ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, April 28, 2018
East Oregonian
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To ‘Infinity’ and beyond
Latest Avengers
film caps a decade
of Marvel movies,
with no end in sight
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES —
Marvel Studios President
Kevin Feige talks about his
job like a fan who’s just lucky
to be there.
To hear his genuine
enthusiasm about the movies,
the actors, the audience and
the stories almost belies the
fact that he is essentially
the architect of and driving
force behind Hollywood’s
most valuable brand that has
in just over 10 years netted
over $14.8 billion in world-
wide grosses (according to
comScore) and become the
envy of every studio execu-
tive in town.
He’s a mogul with a
fanboy’s verve who has
helped to change the very
fabric of the entertainment
industry.
Ten years ago, many
moviegoers didn’t know who
Iron Man was, and those who
Tamastslikt hosts
Free Admission
Friday
MISSION — The public is
invited to enjoy the exhibits at
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
during Free Admission Friday
.The event is Friday, May
4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
museum is located near
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Interstate 84 at Exit 216. Also,
the Kinship Café offers light
fare, including fry bread tacos.
The current temporary
exhibit, “H2O Today,” explores
man’s relationship with water.
It is part of the Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition
program. Celebrating the
traditions of Cayuse, Umatilla
and Walla Walla tribes,
Tamástslikt also features
permanent exhibits and the
Coyote Theater, where visitors
are introduced to Spilyáy, the
magical coyote who shares
about wisdom and foolishness.
Regular admission is $10
for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for
youths 6-17 and free for ages
5 and under. There is a family
rate of $25 for four. Also, the
Libraries of Eastern Oregon has
provided many area libraries
with passes that can be checked
out.
For more information, call
541-429-7700 or visit www.
tamastslikt.org.
Performance
features ‘BroadMay’
revue
PENDLETON — The
public is invited to a Broadway
revue presented by Pendleton
High School students.
The school’s swing choir
will be presenting its annual
“BroadMay” show Wednesday,
May 2 at 7 p.m. at Pendleton
Center for the Arts, 214 N.
Main St. The performance
features soloists, small
ensembles and full ensemble
performances by both the
swing choir and the PHS jazz
ensemble.
Admission is by donation.
It is requested that children
attending must not be younger
than 3 years old.
For more information,
contact music teacher Emily
Callender at emily.callender@
pendleton.k12.or.us.
Marvel Studios via AP
This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Dave Bautista, Chris
Pratt and Pom Klementieff in a scene from “Avengers: Infinity War.”
did thought of him as a minor
comic book character. On
Thursday, Marvel Studios’
19th film, “Avengers: Infinity
War,” an epic mashup of
characters once considered
to be part of the “superhero
B-list,” from Iron Man to
Star Lord, opens in theaters
worldwide. It is cruising for
a record-breaking debut that
could surpass “Star Wars:
The Force Awakens” as the
biggest opening ever.
The scope of the Marvel
effect is somewhat difficult
to pin down, especially with
a force as formidable as The
Walt Disney Co. behind it.
(Disney acquired Marvel
Entertainment for $4 billion
in 2009.)
It’s revitalized careers
(Robert
Downey
Jr.),
minted movie stars (Chris
Hemsworth, Chris Evans
and Chris Pratt, to name a
few), and become an outpost
for Oscar-winners too (like
Robert Redford, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins,
Natalie
Portman,
Jeff
Bridges, Michael Douglas
and Cate Blanchett).
And beyond that, every
few months the studio
seems to be breaking new
ground, whether it’s as small
as a change in tone, like
“Thor: Ragnarok,” or as big
as producing a downright
cultural phenomenon, such
as “Black Panther,” now
the third highest-grossing
domestic film of all time.
“We dream big at Marvel
Studios. We have very
lofty aspirations at Marvel
Studios. For those dreams
to be surpassed is saying
something,” Feige, 44, said
of “Black Panther’s” success.
And it shows no sign of
slowing down, or running
out of story. They have 70
years of comic book source
material to draw on, after all.
“There are still things that
are key elements to a lot of
our characters in their comic
incarnations that we haven’t
even done yet for characters
who have had three or four
movies,” Feige said. “It is an
amazing wealth of creative
material to pull from.”
Feige is amused when
reporters try to predict
Marvel’s next move, or make
big conclusions based on
what’s just happened. Under
Feige, Marvel is not looking
in the rear-view mirror.
When “Thor: Ragnarok”
came out, he remembers
reading articles declaring
that, “Marvel is committing
to a surrealist, silly tone” and
just laughed.
“I thought, ‘We have
‘Black Panther’ coming out
in three months! They don’t
even know what’s coming,’”
Feige said. “We’re always
thinking ahead. Just when
people think they can pin us
down, we go somewhere else
and that’s going to happen
again after ‘Infinity War’
in the build-up to the next
Avengers film. And we had
meetings earlier today about
2024 and 2025.”
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Melodrama offers western fun
Exit 216, Mission.
Spring Fever Pub Crawl
DAYTON — Get ready for some raucous fun as the
Liberty Theater presents a melodrama.
“Bad Day at Gopher’s Breath” features the notorious
Rawlins gang, who ride into Gopher’s Breath to rob the
bank. While Rawhide Rawlins dreams of a farm for his
ma, Sheriff Crutchwaffle also has his designs on the loot.
Audiences will roar with laughter, and enjoy participating
in the lively play that’s riddled with traditional clichés of
classic westerns.
The performances are Thursday, May 10 through
Sunday, May 13 and Friday, May 18 through Sunday,
May 20. Show times are 7-9 p.m. at the Liberty Theater,
344 E. Main Street, Dayton, Washington. Tickets are
$10-$15 at www.libertytheater.org.
For more information, contact 509-382-1380 or
kirsten@libertytheater.org.
•Saturday, April 28; 9 p.m. No
cover
•Hamley Steakhouse & Sa-
loon, 8 S.E. Court Ave., Pendle-
ton
•Saturday, April 28; 4-10 p.m.
•Pendleton
$15/early sales. Sponsored
by the Pendleton Downtown As-
sociation to benefit the Oregon
East Symphony.
Spring Release Weekend
•May 4-6
•Milton-Freewater,
Walla
Walla area wineries
www.wallawallawine.com
Some activities free.
Pendleton Quilt Show
•Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m.-5
p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 10 a.m.-3
p.m.
•Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter, 1601 Westgate
www.krazyhorsequilters.org
$5/good for both days. Fea-
tures quilt displays, regional
supply vendors, a raffle quilt ($1
each or six for $5) and featured
quilter Janine Burke of Designs
by JB in Reardan, Washington.
Challenge of Champions
Bull Riding Tour
•Saturday, May 5; 7:30 p.m.
•Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, 1705 Airport Road,
Hermiston
www.challengeofchampion-
stour.com
$14/advance,
$17/gate,
free/5 and under. Features pro-
fessional bull riders. At 6 p.m.,
kids 4-11 will compete in a pedal
tractor pull-off.
Pendleton Cattle Barons
Weekend
•May 11-12
•Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter, 1601 Westgate (in/around)
www.cattlebarons.net http://
jall23.wix.com/hatrockhounds
Free/many activities. A cele-
bration of the region’s cattlemen
and ranching roots, it features
Stock Saddle Bronc Champi-
onship ($), Ranch Rodeo ($),
invitational select gelding sale,
working cow dog sale, engraved
jewelry and leather work exhibi-
tion and demonstrations, and the
Buckaroo Barbecue Challenge.
Proceeds provide scholarships
to area students in agriculture-re-
lated fields.
Hatrockhounds Rock &
Gem Show
a.m., followed by festival activi-
ties, including live music, dance
performances, food, vendors,
bouncy castles and other kids’
activities.
Hermiston Cinco de Mayo
•Saturday, May 5, noon-11
p.m.; Sunday, May 6, noon-10
p.m.
•Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, 1705 Airport Road,
Hermiston
Free admission. Includes live
entertainment, food vendors, a
beer garden, carnival, family ac-
tivities, food eating contests and
dancing. Advance sale discount
of carnival wristbands are $20
at Quick Stop Drive Thru Food
Mart, 455 N. First St.
Boardman Cinco de Mayo
•Saturday, May 5, 3-10 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free admission. Features
musical entertainment, food ven-
dors, family fun and an informa-
tion center.
Live Mariachi Band
•Saturday, May 5; 5-9 p.m.
•Sister’s Cafe, 308 S. Main
St., Pendleton
No cover. Live music in cele-
bration of Cinco de Mayo. Also,
Mexican food, handcrafted mar-
garitas and beergaritas are avail-
able for purchase.
Cinco de Mayo Mexican
Dance Party
•May 12-13; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, 1705 Airport Road,
Hermiston
http://jall23.wix.com/hatrock-
hounds
$3. New venue for the show,
which features dealers, kids
corner, demonstrations, silent
auction and door prizes. (Mike
Filarski, 541-571-2593, ston-
emorlin1@netscape.net).
•Saturday, May 5; 9 p.m.-2
a.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant &
Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730,
Irrigon
$5/men, free/women. Live DJ
with Spanish music.
Cinco de Mayo
Louise Bourgeois
Milton-Freewater Cinco de
Mayo
•Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m.-6
p.m.
•Yantis Park, 200 Dehaven
St.
Free admission. Parade at 11
Art, Museums &
Authors
•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
Acousta Noir
childhood, domesticity, family,
gender roles and sexuality. On
loan from the collection of Jordan
D. Schnitzer Family Foundation.
Runs through May 5. To arrange
after hours group viewings, call
541-278-9201.
“Touch the Sound”
•Monday-Thursdays,
9:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, Blue Mountain Community
College, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton.
Free. Featuring the work of
Yelena Roslaya, the exhibit in-
cludes an installation of sculp-
tures that function as drums.
The hands-on show encourages
viewers to interact with the piec-
es. Gallery also open by appoint-
ment by calling 541-278-5952.
Runs through May 3.
“H2O Today”
•Monday-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-
5 p.m., regular hours
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths. The traveling
exhibition from the Smithsonian
Institution explores the beauty
and essential nature of water, the
challenges of maintaining global
water sources and promoting
conversation. Runs through July
14.
Open Regional Photogra-
phy Exhibit
•Saturday, May 5; noon-4
p.m., accept entries
•Friday, May 11; 5:30-7 p.m.,
opening 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. Visit the arts center
website for details on entering.
The exhibit runs May 11-June 29.
(541-278-9201).
Music
‘70s Disco Party
•Saturday, April 28; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Last Saturday
of the month features a theme
night. Features music, costume
contest, food/drink specials and
fun.
Austin Lindstrom & The
Wheatlanders
•Saturday, April 28; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
‘BroadMay’ show
•Wednesday, May 2; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
By donation. Presented by
the Pendleton High School swing
choir, the show features a Broad-
way revue.
Dana Osborn Band
•Friday, May 4; Saturday,
May 5; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Blue Tattoo
•Friday, May 4; 8-11 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Donations accept-
ed for the Umatilla High School
“Safe & Sober” graduation party.
Night life
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Saturday Trivia Nights
•Saturdays; 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.
Midgets With Attitude
•Saturday, May 5; 9-11:30
p.m. (21-and-older)
•Sunday, May 6; 4-7 p.m.
(all-ages)
•The Pheasant Blue Col-
lar Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston
thepheasant.ticketleap.com
$20-$40/Saturday; $15-$30/
Sunday. Midget Wrestling Enter-
tainment features 2-Day Midget
Wrestling Fiesta. Pre-funk party
Saturday at 7 p.m. with food and
drink specials.
•Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N.
Thielsen St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd
Wednesday,
p.m.-midnight
Thirsty Thursdays
•Third Thursday; 5-8 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Special guest
breweries offer tastings.
LOL Comedy Jam
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. May 3: Art Krug,
Steven Tye; May 10: Cole Park-
er, Carl Spitale
Wine tasting
•Saturday, April 28; 9 p.m.
•The Pheasant Blue Col-
lar Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston
thepheasant.ticketleap.com
$10. Put on your dancing
boots and get ready for a mix
of mix of country, originals and
covers. Drink/cocktail specials,
night-themed giveaways.
Wino Wednesdays
Raucous
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
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•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,
mixology and music.
Hot tickets
•Umatilla
County
Fair
main stage performers Sawyer
Brown (Aug. 7), Ned LeDoux
(Aug. 8); Skid Row (Aug. 9)
Latino Night (Aug. 10) Blues
Traveler (Aug. 11) (free/general
admission, $12/reserved, $20/
premium) www.umatillacounty-
fair.net (541-567-6121)
•Hal Ketchum (May 26,
$25-$45), at Wildhorse Resort
& Casino. Buy tickets for the
21-and-older show via the Wild-
horse Gift Shop or www.wild-
horseresort.com
•Eagles. May 5, Moda Cen-
ter, Portland. Tickets ($59-$400)
via www.ticketmaster.com
•Summer Concert Series:
Hunks the Show (June 2, $29-
$65); Kim Russo: The Happy
Medium (June 16, $65); Naugh-
ty 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 & Casino. All shows are
21-and-older, except the hip
hop party, which is 18-and-older.
Tickets via Wildhorse Gift Shop
or www.wildhorseresort.com
•Old Dominion. Sept. 8,
Happy Canyon Arena, Pend-
leton. Tickets ($46-$150) via
1-800--457-6336 or www.pend-
letonroundup.com.
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Hermiston, OR, 97838.
Journalist Nokes pens book about troubled Oregon pioneer
East Oregonian
Contributed photo
A former reporter and editor, R. Gregory
Nokes’ new book, “The Troubled Life of Pe-
ter Burnett.” will be available May 15. Pub-
lished by Oregon State University Press, it
chronicles the life of the Oregon pioneer
and California’s first governor.
Few people in the 19th
century American West could
boast the achievements of Peter
Burnett.
He helped organize the first
major wagon train to the Oregon
Country. He served on Oregon’s
first elected government and
was Oregon’s first supreme
court judge. He opened a wagon
road from Oregon to California.
He worked with the young John
Sutter to develop the new city
of Sacramento. Within a year
of arriving in California, voters
overwhelmingly elected him
as the first U.S. governor. He
also won appointment to the
California Supreme Court.
It was one heck of a resume.
Yet with the exception of the
wagon road to California, in
none of these roles was Burnett
considered
successful
or
well remembered. Indeed, he
resigned from many of his most
important positions, including
the governorship, where he was
widely perceived a failure.
R. Gregory Nokes, a former
reporter and editor for The Asso-
ciated Press and The Oregonian,
recently penned a new book
chronicling Burnett and his
troubles. “The Troubled Life of
Peter Burnett” will be available
May 15. Published by Oregon
State University Press, the
288-page book includes photos
and is listed at $19.95.
Burnett’s weakness was that
he refused to take advice from
others. He insisted on marching
to his own drum, even when it
led to some terrible decisions.
A former slaveholder, he could
never seem to get beyond his
single-minded goal of banning
blacks and other minorities from
the West.
“The Troubled Life of Peter
Burnett” is the first full-length
biography of this complicated
character. Historians, scholars,
and general readers with an
interest in Western history will
want to read Nokes’ in-depth
researched account.
Nokes also is the author of
“Breaking Chains: Slavery on
Trial in the Oregon Territory”
and “Massacred for Gold: The
Chinese in Hells Canyon.” A
graduate of Willamette Univer-
sity in Salem, Nokes attended
Harvard University as a Nieman
Fellow.
His reporting on the 1887
murders of more than 30 Chinese
gold miners in Hells Canyon
resulted in a formal designation
of the site as Chinese Massacre
Cove and was the basis for an
Oregon Public Broadcasting
documentary.
After retiring from a 40-year
journalism
career,
Nokes
embarked on a second career as
a historian, lecturer and author.
Nokes and his wife, Candise,
live in West Linn.