to sneak into a farmer’s field. A nonprofit organization, The Arc advocates for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They offer activities to help in connecting the community and expanding opportunities for people with disabilities. For more information, call 541-567-7615 or visit www.facebook.com. Tickets go on sale for ‘Annie’ PENDLETON — Endearing music, wonderful dancing, characters that you’ll love and even a dog are featured during upcoming performances of “Annie.” The popular Broadway musical will be staged by the College Community Theatre at Blue Mountain Community College. The show opens with a pay-what-you-can preview night Thursday, Feb. 22 at Bob Clapp Theatre at BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Regular performances are Feb. 23-24 and March 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 25 and March 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets, which are $20 for adults and $10 for students, go on sale Monday, Feb. 12. Craig McIntosh, CCT artistic director and BMCC theatre arts instructor, anticipates brisk ticket sales and encourages people to make early reservations. The Pioneer Hall box office is open Monday through Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. In addition, people can call 541-278-5953. Watch for a story with photos in an upcoming edition of the East Oregonian. ——— 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. Contributed photo Kim Russo: The Happy Medium brings her psy- chic show to the Rivers Event Center June 16. 8 p.m. Also taking the stage are Sir Mix-A-Lot, a Seattle rap artist known for “Baby Got Back,” and Tone Loc, whose deep and gravelly voice has belted out such hits as “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina.” Under the stars seats are $99 and include an express entry line, reservations in a prime location, a special drink ticket line and access to a party tent with food and a no-host bar. General admission lawn seats are $49. People can bring their own low-profile chair or blanket to sit on. By popular demand, Ramon Ayala is returning to Wildhorse Saturday, July 28 at 8 p.m. The outdoor concert includes estrellas club seats for $129, which includes reserved seats, dinner before the show, a dedicated drink ticket line and access to a party tent with a no-host bar. General admission lawn seats are $49. One of the most recog- nized artists in the Mexican music scene, Ayala has recorded more than 100 albums and received four Grammy Awards. His group is known for standard Norteño music, but they also offer fresh new styles that appeal to younger audience members. Active military personnel and veterans can receive a 20 percent discount on up to four tickets (Hunks and Russo shows) if purchased at the Wildhorse Gift Shop. For more information or to buy tickets online, visit www. wildhorseresort.com. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 WHAT TO DO Festivals of four. Runs through March 17. A Wee Bit O’Ireland •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. Features work of Pho- tography Club members. Runs through Feb. 28. •March 16-18 •Heppner No cover. The celebra- tion includes lots of food, fun events, great entertainment and a chance to win a pot o’gold. Red to Red XC MTB Race •Saturday, March 17; noon- 3 p.m. •Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo No cover. Downtown ven- dors, food and fun for the whole family. Race information to be announced. Prestige Wrestling 4: Do or Die •Friday, March 30; 7-11 p.m. www.ticketfly.com •Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 Airport Road, Hermiston $20-$50. Features the best independent talent in the Pacif- ic Northwest as well as former WWE superstars. Matches in- clude Filthy Tom Lawlor vs MV Young, Mike Santiago vs Julian Whyt, Sonico vs Kaine Jaiden, Guerrero De Neón vs León Ne- gro and more matches to be announced. Art, Museums & Authors Wilderness & Sublimity: Photography and the Con- servation of Hells Canyon •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. Photographer Ken- drick Moholt organized two collections of photos (late 1960s-early 1970s and 2016) for a the exhibit that showcas- es the beauty of Hells Canyon. Runs through Feb. 24. 2018 ArtWORKz Junior Art Show & Competition •Monday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. •Saturday, Feb. 10; 1 p.m., artists’ reception •Tamástslikt Cultural Insti- tute, near Wildhorse Resort & Casino. www.tamastslikt.org Free/reception. View exhib- it and celebrate as prizes are awarded to youth artists fea- tured in the show. Regular ad- mission is $10/adults, $9/senior citizens, $6/youths or $25/family Photography Club Exhibit Sweet Exhibit •Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. •Peterson’s Gallery and Chocolatier, 1925 Main St., Baker City www.petersonsgallery.net Free. Features regional art- ists. Also, check out the artisan chocolates just in time for Val- entine’s Day. Runs through Feb. 28. Watercolor Society of Oregon •Monday-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. •Betty Feves Memorial Gal- lery, Blue Mountain Communi- ty College, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Free. Traveling show fea- tures 20 award-winning paint- ings from bi-annual juried exhibition by artist/juror Paul Jackson. Gallery also open by appointment by calling 541- 278-5952. Runs through Feb. 15. Kids + Art = Fun! •Saturday, Feb. 24; 1-4 p.m. •Tamástslikt Cultural Insti- tute, near Wildhorse Resort & Casino. www.tamastslikt.org Free. Pepsi Primetime @ the Museum offers a family art project. Held in conjunction with 2018 ArtWORKz Junior Art Show & Competition. Music Winter Chamber Music Festival •Saturday, Feb. 10; 6:30 p.m. •Vert Clubroom, 345 S.W. Fourth St., Pendleton www.oregoneastsymphony. org $20/adults, $15/students, seniors, $45/family. Event is sold out, but seats may be re- leased at the door. Misty Mouth CD Release Party •Saturday, Feb. 10; 8-10 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. Classi- cally and garage band trained, the Pendleton-based group features Adam Lange, Addison Schulberg, Greg Schulberg and Rian Beach. Band merch and CDs available for purchase Time Machine Radio •Saturday, Feb. 10; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. Ben Walden •Tuesday, Feb. 13; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. After graduating from Moscow High School in Idaho, the sing- er-songwriter attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Re- turning the Pacific Northwest, he released three albums in 2016. Wasteland Kings •Thursday, Feb. 15; 7 p.m. •40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton No cover during Live Music Thursday. Groove City •Friday, Feb. 16; Saturday, Feb. 17; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. Cory Peterson Band •Saturday, Feb. 17; 9 p.m. •The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston No cover. The CPB returns to party away the post-Valen- tine’s Day blues with country and rock tunes. Stompin’ Ground •Saturday, Feb. 17, 9 p.m. No cover •Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla Tylor & the Train Robbers •Monday, Feb. 19; 7-9 p.m. •Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton No cover. All ages. Former Helix resident Tylor Bushman Ketchum is bringing his Boi- se-based band to town to per- form a unique blend of outlaw honky tonk. Tylor Brooks •Thursday, Feb. 22; 7 p.m. •40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton No cover during Live Music Thursday. 24/7 •Friday, Feb. 23; Saturday, Feb. 24; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. “Carnival of the Animals’” •Saturday, Feb. 24; 4 p.m. •Columbia Basin College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco www.inlandnorthwestmusi- cians.com Free, donations accepted. The Inland Northwest Orches- tra, an ensemble of the Inland Northwest Musicians, performs Camille Saint-Saens’ “Carni- val of the Animals” and “Grand Canyon Suite” by Ferde Grofe. Night life Love Keeps Us Warm •Saturday, Feb. 10; 7-11 p.m. •Hamley Slickfork Saloon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / a l - trusaofpendleton $25. Features dancing to the Blue Wave Band from Se- attle. Includes desserts, door prizes and no-host bar. Benefits Altrusa International of Pendle- ton’s KARE Project, which helps homeless students in Pendle- ton. Tickets at the Pendleton chamber and Dave’s Chevron. Karaoke w/DJ David •Fridays & Saturdays; 8 p.m. •Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St., Umatilla DJ & Trivia •Saturdays; 9 p.m. •Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First St., Hermiston Zwickelmania •Saturday, Feb. 24.; 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. •Ordnance Brewing, 405 N. Olson Road, Boardman No cover. Beer tours, tast- ings and meet brewer and team. Trivia 80s •Wednesday, Feb. 21 8 p.m. No cover •40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton No cover. Don your neon clothes and brush up on ’80s trivia for a chance to win drinks and bragging rights. (541-612- 8559). Thirsty Thursdays •Third Thursday; 6 p.m. •Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St., Hermiston No cover. Hosts a local brewery offering tastings. Feb. 15: Iron House Brewery. LOL Comedy Jam •Thursdays; 8 p.m. •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. No cover. Feb. 15: Jeremiah Coughlin, Amanda Arnold; Feb. 22: Bill Scott Karaoke •Fridays; 9 p.m. •Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First St., Hermiston Cimmi’s Late Night Marti- ni 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 “Seussical the Musical” •Feb. 9-10 & 16-17, 7 p.m. •Sunday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. •Hermiston High School au- ditorium, 600 S. First St. $10/adults, $8/senior citi- zens, $5/students. Hermiston High School drama and music students present the Dr. Seuss musical. “Totally 80s Totally Mur- der” Dinner Show •Saturday, Feb. 10; 5 p.m. •Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730, Irrigon $40/if purchased by Jan. 20, then $49, $59.95/VIP ($50 if purchased by Jan. 20). Includes dinner and interactive murder mystery event. Costume con- test with ’80s style, awards, drawings and raffles. Lucky Coyote show follows. 541-922- 4374. “Peter Rabbit” •Saturday, Feb. 17; 10:30 a.m. •Hermiston Stadium 8 Cine- ma, 355 W. Theater Lane www.www.facebook.com/ arcofumatillacounty $5. In conjunction with The Arc Umatilla County, senso- ry-friendly screenings with lights up a little and volume down. Doors open at 10 a.m. “Annie” •Feb. 22-24 & March 1-3; 7:30 p.m. •Feb. 25 & March 4; 2 p.m. •BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend- leton Feb. 22 is pay-what-you- can preview night; other per- formances, $20/adults, $10/ students. College Community Theatre presents the popular musical. Early reservations are encouraged as ticket sales are expected to be high. (541-278- 5953). MOVIE REVIEW ‘Black Panther’ is dazzling grand-scale filmmaking By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK — The supposedly cosmically vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it’s called, spans planets peppered throughout the galaxy, but Ryan Coogler’s Earth- bound “Black Panther,” glittering and galvanizing, stands worlds apart. For those of us who have sometimes felt pummeled by the parade of previous Marvel movies, the sheer richness of Coogler’s film is almost disorienting. Can superhero films, so often a dull mash of effects, be “Black Panther” ★★★★ PG-13, 134 minutes Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP This image released by Disney shows a scene from Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” this dazzlingly colorful? Are genuine cultural connections allowed in modern-day comic book blockbuster-making? Is a $20 billion refund in order? Unlike many of its more hollow predecessors, “Black Panther” has real, honest-to-goodness stakes. As the most earnest and big-budget attempt yet of a black superhero film, “Black Panther” is assured of being an overdue cinematic landmark. But it’s also simply ravishing, grand-scale filmmaking. There are familiar Marvel beats here. Just as he did in the surprisingly sensational Rocky reboot “Creed,” Coogler hasn’t reinvented the genre so much as electrified it with a new perspective and a rare talent for marrying natural- istic character development with spectacle muscle. “Tell them who you are” is the encouragement shouted at the title char- acter, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), prince of the African nation Wakanda. But it could just as well serve as the overarching rally cry of a film that for many symbolizes a big-screen affirmation of African-American identity. “Black Panther” stands for everything that’s been missing from Marvel’s — and Hollywood’s — universe. It’s easy to lament how long it took to bring “Black Panther” to the big screen. But at least the wait was worth it.
