COMMUNITY
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
East Oregonian
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Walla Walla VA hosts Pride
Month event
EO File Photo
Members of Girl Scout Troop 50117 ride on a fl oat during a past Umatilla Landing Days pa-
rade. This year’s parade is Saturday morning followed by activities at Umatilla Marina Park.
Umatilla Landing Days event
crescendos with music, fi reworks
2-day event kicks
off Friday night at
marina park
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
UMATILLA
—
Renewed interest and
energy is rejuvenating the
excitement for Umatilla’s
signature summer event.
Kacie Evans, executive
coordinator at the Umatilla
Chamber of Commerce &
Visitor Center, is amped
up for this year’s Uma-
tilla Landing Days celebra-
tion. The committee, Evans
said, reeled in additional
help and she’s anticipating
a great weekend with park
activities, music and enter-
tainment and a gigantic
fi reworks show.
“The city of Umatilla
has been a phenomenal
support for Landing Days
this year,” Evans said. “I’m
really excited because it’s
going to be a great family
event.”
Landing Days kicks
off Friday evening from
5-10 p.m. at the Umatilla
Marina and RV Park, 1710
Quincy Ave. A beer garden
and live entertainment will
tune up the crowd.
The musical acts include
Grupo Viajero, a local
Latino band, and Krome,
a Yakima-based group
that performs classic rock,
1970s pop and rhythm &
blues. While the evening
event is geared more toward
adults, all ages are wel-
come, Evans said. Also, she
said a coffee vendor will
provide an extra jolt.
Saturday gets rolling
at 10 a.m. with the annual
Landing Days parade. Peo-
ple who haven’t registered
can check-in before the
9:15 a.m. line-up on L and
Seventh streets. Ribbons
will be awarded to the top
three entries.
After the parade (approx-
imately 11 a.m.), the cele-
bration moves to Umatilla
Marina Park. There is no
entry fee, however, there is
a $5 parking charge. Money
collected goes to the fi re-
works fund.
And the fi reworks show,
Evans said, should be a
blast.
“It’s always been big,”
she said. “But it’s going
to be bigger and better
because we’ve really upped
the ante on it this year.”
Activities leading up to
the spectacular show over
the Columbia River also
will be a blast, Evans said.
Everything is super-sized
this year — with 50-60 ven-
dors already gearing up to
serve food and drinks, sell
their wares and offer games
and activities, including
a rock climbing wall and
KnockerBall.
During the day, stage
entertainment includes a
number of area acts show-
ing off their talents. With
all the sizzling hot fun, kids
will have a place to cool
down with a huge variety of
water attractions.
The evening entertain-
ment warms up with Grupo
Viajero, followed by Tres-
passer, a long-running
country and rock band from
the Tri-Cities. The night
crescendos with Leah Jus-
tine, a sassy and soulful
singer. Justine is said to
possess a fl air for colorful
stories that complements
her country and Southern
rock roots.
For more information
or to register as a vendor
($40), call 541-922-4825,
visit www.umatillaorcham-
ber.org or search Facebook.
———
Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
WALLA WALLA — As part of Pride
Month, the Walla Walla Veterans Admin-
istration Medical Center is hosting an
open mic event.
With a theme of “Connect — Unite
— Embrace,” people are invited to
share something that’s special to them
— whether it’s poetry, music or spo-
ken word. The free event is Friday from
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in in the the-
ater building at Jonathan M. Wainwright
Memorial VA Medical Center, 77 Wain-
wright Drive, Walla Walla. Light snacks
will be provided.
In its third year, the event was created
to provide support to lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual and transgender veterans. The event
is open to the public — both participants
and spectators. Those interested in shar-
ing during the open mic are asked to reg-
ister in advance. For more information,
contact Linda Wondra at 509-525-5200,
509-386-1117 or linda.wondra@va.gov.
The Oregon Folklife Network is a divi-
sion of the University of Oregon’s Museum
of Natural and Cultural History. For more
information, contact Riki Saltzman at
riki@uoregon.edu, 541-346-3820 or visit
https://ofn.uoregon.edu.
Cultural coalition fi res up
the barbie
HERMISTON — The community is
invited to a barbecue sponsored by the
Hermiston Cultural Awareness Coalition.
Held to commemorate the Celebration
of Juneteenth, the event is Sunday from
6-8 p.m. at Greenwood Park, 80 E. Beech
Ave., Hermiston. Juneteenth is an annual
festival that highlights the end of slavery
in Texas on June 19, 1865. The meal fea-
tures hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad,
soda and water.
For more information, contact John
Carbage at 541-701-7073 or Virginia
Rome at vgarciarome@gmail.com or
541-720-6895.
Folklife group offers free
cultural programs
Parkinson’s group expands
outreach services
EUGENE — The Oregon Folklife
Network has teamed up with several arts,
culture, and heritage organizations to
present Culture Fest 2019. Several of the
programs are taking place at Eastern Ore-
gon venues:
• Saturday, June 22: Rick DeFerrari
and Andrew Beckham present “Barrel
and Vessel: The Art of Aging Wine,” at
Crossroads Carnegie, 2020 Auburn Ave.,
Baker City. In addition to providing infor-
mation, the event includes demonstra-
tions from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m.
(www.crossroads-arts.org).
• Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Tradition Keepers Folklife Festi-
val at Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676
S.W. Fifth Ave., Ontario. The daylong
event celebrates traditional arts and cul-
ture, including cowboy poetry, silver-
smithing, rawhide braiding, Japanese
taiko drumming and Paiute basketry, cra-
dleboard making and powwow dancing.
Festival coincides with new exhibit open-
ing, “Buckaroo and Ranching Folklife
of the Four Rivers Region.” (www.4rcc.
com).
• Saturday, July 13 from 10:30 a.m. to
noon at Art Center East, 1006 Penn Ave.,
La Grande. A vibrant West African per-
formance with drumming, dancing and
singing. The interactive event offers audi-
ence members a chance to try handmade
instruments and learn traditional call and
response songs.
PENDLETON
—
Parkinson’s
Resources of Oregon is expanding its
access to services and education by
launching special programs across the
region.
As part of the effort, Dr. Delaram
Safarpour of the Parkinson’s program
at Oregon Health & Science Univer-
sity is making a presentation in Pendle-
ton. The free event is Tuesday, June 25
from 3-4:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton. People planning to attend are
asked to register at www.eventbrite.com
or by calling 1-800-426-6806.
Safarpour will speak on the topic “The
Basics and Beyond,” providing infor-
mation on how Parkinson’s disease is
diagnosed and what the common symp-
toms are. In addition, she’ll offer insight
regarding current best practices for thera-
peutic treatments.
Other upcoming lectures as part of the
project include “Living Well with Par-
kinson’s” and a discussion of current and
promising research that is underway. The
outreach effort also includes grant fund-
ing for new exercise classes, support
group development and personal sup-
port for individuals living with Parkin-
son’s disease. Additional details will be
announced.
For more about Parkinson’s Resources
of Oregon, contact info@parkinsonsre-
sources.org, 503-594-0901 or visit www.
parkinsonsresources.org.
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