ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, February 23, 2019
East Oregonian
MOVIE REVIEW
Brothers bring alternative
Americana to arts center
Sweet swan song for ‘How
to Train Your Dragon’ series
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
East Oregonian
A Portland-based duo
known for their harmonies,
storytelling and infectious
melodies will take the stage
at Pendleton Center for the
Arts.
The Talbott Brothers
feature brothers, Nick and
Tyler. Born and raised in
Imperial, a small town in
southwestern
Nebraska,
they began writing and
performing together in the
summer of 2012 before relo-
cating to Portland. Their
Americana music features
an alternative blend of folk,
rock and blues.
The duo will perform Fri-
day, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the
arts center, 214 N. Main St.,
Pendleton. Tickets are $10.
In their latest full-length
release, “Gray,” The Tal-
bott Brothers illustrate the
tension between confl ict-
ing relationships and the
various trials of the human
condition.
“Equal parts optimistic
and captivating, inspiring
and hopeful,” is how Ear to
the Ground Music describes
it. “It’s nostalgic and a bit of
gospel. There’s not a single
‘skip’ track on the album.”
Following the release,
the brothers made their
debut at Portland’s KINK
FM’s Skype Live Studio,
embarked on a national
headlining tour and shared
the stage with artists such as
Johnnyswim, ZZ Ward and
Dead Horses.
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The Talbott Brothers, a Portland-based duo, will bring their special blend of Americana mu-
sic to Pendleton Center for the Arts. Tickets are now on sale for the March 8 show.
In addition to hav-
ing their music featured in
national campaigns such as
the Buckle and Tennessee
Tourism, the duo is endorsed
by Elixir Strings and have
joined forces with Senn-
heiser for product show-
case videos and annual per-
formances at The NAMM
Show (National Associa-
tion of Music Merchants)
in Anaheim, California.
After playing more than 500
shows and independently
releasing three albums,
The Talbott Brothers’ deep-
rooted passion and growing
fanbase continues to drive
them full steam ahead.
The Pendleton show is
part of a two-month, 12-state
tour that begins in Michigan
and ends in Seattle, with a
detour for an event in the
Hawaiian Islands. Cuts from
their latest album can be
heard on Spotify and Apple
Music or at www.smarturl.
it/TBrosGray.
Tickets are available at
www.pendletonarts.org or
by calling 541-278-9201. For
more about the duo, visit
www.thetalbottbrothers.
com.
Born in the 3-D land
rush, “How to Train Your
Dragon” has never quite
shrugged off the bland cor-
porate sheen attached to it
from the start. But almost
a decade since taking fl ight
in 2010, these movies have
made up for their lack of
fi re with enough sincerity
and genuine sense of won-
der to sustain a mild but
moving trilogy.
“How to Train Your
Dragon: The Hidden
World” brings the fran-
chise to a close with an
affectionate chapter that
continues the adven-
tures of the Viking boy-
turned-chief Hiccup (Jay
Baruchel) and his faithful
dragon Toothless, a sleek,
black kind of dragon
called a Night Fury (not
to be confused with an
evening-time presidential
tweet storm).
In
“The
Hidden
World,” the dragon utopia
that Hiccup has built on
the Island of Berk, where
Vikings once feared and
fought dragons, comes
under threat from a das-
tardly dragon hunter
named
Grimmel
the
Grisly (F. Murray Abra-
ham) whose toothy grin
resembles a moonlighting
vampire with violently ret-
rograde policies on dragon
coexistence.
There are two compel-
ling parts of “The Hid-
den World” that validate
it. The fi rst is the courting
scene between Toothless
and another white (and
presumably female) Night
Fury who turns up just
as Grimmel does. They
swoop and swoon through
the sky, gliding in the glow
of the Northern Lights like
a dragon version of “La La
Land.”
The second is the fi lm’s
terrifi c coda, which leaps
years forward and adds a
wider, wistful and more
grown-up dimension to
what has always been, at
its heart, a boy-and-his-
dog story, just with wings.
“How To Train You
Dragon” has done a lot of
things right along the way.
It brought in cinematogra-
pher extraordinaire Roger
Deakins to add to the
rich Nordic atmospherics.
(Deakins remains cred-
ited as a visual consultant
in “The Hidden World.”)
And the series deserves
credit, too, for building
a story — adapted from
Cressida Cowell’s books
— around two unimpeded
protagonists (Hiccup and
Toothless) with prosthetic
appendages.
Without much to draw
on from the surrounding
characters (voices include
America Ferrera, Jonah
Hill and T.J. Miller), “How
To Train Your Dragon” has
always been predicated on
that central twosome and
the laudable lesson that ani-
mals, even fi re-breathing
ones, aren’t our enemies
unless we make them so.
WHAT TO DO
FESTIVALS
Hearts in Motion
•Saturday, Feb. 23; 11 a.m.; grand
entry, 11:45 a.m.
•Warburg Court, Pendleton High
School, 1800 N.W. Carden Ave.
$10, free/5 and under. Rhythmic
Mode, the PHS dance team, hosts com-
petition, which also serves as a team
fundraiser. Nearly two dozen school
and club teams from across the region
will perform. Concessions available for
purchase.
A Country Music Experience
•Saturday, March 2; 5:30 p.m.
•Let’er Buck Room at the Pendleton
Round-Up Grounds, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave.
www.eventbrite.com
$40. The Woolery Project features
Jodi harms and the Harms Way band, a
chuckwagon dinner and a no-host bar.
Live music for listening and dancing.
Red to Red XC MTB Race
•Saturday, March 2; 11 a.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St.,
Echo
www.echored2redxc.com
No spectator fee. $40-$45/race
entry ($50 after Feb. 25). Food, drinks
and music available Friday, March 1
from 5-9 p.m. during race registration.
Activities in downtown Echo during
the race. Awards/raffl e at approxi-
mately 3:30 p.m.
Beer MaXfest 2019
•Friday, March 8, 6-10 p.m.; Satur-
day, March 9; 411 p.m.
•Maxwell Siding Pavilion., 255 N.
First St., Hermiston
www.hermistonbrewingcompany.
com
VIP & general tickets/TBA. Craft
beer festival in celebration of the grand
opening of Maxwell Siding Pavilion.
Features craft brews, music, food and
friends. (Call 541-289-7415 or stop by
Nookie’s/Hermiston Brewing Co., 125
N. First St.).
ART, MUSEUMS & AUTHORS
“On the Tip of my Tongue”
•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. Features the collage artwork
of Cory Peeke, professor of art at East-
ern Oregon University and director of
Nightingale Gallery. Also, latest work
by Emily Taylor Cress is displayed in the
Lorenzen Board Room Gallery. Runs
through March 2.
“ArtWORKZ Junior Art Show &
Competition”
•Monday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, near
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/seniors, $7/youths
& students. Youths through age 18
compete for awards. Awards presen-
tation is March 9 at 1 p.m. Exhibit runs
through March 30.
“History in Photos from Wallowa
County”
•Monday through Saturdays;
noon-4 p.m.
•Josephy Center for Arts and Cul-
ture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph
www.josephy.org
Free. Highlights historical pho-
tos and photographers in Wallowa
MAGICIANS TO PERFORM
ILLUSIONS AT WILDHORSE
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Tickets are now on sale for ‘Masters of Illusion.” The 21-and-older show is March 16 at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino.
M
ISSION — A performance starring
award-winning magicians who wow
audiences with modern illusions
and arts of deception is coming to Wildhorse
Resort & Casino.
“Masters of Illusion,” from the hit CW
television show, is taking the stage Saturday,
March 16 in the Rivers Event Center, located
County. Runs through Feb. 25.
“How it Looks on Paper”
•Monday-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
•Thursday, March 14; 4:30-6:30 p.m.,
artist reception
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton.
Free. Features the work of Marie
Noorani, who both creates and
destroys as she takes apart and reas-
sembles each piece. Gallery also open
by appointment by calling 541-278-
5952. Runs through March 14.
MUSIC
Inland Northwest Orchestra
•Saturday, Feb. 23; 4 p.m.
•Seventh-day Adventist Church,
1401 S.W. Goodwin Place, Pendleton
www.inlandnorthwestmusicians.
com
Free, donations accepted. Features
Alice Massey of Pendleton as the fea-
tured soloist for “Concerto No. 1 for
Violin and Orchestra. Op 26” by Max
Bruch. Program also includes Felix
Mendelssohn’s “The Hebrides Over-
ture, Op 26,” aka “Fingal’s Cave,” and
“Water Music Suite” by George Frideric
Handel.
Megs McLean
•Saturday, Feb. 23; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216,
Mission.
Sum People
•Thursday, Feb. 28; 7-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton
No cover. Hey mon, the La Grande-
based band plays reggae, rock and ska.
Expertease
•Friday, March 1; Saturday, March 2;
8 p.m. No cover
off Interstate 84, Exit 216, Mission. A no-host
bar will be available.
Tickets for the 21-and-older show are $49-
$69 and can be purchased via the Wildhorse
Gift Shop or www.wildhorseresort.com.
Veterans and active military personnel can
receive a 20 percent discount for up to four
tickets when buying at the gift shop.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216,
Mission.
Mise with Monica
•Wednesday, March 6; 7 p.m. No
cover, all ages
•Great Pacifi c Wine & Coff ee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
Austin Lindstrom Live!
•Friday, March 8; 6:30 p.m. No cover.
•Nookie’s/Hermiston Brewing Co.,
125 N. First St., Hermiston
No cover. The 2011 Pendleton High
School graduate traded in his spurs for
a guitar. The former steer wrestler and
tie-down roper plays solo shows and
with the band Wheatlanders.
Jeff Crosby and the Refugees
•Friday, March 8; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacifi c Wine & Coff ee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. Nashville-dwell-
ing Americana artist Jeff Crosby has
picked up some recent songwriting
awards and is riding the wave from his
most recent release “Postcards from
Magdalena.”
Talbott Brothers
•Friday, March 8; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214
N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
$10. Portland-based duo known for
their harmonies, storytelling and infec-
tious melodies. (541-278-9201).
The Mix
•Friday, March 8; Saturday, March 9;
8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216,
Mission.
Tylor & the Train Robbers
•Thursday, March 7; 7 p.m. No cover.
•Ten Depot Station, 10 Depot St., La
Grande
•Friday, March 8; 9 p.m.
C3
•Hamley Steakhouse & Saloon, 8
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
•Monday, March 11; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacifi c Wine & Coff ee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Boise-based band featur-
ing Helix native Tylor Ketchum playing
Americana folk with country grit. Pro-
moting their upcoming release “Best
of the Worst Kind.”
NIGHT LIFE
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth St.,
Umatilla
Mardi Gras Masquerade Party
•Saturday, March 2; 9 p.m. No cover.
•The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar &
Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
Saturday Night Trivia
•Saturdays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N. First St.,
Hermiston
Free. Show what you know for fun
and prizes.
Karaoke Party
•Wednesdays & Thursdays; 9 p.m.
No cover.
•The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar &
Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
Wino Wednesdays
•Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N. Thielsen
St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd Wednesday, 9 p.m.-mid-
night. No cover.
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton
Wine Wednesday
•Wednesday, Feb. 27, 5-7 p.m.
•The Gathering Place at Bellinger’s,
1823 S. Highway 395, Hermiston
No cover. Features tasting and
music.
LOL Comedy Jam
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit 216,
Mission.
No cover. Feb. 28: Monica Nevi,
Mike Coletta
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, mixol-
ogy and music.
THEATER, STAGE, FILM &
LECTURES
“Godspell”
•Feb. 22-23, Feb. 28 and March 1;
7:30 p.m.
•Sundays, Feb. 24 and March 3;
2 p.m.
•Sunday, March 3; 6:30 p.m.
•BMCC Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton
www.cctpendleton.com
$15/adults, $10/students & chil-
dren over 3. College Community The-
atre presents the popular musical,
which features modern-day reenact-
ments of biblical parables. (Box offi ce
541-278-5953)
Sensory Friendly Movie
•Saturday, March 2; 10:30 a.m.
•Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema, 355
W. Theater Lane
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arcofumatillacounty
$5.50. In conjunction with The
Arc Umatilla County, sensory-friendly
screenings with lights up a little and
volume down. Doors open at 10 a.m.
“How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden
World.”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
•Friday, March 15, 7:15 p.m.; Satur-
day, March 16; 2:15 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$3/person. Children must be
accompanied by an adult. View movie
and receive free bag of popcorn
with admission. Water is available for
purchase.
HOT TICKETS
•Masters of Illusion. (March 16,
$49-$69), at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Buy tickets for the 21-and-older show
via the Wildhorse Gift Shop (20 percent
off for military personnel) or www.wild-
horseresort.com
•Midget Wrestling Entertain-
ment. (March 30, $20-$40), at The
Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill, Herm-
iston. Buy tickets for the 21-and-older
show at the bar or via https://thepheas-
ant.ticketleap.com (541-567-3022).