ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, October 20, 2018
East Oregonian
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HAUNTED HOTEL
Geiser Grand in Baker City
hosts spirited events
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
As autumn gets in full swing, the Geiser
Grand Hotel has announced several spooky
and spirited events and activities.
First opening in 1889, the historic Baker
City landmark has long been said to be haunted.
A favorite of ghost hunters, people are invited
to join Big River Paranormal as they conduct
an investigation.
Armed with years of paranormal investiga-
tive experience and high-tech equipment, the
Boise-based group will explore throughout the
hotel — even through parts the public typically
isn’t allowed. Those joining the investigators
are invited to being their own cameras, audio
recorders and other hand-held equipment.
The event begins Saturday, Nov. 10 at 9 p.m.
at the hotel, 1996 Main St., Baker City. Cost for
the four-hour investigation is $50 per person
and does not include overnight accommoda-
tions. Participants must be at least 18 and will-
ing to sign a waiver — and be prepared to meet
Contributed photo
Geiser Grand Hotel has several spooky and spirited events planned in October and No-
vember. The Baker City landmark has been reported to experience paranormal activity.
the “Lady in Blue,” a saloon dancer from the
’20s, and possibly even a little girl in the cellar.
Leading up to Halloween, other haunted
happenings include the 2018 Witch’s Weekend,
which is Oct. 20-21. Activities include a Sat-
urday night dinner and authentic séance by the
Delphi Oracles of Boise. It’s followed by “The
Witching Hour” from 9-11 p.m. in the bar. And,
Sunday features the Black Hat High Tea at 12:30
p.m. The cost for each day’s events is $39.
Then, the Wicked Ways Masquerade Ball is
Saturday, Oct. 27 from 8:30-11:30 p.m. In its
fourth year, the event offers guests a full eve-
ning of music, dancing and lavish costumes.
Activities available include a gemstone hunt,
costume contest, carriage rides, tarot readings,
palm readings and new age vendors. The cost is
$25 per person, which includes hors d’oeuvres
and one drink. Guests may also make purchases
from the full dinner menu, including a special
Gothic dinner and cocktail options.
On Halloween, hotel guest are invited to
grab a window seat from 4-6 p.m. to watch as
thousands of ghouls, ghosts and goblins parade
up the street in search of treats. Then, at 6 p.m.
Halloween Movie Night starts in the hotel’s
bottom floor stone cellar, which was featured
on Syfy’s “Ghost Mine.” Non-guests can pay
a small fee to watch “Hocus Pocus,” followed
by “Halloween Town.” And, after the kids have
been tucked in, “The Shining” will be screened.
Free popcorn and soda will be served during
the movies.
The Geiser Grand Hotel is located at 1996
Main St., Baker City. For more information, call
541-523-1889 or visit www.geisergrand.com.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Nov. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 1. Each night, the group
will play from 7-10 p.m. at the Red Lion, 304 S.E.
Nye Ave., Pendleton. There is no cover charge.
For more information, contact Rozema at
brassfireband@gmail.com or search Facebook.
Echo Corn Maze
•Tuesday-Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.; Fridays,
2-10 p.m.; Sundays,11 a.m.-6 p.m.
•Saturdays; 7-9 p.m., Field of Screams
•100 Dupont St., Echo
$10/one-time; $12/all day & haunted path.
In addition to corn maze, activities include a
sunflower bale maze, corn pit, pumpkin patch,
zipline, refreshments and more. (509-528-
5808).
Echo Oktoberfest
•Saturday, Oct. 20; 4-10 p.m.
•Bonanza Street, Echo
$20. Fundraiser for St. Peter’s Catholic
Church restoration project, event features
food, beer garden, live music and more.
Fall Release Weekend
•Nov. 2-4
•Various wineries in Milton-Freewater,
Walla Walla region
www.wallawallawine.com
Some events free. Cellar doors are open
and new releases are available for tasting.
Celebrate with special pours, winemaker din-
ners, live music and more.
Halloween Fun
A Nightmare on Court Street
•Friday, Oct. 26; 4 p.m.
•Court Avenue bars, Pendleton
No cover. Hit the street for nightmarish fun.
Contributed photo
Brass Fire, a regional horn band, will perform Oct.
Regional horn band gets fired up
PENDLETON — Brass Fire, which features
nearly a dozen musicians from across the region,
have announced three upcoming performances.
Fronted by Brad Rozema, the group performs
a variety of pop, rock, jazz and blues music. The
upcoming shows are Saturday, Oct. 20, Saturday,
Eat, Drink and Be Scary!
•Saturday, Oct. 27; 7-9 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N. Thielsen St.,
Echo
Free. Live music and party games with
wine, beer, and food available for purchase.
Costumes encouraged. Dance to classic rock
and blues sounds of Standard Deviation from
La Grande.
Bodacious ’80s Halloween Party
•Saturday, Oct. 27; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort
& Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. Party like it’s 1980 with retro
drink specials and live music with Expertease
playing time-honored rock ‘n’ roll. Wear a cos-
tume (no covered faces) to get a raffle tickets
for a change to win a $500 drawing.
Midway Halloween Party
•Saturday; Oct. 27; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St.,
Hermiston
No cover. Costume contest, DJ music,
prizes, food and drink specials.
Halloween Costume Party
•Saturday, Oct. 27; 9 p.m. No cover
•The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill, 149
E. Main St., Hermiston
Art, Museums & Authors
“Returning, Invitational Exhibition”
•Monday-Fridays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts,
48004 St Andrews Road, Mission
www.crowsshadow.org
Free. Features 10 returning printmakers.
Visit with artists, tour studio and view works.
Runs through Nov. 16.
“Yellowstone In Winter: Solitude,
Struggle, and Surprise”
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Satur-
days; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36 S.W. Court
Ave.
Free. Features work of Pendleton photog-
rapher Debbie McIntosh. Runs through Nov.
30.
Dia De Los Muertos Exhibit
•Monday-Thursdays; 11 a.m-7 p.m.; Fri-
day-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Free. In recognition of National Hispanic
Heritage Month. Also, a display of handmade
jewelry showcases the art of the indigenous
natives from Mexico called Huicholes. Runs
through Oct. 30.
“Playing House”
•Monday-Fridays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Nightingale Gallery in Loso Hall, Eastern
Oregon University, La Grande
www.eou.edu/art
Free. Features installation art by Maria
Lux, who also will return for a public talk about
her studio practice Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 6
p.m. in Badgley Hall’s Huber Auditorium. Runs
through Nov. 2.
“Votive”
•Monday-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gallery, BMCC,
2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Opening exhibit of 2018-19 season
features the wood sculpture work by Laura
Burchan of Stevenson, Washington. Gallery
also open by appointment by calling 541-278-
5952. Runs through Oct. 25.
New Papercuts
•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
PENDLETON — Get ready for an epic Hal-
loween mash-up as A Nightmare on Court Street
hits Pendleton.
All of the Court Street bars are collaborating
Oct. 26 for a frightful Friday night. The event fea-
tures everything from s’mores by the fire from
5-9 p.m. at Oregon Grain Growers Brand Distill-
ery to a Halloween Horror Fest with scary movies
starting at 5 p.m. at The Prodigal Son Brewery &
Pub. In addition, a fortune teller with a crystal ball
and palm reading starts at 9:30 p.m. at The Pack-
ard Tavern and the Ghoulish Gulp with drink spe-
cials starting at 4 p.m. at the Hamley Steakhouse
& Saloon, followed by live music with Murray’s
Asylum at 9 p.m.
For more information, call any of the estab-
lishments or search Facebook.
DJ and dancing
www.tamastslikt.org
Free/opening day, $10/adults, $9/senior
citizens, $6/youths. Matika Wilbur, a visual
storyteller from the Swinomish and Tulalip
peoples of coastal Washington, has been
traveling and photographing Indian Country
as part of her Project 562. The portraits are
accompanied by written narratives and audio
of the interviews. Runs through Jan. 5.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort
& Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
Brass Fire
•Saturday, Nov. 3; 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.
Night life
Music
Games on the Patio
Brass Fire
•Saturday, Oct. 20; 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 and more.
The Mix
•Saturday, Oct. 20; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort
& Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
Live Music Thursday-Coastlands
•Thursday, Oct. 25; 7-9 p.m. No cover
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton
Jilt
•Friday, Oct. 26; Saturday, Oct. 27; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Resort
& Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. Saturday night features a Hal-
loween party.
Inland Northwest Chorale
•Saturdays; 7 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St.,
Hermiston
Free. Join the fun outside on the patio
or cornhole, Jenga, horseshoes and more.
Then, stick around for trivia inside at 9 p.m.
•Fridays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First St., Herm-
iston
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.
Theater, stage, film &
lectures
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
•Oct. 18-20
•Granada Theatre & HQ, downtown La
Grande
www.eofilmfest.com
$10/individual sessions. Includes 12 film
screening blocks, as well as conversations
with those in the film industry. Also, after-party
events feature music with emerging artists.
“Phantom of the Auction”
•Saturday, Nov. 3; 6:30 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St., Echo
$45/couple, $30/single. An evening of
mystery and intrigue during the murder mys-
tery dinner theater. For tickets, contact info@
snoroadwinery.com or 541-376-0421.
“Medieval Murder Dinner Theatre”
•Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N. Thielsen St.,
Echo
Hot tickets
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St.,
Umatilla
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd Wednesday, 9 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
Wine Wednesday
•Wednesday, Nov. 7, 5-7 p.m.
•The Gathering Place at Bellinger’s, 1823
S. Highway 395, Hermiston
No cover. Features food specials, wine
discounts.
“Seeds of Culture: The Portraits and
Voices of Native American Women”
•Thursday, Nov. 1; 7-9 p.m. No cover
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton
•Third Thursday; 6 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St.,
Hermiston
No cover. Hosts a local brewery offering
tastings and food pairings. Oct. 25: Widmer
Brothers Brewing.
Britnee Kellogg
Trivial Beersuit
•Friday, Nov. 2; Saturday, Nov. 3; 8 p.m.
No cover
Karaoke
Wino Wednesdays
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturday, Oct. 27; 4 p.m.
•Heppner Elementary School, 235 E.
Stansbury St.
www.inlandnorthwestmusicians.com
Free, donations accepted. Program in-
cludes “Twelve Canticles” and “A Festival of
Psalms.” Reception follows.
Live Music Thursday-Tyler Brooks
ton
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main St., Hermis-
•Nov.10-11; 6 p.m., doors open
•Granada Theatre, 221 E. Second St.,
The Dalles
www.granadatheatrethedalles.com
$40/18+. Feast with the queen and king,
but beware of trouble brewing during the
murder mystery dinner theater experience.
No host bar available. (Call 815-993-6585 for
seating preferences).
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Satur-
days, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N.
Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features the latest papercutting art-
work by Pendleton artist Jenny Morgan. Runs
through Oct. 27.
•Monday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
opens Nov. 2
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, near Wild-
horse Resort & Casino.
Wine tasting
Nightmare on Court Street
Halloween Party
•Friday, Oct. 26; 9 p.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant & Lounge, 100 W.
Highway 730, Irrigon
No cover. Dress up for a chance to win
cash prizes.
Pendleton
21-and-older. Eat. Drink. Think. Teams of
2-8 compete in trivia contest with other teams.
Live host and prizes.
Thirsty Thursdays
•Thursdays; 7 p.m. No cover
•Mac’s Bar & Grill, 1400 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
•”Finding Neverland.” Nov. 4, Toyota
Center, Kennewick. Tickets ($37-$82) via www.
ticketmaster.com
•Fleetwood Mac. Nov. 19, Moda Center,
Portland. Tickets ($67-$197) via www.ticket-
master.com
•Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Nov. 24,
Moda Center, Portland. Tickets ($42-$76) via
www.ticketmaster.com
•Jo Koy. Dec. 14, Toyota Center, Kenne-
wick. Tickets ($37-$47) via www.ticketmaster.
com
•Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band.
Feb. 2, Moda Center, Portland. Tickets ($49-
$125+) via www.ticketmaster.com
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Want to get your event listed in our cal-
endar? Send information to community@
eastoregonian.com, or c/o Tammy Malgesini,
333 E. Main Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
Four decades later, ‘Halloween’ slashes again
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
With hollow eyes and sag-
ging cheeks, the flabby white
mask of Michael Myers is hor-
ror’s great blank slate. Project
your fears here, it says. Myers
doesn’t speak. His movements
never rise beyond a deliberate
gait (well, aside from all the
stabbing and strangling). Even
his name is purposefully bland.
Decades after John Carpen-
ter’s slasher landmark, David
Gordon Green has resurrected
the faceless Boogeyman of
“Halloween” and set him loose
on another Halloween night, 40
years later. Time has done little
for Michael’s personality. He is
still a poor conversationalist. (He
hasn’t uttered a word in the inter-
vening decades, says a doctor at
the sanatorium that holds him.)
He is still handy with a knife.
There are no Roman numer-
als in the title of Green’s film,
nor any of those dopey sub-
titles like 1998’s “Hallow-
een H20,” which presumably
delved into the very real fears
of dehydration. As if to draw
closer to the original (and to
ignore the nine sequels and
reboots in between), this “Hal-
loween” has simply taken Car-
penter’s 1978 title. And with
gliding cameras, Carpenter’s
score and original cast mem-
bers Jamie Lee Curtis and
Nick Castle (the man under the
mask), it has tried very hard to
take much more, too.
But while Green’s “Hallow-
een,” which he penned with
Danny McBride and Jeff Frad-
ley, has faithfully adopted much
of what so resonated in Carpen-
ter’s genre-creating film — the
stoic killer, the gruesome execu-
tions, the suburban nightmares
— what makes his “Halloween”
such a thrill is how it deviates
from its long-ago predecessor.
Setting the template for
countless slashers to fol-
low, Carpenter’s film often
reserved its most painful end-
ings for more promiscuous
girls or drug-using teens. As a
grim reaper carrying out a met-
aphorical reckoning, Michael
had questionable biases.
But what Carpenter did do
was equate sex with violence,
a connection that Green has
elaborated on with a more fem-
inist streak. Having survived
the “Babysitter Murders” of 40
years ago, Laurie Strode (a fab-
ulously fierce Jamie Lee Cur-
tis, reprising the role that was
her film debut) is now a self-de-
scribed “twice-divorced bas-
ket case” living in a run-down
house on the outskirts of the
fictional Haddonfield, Illinois.
“Halloween”
★★★☆
R, 105 minutes
Ryan Green/Universal Pictures via AP
Jamie Lee Curtis in a scene from “Halloween,” in the-
aters nationwide on Oct. 19.
She has turned her home into
a training ground and domes-
tic fortification (beneath the
kitchen island is a well-armed
shelter) for the second coming
of Michael she’s always been
sure will happen.
Green, the sometimes bril-
liant, sometimes confound-
ing filmmaker of art-house
indies (“George Washington”),
broader comedies (“Pineapple
Express”) and, more recently, a
few starry studio projects (“Our
Brand Is Crisis”), can’t recreate
the eeriness of Carpenter’s orig-
inal. But he pumps more blood
into the story, both literally and
figuratively. Foggy nights and
gas-station bathrooms turn pre-
dictably gory, more so than the
original. But the scenes that
fall between those foreboding,
twinkling piano notes have far
more warmth and spirit than
you’d expect. You almost wish
Green — easily the most tal-
ented filmmaker in the franchise
since Carpenter — was instead
making something original
here on the same streets, with
the same cast (including the
scene-stealing Miles Robbins)
and none of the skull crushing.
But there are rituals to
observe, and this “Halloween”
lives up to its name.