ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, March 24, 2018
RATINGS
Nielsens
illustrate
popularity
of political
shows
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Grover ropes in cattle barons history
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK — After
Shepard Smith set off some
internal Fox News Channel
bickering over his description
of “entertaining” opinion
programming, a glance at
the cable television rankings
reveals the extent to which
political talk has become a
pastime for millions of Amer-
icans.
The Nielsen company said
26 of the 40 most-watched
programs on cable television
last week were political shows
on Fox News or MSNBC,
including each weeknight
telecast by Rachel Maddow,
Sean Hannity and Lawrence
O’Donnell.
Seven were telecasts of
games from opening week
of the NCAA men’s college
basketball tournament and four
were professional wrestling.
Only three scripted programs
— AMC’s “The Walking
Dead,” an HGTV episode of
“Fixer Upper” and a Hallmark
movie — made the list.
Smith, the afternoon news
anchor who signed a contract
extension last week, had one
show on the list. He said in an
interview with Time magazine
that some of Fox’s opinion
programming “is there strictly
to be entertaining.
“I get that,” he said. “I don’t
work there. I wouldn’t work
there. I don’t want to sit around
and yell at each other and talk
about your philosophy and
my philosophy. That sounds
horrible to me.”
Smith also said that Fox’s
opinion shows don’t really
have rules. “They can say
whatever they want — if it’s
their opinion,” he said.
That comment drew
rebukes from Hannity and
fellow Fox prime-time host
Laura Ingraham, who said
both of their shows make
news.
Maddow’s
Tuesday
evening telecast on MSNBC,
with 3.42 million viewers,
was the most-watched news
program on cable last week,
Nielsen said. Hannity was
in second and third place.
Sixteen of the 26 political
programs were on Fox, with
the other 10 on MSNBC. Fox,
which averaged 2.31 million
viewers in prime time last
week, was the most-watched
cable network while MSNBC
was second with 1.98 million,
Nielsen said.
CNN, which averaged 1.11
million viewers in prime time
last week, has been losing
ground to its rivals recently
as viewers settle into political
camps. That may be behind its
decision last week to shuffle
its lineup, adding a prime-time
show with Chris Cuomo as
host.
CBS was the most-watched
broadcast network last week,
averaging 7 million viewers.
NBC had 5.6 million, ABC
had 4.7 million, Fox had 2.6
million, Univision had 1.6
million, ION Television had
1.5 million, Telemundo had
1.1 million and the CW had 1
million.
Following Fox News and
MSNBC, the remaining three
networks in cable’s top five
were boosted by the NCAA
men’s basketball tournament.
TBS averaged 1.78 million,
TNT had 1.77 million and
TruTV had 1.55 million.
ABC’s “World News
Tonight” topped the evening
newscasts with an average of
8.8 million. NBC’s “Nightly
News” had 7.9 million and the
“CBS Evening News” had 6.7
million.
For the week of March
12-18, the top 10 shows, their
networks and viewerships:
“NCIS,” CBS, 13.27 million;
“The Voice” (Monday),
NBC, 11.88 million; “The
Voice” (Tuesday), NBC,
11.18 million; “This is Us,”
NBC, 10.94 million; “Bull,”
CBS, 10.64 million; “60
Minutes,” CBS, 10.08 million;
“The Good Doctor,” ABC,
9.89 million; “NCIS: New
Orleans,” CBS, 9.25 million;
“Instinct,” CBS, 9.05 million;
“American Idol” (Monday),
ABC, 8.41 million.
East Oregonian
File photo
Pendleton author Dorys C. Grover will share about her September
2017 book, “Oregon Pioneer Cattle Barons,” during Terrific Tues-
days on March 27 at Heritage Station Museum in Pendleton.
PENDLETON — Dorys Crow
Grover will discuss her latest book
and talk about the men who brought
the cattle business to Oregon.
Published in September 2017,
“Oregon Pioneer Cattle
Barons” highlights a
small group of proud
and visionary cattlemen
who came to the region
in the mid-1800s.
Grover likened them to
a scaled-down version
of the California Gold
Rush. Smaller ranchers,
Grover said in her book,
were tolerated but they
discouraged intruders,
particularly sheep men
and homesteaders.
The presentation is Tuesday,
March 27 at 7 p.m. at Heritage
Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer
Ave., Pendleton. Presented by
the Umatilla County Historical
Society as part of Terrific Tuesdays,
admission is free.
Grover was born in Pendleton
in 1921. She earned
a bachelor’s degree
from Oregon State
University and later
studied at Washington
State University. She
was a professor of
English for many years.
Terrific Tuesdays
cover a wide array of
topics, from century
farms and mysteries
at the museum to
family history and old
settlements in the county. For more
information, call 541-276-0012 or
visit www.heritagestationmuseum.
org.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Tickets on sale for ‘The Last Hot Lick’
Hermiston Home & Outdoor
Show
PENDLETON — The Pendleton debut of the film “The Last
Hot Lick” is presented by the Pendleton Round-up and Happy
Canyon Hall of Fame.
The film, which includes scenes shot in Pendleton, Rufus, Wasco
and the Painted Hills, stars Jamie Leopold and Jennifer Smeija,
two Portland musicians. It tells a fictional story of a 69-year-old
musician who is desperate to recapture the fame of his youth — his
comeback attempts feature gigs in Oregon and Washington.
The screening is Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at Blue Mountain
Community College’s Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton. General tickets are $12 and $8 for Round-Up and
Happy Canyon Hall of Fame members.
The film’s turning point features scenes of the Pendleton
Round-Up and its Let’er Buck Room, which were shot in 2015.
The film has premiered at festivals in Chicago, France and Portland.
“You will enjoy this film. I guarantee it,” said Carl Culham, hall
of fame membership director, who saw its film debut in Portland.
“The story line and message keeps your attention.”
The Pendleton film debut will serve as a fundraiser for the
hall of fame. One person attending the screening will win a new
Pendleton Woolen Mills bucking horse blanket.
Tickets can be purchased at http://pendletonroundup.ticketforce.
com/TheLastHotLickviewing and the Pendleton Round-Up and
Happy Canyon ticket office, 1114 S.W. Court Ave. For more
information, call 541-278-0815.
•Friday, March 23, 12-7 p.m.; Satur-
day, March 24, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday,
March 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Hermiston Community Center, 415
S. Highway 395
www.mycolumbiabasin.com
Free admission. More than 45 ven-
dors to assist with planning spring and
summer projects. Food available for
purchase and activities available for
kids.
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 inde-
pendent talent in the Pacific Northwest
as well as former WWE superstars.
Matches include Filthy Tom Lawlor vs
MV Young, Mike Santiago vs Julian
Whyt, Sonico vs Kaine Jaiden, Guerre-
ro De Neón vs León Negro and more
matches to be announced.
Art, Museums & Authors
Louise Bourgeois
•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. Exhibit features works of
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), a
French-American artist whose work
explores themes of childhood, domes-
ticity, family, gender roles and sexuality.
On loan from the collection of Jordan
D. Schnitzer Family Foundation. Runs
through May 5. To arrange after ours
group viewings, call 541-278-9201.
“Touch the Sound”
•Thursday, April 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m.;
exhibit opens
•Monday-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, Blue
Mountain Community College, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Featuring the work of Yelena
Roslaya, the exhibit includes an in-
stallation of sculptures that function as
drums. The hands-on show encourag-
es viewers to interact with the pieces.
Gallery also open by appointment by
calling 541-278-5952. Runs through
May 3.
“Spring at Peterson’s”
•Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and Chocolatier,
1925 Main St., Baker City
www.petersonsgallery.net
Free. Features the work of region-
al artists, including new pieces by Tom
Diamond, Shirlee Severs and Jeannie
Schroder, as well as new chocolate
items from the Spring 2018 menu. Runs
through March 31.
“H2O Today”
•Friday, April 6; opens
•Monday-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
regular hours
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, near
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
Free/opening day, $10/adults, $9/
senior citizens, $6/youths. The traveling
exhibition from the Smithsonian Institu-
tion explores the beauty and essential
nature of water, the challenges of main-
taining global water sources and pro-
moting conversation. Runs April 6-July
14.
Plein Air Painting Workshop
•April 6-8
•Historic Balch Hotel, 40 S. Heim-
rich St., Dufur
www.balchhotel.com
$250/registration, $50/materials fee.
Learn techniques from Nancy Klos, an
award-winning Portland based Plein Air
artist. To register, contact Klos at nan-
cyklos@gmail.com, 503-957-9938 or
visit www.ateliernangallery.com.
Open Regional Photography
Exhibit
•Saturday, May 5; noon-4 p.m., ac-
cept entries
•Friday, May 11; 5:30-7 p.m., open-
ing reception
•Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214
N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
$10/adults; $5/youths entry fee per
piece of art. Cash prizes awarded. Vis-
it the arts center website for details on
entering. The exhibit runs May 11-June
29. (541-278-9201).
Music
Jilt
•Saturday, March 24; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mis-
sion.
Weston Simonis
•Thursday, March 29; 7 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton
No cover during Live Music Thurs-
day.
Open Mic at GP
•Thursday, March 29; 7-9 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages are welcome
during the last Thursday of each month.
Bring your instrument, voice, family and
friends.
Rock-Bot (live karaoke)
•Friday, March 30; Saturday, March
31; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mis-
sion.
Tylor & the Train Robbers
No cover. All ages show. The
post-Americana duo features Portland’s
Matthew Zeltzer (guitar/vocals) and Ma-
ria Maita-Keppeler (vocals, violin) pro-
moting their new album, “The Soot Will
Bring Us Back Again.”
Women, Words & Music Show-
case
•Saturday, March 31; 7 p.m.
•Josephy Center for Arts and Cul-
ture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph
www.josephy.org
$10. In its fifth year, the event fea-
tures music by Harmony Rising (a ca-
pella group), and musicians Lauren
Bihr, Meredith Brann, Emma Carlson,
Janis Carper, Carolyn Lochert, Hei-
di Muller and Laura Skovlin. Featured
readers are Lauren MacDonald (“Circle
Of Seasons Zine”) and Kristy Athens
(“Get your Pitchfork On”).
Night life
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth
St., Umatilla
Saturday Trivia Nights
•Saturdays in March; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First
St., Hermiston
No cover. Join in for trivia fun and a
chance to win prizes. Also features DJ
music.
Wino Wednesdays
•Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N. Thiel-
sen St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd Wednesday, 9 p.m.-mid-
night
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
Thirsty Thursdays
•Friday, March 30; 9 p.m.
•Hamley Steakhouse & Saloon, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
•Third Thursday; 6 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First
St., Hermiston
No cover. Hosts a local brewery of-
fering tastings.
The American West
LOL Comedy Jam
•Saturday, March 31; 7-9 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mis-
sion.
No cover. March 29: Monica Levi,
Brent Flyberg
Wine tasting
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St.,
Echo.
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
Karaoke
•Fridays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First 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, mixolo-
gy and music.
Theater, stage, film &
lectures
“Oregon Pioneer Cattle Barons”
•Tuesday, March 27; 7 p.m.
•Heritage Station Museum, 108
S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton
www.heritagestationmuseum.org
Free. The Terrific Tuesdays event
features Dorys Crow Grover, who will
discuss her September 2017 release
which highlights a small group of proud
and visionary cattlemen who came to
the region in the mid-1800s.
“The Last Hot Lick”
•Saturday, April 14; 3 p.m.
•BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton
$12/general, $8/ Round-Up and
Happy Canyon Hall of Fame members.
Advance tickets available beginning
March 12 at the Pendleton Round-Up
and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame, 1114
S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton (541-278-
0815). The film, which includes scenes
shot in Pendleton, Rufus, Wasco and
the Painted Hills, stars Jamie Leopold
and Jennifer Smeija, two Portland musi-
cians. A person attending the screening
will win a new Pendleton Woolen Mills
Bucking Horse Blanket.
Hot tickets
•Umatilla County Fair main stage
performers (Cost TBA) Reserved and
premium seating go on sale April 4.
Watch for details in upcoming edition.
•Blue Oyster Cult (April 20, $24-
$59) and Hal Ketchum (May 26, $25-
$45), at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Buy tickets for the 21-and-older shows
via the Wildhorse Gift Shop or www.
wildhorseresort.com
•Eagles. May 5, Moda Center, Port-
land. Tickets ($59-$400) via www.tick-
etmaster.com
•Summer Concert Series: Hunks
the Show (June 2, $29-$65); Kim Rus-
so: The Happy Medium (June 16, $65);
Naughty by Nature, hip hop party w/
Sir Mix-A-Lot & Tone Loc (July 27,
$49-$99); and Ramon Ayala (July 28,
$49-$129) at Wildhorse Resort & Casi-
no. All shows are 21-and-older, except
the hip hop party, which is 18-and-old-
er,Tickets available via the Wildhorse
Gift Shop or www.wildhorseresort.com
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Want to get your event listed in our
calendar? Send information to com-
munity@eastoregonian.com, or c/o
Tammy Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ is cheer-at-the-screen fun
By MARK KENNEDY
AP Entertainment Writer
At the end of the monsters-ver-
sus-robots flick “Pacific Rim,” a
breach at the bottom of the Pacific
Ocean is closed, plugging a hole
that allowed hellish creatures to
emerge and terrorize the globe. But
after the movie earned $400 million
worldwide, was that portal really
going to stay closed?
No, of course not. And, with
sincere apologies to the front-line
cities on the Pacific Rim facing a
mauling, we say thank goodness,
because the new sequel “Pacific Rim
Uprising” is a visually-stunning,
expertly crafted dose of cheer-at-
the-screen fun. It’s the definition of
what a blockbuster sequel should be.
“Pacific Rim Uprising “ uses a
lighter palette and is geared toward
a younger audience than its 2013
predecessor, but it keeps all the key
elements, upping the special effects
and finding honest moments and
“Pacific Rim”
★★☆☆
PG-13, 111 minutes
Legendary Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP
This image released by Universal Pictures shows a scene from
“Pacific Rim Uprising.”
humor in the midst of world-de-
stroying carnage. It satisfies on
every front.
Success wasn’t foreordained for
the sequel. Original writer Travis
Beacham and director-writer Guill-
ermo del Toro haven’t returned
(though del Toro is still a producer),
nor have its original stars, Charlie
Hunnam and Idris Elba. (Elba had
a very good reason for not showing
up: He blew himself up in the final
moments of the original to keep the
Pacific portal closed).
Steven S. DeKnight, who created
and ran the TV series “Spartacus”
on Starz, was tapped to direct while
del Toro focused on the smaller
monster movie “Shape of Water.”
DeKnight also teamed up with
Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder
and T.S. Nowlin to craft the new
story, which champions outsiders
and misfits as well as celebrates
makeshift families and teamwork.
Plus, some stuff gets pummeled.
First, a step back for anyone
not familiar with this horrific
near-future: Aliens have sent giant
monsters called Kaiju to soften us
humans up ahead of world domi-
nation. But we’ve created 270-foot
tall robots called Jaegers to fight
back. They’re so big they need to be
manned by pairs of operators who
build a neural bridge between their
minds so they can work together.
The new film opens in 2035,
10 years after the last Kaiju was
defeated and the breach closed.
Cities are flattened during the
day as monsters and robots slug it
out. Skyscrapers get punched.