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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, October 27, 2018 ART G Contributed photo Artist-in-residence to share about print-making MISSION — A painter and mixed-media artist based in Modoc Point, Ka’ila Far- rell-Smith is currently partic- ipating in a 2018 Golden Spot Residency Award at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. Arriving Oct. 21 to the Mission studio, the art- ist-in-residence award allows Oregon-based contempo- rary artists invited to work in a new medium. At the end of her Crow’s Shadow residency, the public is invited for an art- ist talk and studio visit. The free event is Thursday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 48004 Saint Andrew’s Road, Mis- sion. Farrell-Smith will speak at 5:30 p.m. Farrell-Smith’s work engages with inter-tribal native communities, reflecting the mixed and sometimes compli- cated heritage of multi-ethnic and indigenous families liv- ing in a post-colonial world. Her paintings and installations are deeply symbolic and fre- quently abstract, employing dynamic mark-making and textural explorations. She is one of the directors of the Signal Fire artist residency program and is a professor of Indigenous Nations Studies at Portland State University. Far- rell-Smith has attended sev- eral artist residencies, but this is her first at Crow’s Shadow. Her website is www.kailafar- rellsmith.com. A nonprofit organization, formed in 1992, the mission of Crow’s Shadow is to provide educational, social and eco- nomic opportunities for Amer- ican Indians through artistic development. For more infor- mation, contact Nika Blasser at 541-276-3954, nika@ crowsshadow.org or visit www.crowsshadow.org. MUSIC PHS orchestra to present Dracula story PENDLETON — Leading up to Halloween, people can enjoy a live orchestral perfor- mance of a film score to the silent film “Nosferatu.” The musical score is com- posed by the Oregon East Sym- phony conductor Beau Benson, and is presented by the Pendle- ton High School orchestra. The event is Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the high school audito- rium, 1800 N.W. Carden Ave. A setting to the Dracula story, the event is becoming a tradition leading up to Hallow- een. The music and film, said music instructor Emily Muller- Cary, is especially popular this time of year. The performance and film screening serves as a fundraiser to provide travel expenses for orchestra students to attend the Newport Youth Orchestra Fes- tival in April. Admission is by donation. For more information, con- tact Muller-Cary at emily. muller-cary@pendleton.k12. or.us or 541-966-3800. Page 3C A century of adventures in newspapering By STEVE COREY Ka’ila Farrell-Smith, a paint- er and mixed-media artist, is currently participating in print-making residency at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts in Mission. She will discuss her experience during an artist talk Nov. 1. East Oregonian rowing up in Pendleton in the 1950s and ’60s, my universe was defined by school and my friends. What I didn’t realize was that I was living within a protected bubble, so to speak, surrounded by the family of my friend Steve Forrester, a third generation member of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most enduring newspaper families. I did know during high school that Steve had spent a year in Washington, D.C. as a page for Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Maurine Neuberger. I also knew Steve’s father had written my recommendation letters when I applied to college at Yale and Stanford. I knew his parents were good friends of my parents. But I had little idea of the importance of his family to my daily life, to the prosperity of our rural region of the state, and its intentional devotion to the sense of community where I lived. Fast forward, Bill Willingham, a noted historian and PHS classmate closer in time to Steve’s older brother, Mike Forrester, researched and penned “Grit and Ink,” the new book about the same family’s century of adventures in newspapering at the East Oregonian and other papers. With an advance copy of Willingham’s Festivals book in hand, I headed to my study and became fascinated as I turned each page. Here were the answers to my splendid and blissful youth — the rich 100- plus year history of this family. And it wasn’t simply journalism. It was the story of accuracy and authenticity and timing, of sound ethics, of economic prosperity through difficult times, of tackling head-on the changing goalposts with advances in printing and circulation and television and the internet. It was the asset every small town needs — a family bent on delivery of timely and unbiased news and also walking the walk of civic engagement. with authentic food and enter- tainment (541-278-9201). Echo Corn Maze •Tuesday-Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.; Fridays, 2-10 p.m.; Sun- days,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). Schoolhouse Fall Festival •Saturday, Oct. 27, Sunday, Oct. 28; 6-9 p.m. •Old Schoolhouse, 241 S.W. Fourth St., Pilot Rock $4 ($1 off with nonperish- able food donation). Features pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, a mummy wrap, pin the spider on the web and more. Fundraiser for the Pilot Rock Historical Schoolhouse (425-422-5561, janelle@quali- tycustomblinds.com). Fall Release Weekend •Nov. 2-4 •Various wineries in Mil- ton-Freewater, Walla Walla region www.wallawallawine.com Some events free. Cellar doors are open and new re- leases are available for tasting. Celebrate with special pours, winemaker dinners, live music and more. Pendleton Center for the Arts Gala & Auction •Saturday, Nov. 3; 6 p.m. •Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. www.pendletonarts.org $40/member; $75/couple; $45-$80/non-member. Day of the Dead theme gala event Halloween Fun 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 Hallow- een 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 rock ‘n’ roll with Ex- pertease. Wear a costume (no covered faces) to get raffle tickets for a $500 drawing. Midway Halloween Party •Saturday; Oct. 27; 9 p.m. •Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St., Hermiston No cover. Costume con- test, 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 Halloween Trivia •Tuesday, Oct. 30; 6-9 p.m. •Neighbor Dudes., 405 N. First St. Suite 104, Hermiston No cover. Includes free potato bar for those playing. Prizes for best costume and winning team. Being part of a ranching family, I was especially drawn to Willingham’s description of our region’s early agriculture. The community, soon to be named Pendleton, was surrounded by abundant bunch grass and rich soils. Sheep, cattle and wheat were becoming the driving forces for growth of the community. C.S. Jackson and subsequent editors pushed three decades of agricultural advancement. Wheat production in the county nearly would double from 1880 to 1890. Umatilla County reached 323,690 sheep by 1890. And large advances in harvesting and milling techniques would arrive, allowing more land to be tilled. The newspaper commented at the arrival of the combined harvester: “Four men were operating it, and it is drawn by 26 horses ... this labor-saving machine which will revolutionize harvesting in this country.” E.B. Aldrich, grandfather of Mike and Steve Forrester, took over as editor of the East Oregonian in 1908 and maintained a steady keel, pushing for industrial development in our small town, and for the development of irrigation and power from the Columbia River. He also promoted community engagement, helping launch and promote the Pendleton Round-Up. Through the Depression and two WHAT TO DO Art, Museums & Authors “Grit and Ink” •Monday, Oct. 29; 5 p.m. •Heritage Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton www.heritagestationmuse- um.org Free. Historian William F. Willingham participates in a book launch/signing for the publication chronicling the Al- drich-Forrester-Bedford-Brown family ownership of EO Media Group and community journal- ism. Ka’ila Farrell-Smith •Thursday, Nov. 1; 5-7 p.m. •Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, 48004 St Andrews Road, Mission www.crowsshadow.org Free. Artist talk with art- ist-in-residence. “Seeds of Culture: The Portraits and Voices of Native American Women” •Monday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; opens Nov. 2 •Tamástslikt Cultural Insti- tute, near Wildhorse Resort & Casino. 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 Coun- try as part of her Project 562. The portraits are accompanied by written narratives and audio of the interviews. Runs through Jan. 5. “Returning, Invitational Exhibition” •Monday-Fridays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. World Wars, Aldrich reported the news, big and small, with accuracy and fairness. In death, Aldrich was succeeded by his son- in-law, J.W. Forrester, who had the assistance of his wife and sister- in-law, Eleanor Forrester and Amy Bedford. Forrester steered the newspaper through major changes in management and operations. He regularly editorialized for civic improvements — including a new sawmill, a new high school, a new National Guard armory, and more. In recent years, Steve and I have talked about how outside directors function within the board of a family-owned company. I was especially interested to read how Steve made that proposal to the family directors. Perhaps the book’s biggest lesson is the family succession planning, which has added fourth generation members to the board of directors. I encourage you to read “Grit and Ink.” See for yourself the gems of knowledge to be learned from a business family with a successful 100-year track record. As I see it, this family has shown its endurance and adaptability. I believe the Aldrich-Forrester- Bedford-Brown family will be around as a newspaper industry leader for years to come. ■ Steve Corey is a Pendleton lawyer and rancher. •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. papercutting artwork by Pend- leton artist Jenny Morgan. Runs through Oct. 27. “Yellowstone In Winter: Solitude, Struggle, and Surprise” •Saturday, Oct. 27; 4 p.m. •Heppner Elementary School, 235 E. Stansbury St. www.inlandnorthwestmusi- cians.com Free, donations accepted. Program includes “Twelve Canti- cles” and “A Festival of Psalms.” Reception follows. •Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. •Pendleton Art + Frame, 36 S.W. Court Ave. Free. Features work of Pendleton photographer Debbie McIntosh. Runs through Nov. 30. Dia de los Muertos Exhibit •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. In recognition of Na- tional 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. Runs through Nov. 2. New Papercuts •Saturday, Oct. 27, noon-4 p.m. Last day. •Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. www.pendletonarts.org Free. Features the latest Music Inland Northwest Chorale James Dean Kindle •Saturday, Oct. 27; 6 p.m. •Alpine Outpost, 62393 Highway 204, Weston No cover. Local musician performs an autumnal set of country-folk tunes. Jilt •Saturday, Oct. 27; 8 p.m. •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission. No cover. Saturday night fea- tures a Halloween party. Live Music Thursday-Tyler Brooks •Thursday, Nov. 1; 7-9 p.m. No cover •40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton Britnee Kellogg •Friday, Nov. 2; Saturday, Nov. 3; 8 p.m. No cover •Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild- horse 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. PENDLETON Day of the Dead at arts center Arts center seeks photos for altar décor By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian With a theme of Los Dia de los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead, the Pendleton Center for the Arts Gala & Auction will be bright, colorful and energetic. In describing the popular Mex- ican holiday, arts center executive director Roberta Lavadour said it celebrates ancestors, honors friends and family. The celebration, she said, features a vibrant mix of festivities. “We wanted to choose a theme that lent itself to colorful décor and great music,” Lavadour said. “But really, it was the best excuse to have Mireya Gavia de Wolf cook amazing traditional food.” There’s no hiding Lavadour’s excitement about Wolf’s involve- ment with the event. The Pendleton woman, who was born and raised in Guanajuato, Mexico, has first-hand experience with the art and culture of what is said to be one Mexico’s most beautiful cities. The Gala & Auction is Satur- day, Nov. 3 at the arts center, 214 N. Main St. Hors d’oeuvres and the silent auction begins at 6 p.m. A live auction starts at 7:45 p.m., followed by authentic Mexican music. Tick- ets for members are $40 each or $75 for a couple. The nonmember prices are $45 and $85, respectively. Rec- ommended attire is anything from casual to dress wear, including tradi- tional Mexican accessories and elab- Contributed photo Mireya Gavia de Wolf and her husband, Michael, visit her home- town of Guanajuato, Mexico. Known for her culinary skills and ar- tistic talents, Wolf is assisting with the Pendleton Center for the Arts Gala & Auction. The Nov. 3 event’s theme is Day of the Dead/ Dia de los Muertos. Contributed photo Pendleton resident Mireya Gavia de Wolf draws inspira- tion from her hometown of Guanajuato, Mexico, while assisting with the Pendleton Center for the Arts Gala & Auc- tion. Featuring the theme Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muer- tos, the event is Nov. 3. orate Day of the Dead makeup and costumes. Wolf, who serves on the art cen- ter’s board and the city’s arts com- mission, is known for her culinary skills, which Lavadour refers to as “legendary.” Wolf’s donations to previous auctions of dinner parties in her home for six guests have been highly prized. To tie in with the Day of the Dead theme, Wolf is assisting arts center staff in creating a large traditional ofrenda, or altar. Ofrendas are made to remember and honor deceased loved ones and ancestors. They fea- ture a range of colorful, festive flow- ers, foods and decoration, includ- ing pictures. Anyone can submit a loved one’s photo to be included in the display. Drop off a small framed image prior to Friday, Nov. 2 at the arts center. Items for bid include vacation getaways, outdoor adventures and foodie delights, Lavadour said. Art- work by local favorites and gift cer- tificates from Pendleton’s restau- rants and businesses also are on the auction block. Also, a featured item in the live auction is the original “Blue Heron” painting that launched Hiroko Cannon’s successful line of high-quality reproductions about 10 years ago. “Hiroko wanted us to have this original work because it’s very spe- cial to her, and she hopes that it will be to auction-goers as well,” Lava- dour said. Held every other year, the Gala & Auction raises money that supports free art and music programming, including the popular Rock & Roll Camp for teens. The event, Lavadour said, is essential to the fiscal stability of the nonprofit organization. Foundation grants are often spe- cifically restricted from paying for lights, heat, maintenance, staff sal- aries and other “nuts and bolts expenses,” Lavadour explained. Also, many program grants require matching dollars from the local community. “The Gala Auction helps us raise those important funds while hav- ing a great party in the process,” she added. For more information or to reserve tickets, visit www.pendlet- onarts.org or call 541-278-9201.
