ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, June 22, 2019
East Oregonian
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OK Theatre stages centennial birthday party Coyote Joe
shares stories
in song
Tickets still available
for July 12-13 event
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
ENTERPRISE — Wallowa
County’s historic OK Theatre
is turning 100 this year and
owners Darrell and Christy
Brann are gearing up for a big
bash.
“The theater has long been
the heart of Enterprise’s down-
town and we want to cele-
brate its birthday with fantastic
music and a really fun weekend
for locals and visitors alike,”
Darrell Brann said.
Featuring a Mardi Gras
theme, the extravaganza begins
Friday, July 12 from 5-7 p.m.
with a community dinner
table stretching down Main
Street — the theater is located
at 208 W. Main St., Enter-
prise. It’s followed by a melo-
drama (7-9 p.m.) performed by
Lisa Closners’s Merry Heart
Theatre with a cast of local
performers.
The following day — Sat-
urday, July 13 — donuts from
Vali’s
Alpine
Restaurant
will be served in the theater
(10 a.m.) while film curator
Dennis Nyback shows classic
cartoons and vintage movies.
At noon, music cranks up on
an outdoor stage on the corner
of Main and Second streets —
continuing until 10 p.m.
Headlining the event is
rhythm & blues musician Jon
Cleary. The British-born musi-
cian has lived and become a
part of the New Orleans culture
for more than 20 years. His
band, The Absolute Monster
Gentlemen, won a Grammy
for Best Regional Roots Music
Album in 2016.
Also, Grammy winner Dom
Flemons, formerly of the Car-
olina Chocolate Drops, returns
with music from his latest
album. “Black Cowboy” is a
tribute to the African Ameri-
cans of the frontier West. Oth-
ers featured in the lineup are
Ural Thomas and the Pain,
a rhythm & blues band from
Portland; the Caleb Klauder
Band, which brings its alt
country sound to the stage;
and Enterprise’s Bart Budwig
Band, who play everything
from folk and funk to rock and
country.
Contributed photo by Danielle Moir
Jon Cleary is the headliner during the July 13 OK Theatre 100th birthday celebration in Enterprise. The
British-born musician, who lives in New Orleans, won a Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album
in 2016 with his band, The Absolute Monster Gentlemen.
BAKER CITY — Tall tales and stories
of the American West, cowboys and trouba-
dours are featured as Coyote Joe appears at
the Powder River Music Review.
“The music I play and sing comes from
my heart, and when I sing a song I like to try
to paint a picture, one you can see through
closed eyes while you listen to my music,”
he said.
The event is Sunday, June 23 from
4-5:30 p.m. in the Powder River Pavilion
at Geiser-Pollman Park, 1723 Madison St.,
Baker City. There is no set admission fee but
to help support the summer series, people
are encouraged to make a donation. Those
who give $5 receive a raffle ticket for a door
prize.
The Powder River Music Review fea-
tures live performers each Sunday through
the summer. The June 30 show brings Brady
Goss to the stage. The keyboard wizard
grew up in Wallowa County.
For information about upcoming per-
formances, visit www.facebook.com/Pow-
derRiverMusicReview. For questions,
contact bakercityevents1@gmail.com or
541-519-5653.
Downtown
Hermiston
rolls out Cork
& Barrel
Contributed photo
Bart Budwig, the OK Theatre’s manager and sound engineer, will
perform with his band during the theater’s July 13 birthday cele-
bration in Enterprise.
Dom Flemons returns to Enter-
prise to perform during the OK
Theatre’s 100-year celebration
party.
The Branns are both musi-
cians and music lovers, which is
one reason why they’ve brought
a number of Grammy winning
artists to the theater over the past
five years. In addition to creating
a buzz locally, the top-notch per-
formers have put the venue on
the map. Also, Budwig, the the-
ater’s manager and sound engi-
neer, began recording albums in
the theater for a variety of bands
and musicians. Building on that
success, he started his own label,
a family pass (entry for parents
and their children ages 13 and
under). Tickets are available at
www.eventbrite.com or www.
theoldok.com.
For
more
information,
search Facebook or contact
at oktheater1@gmail.com or
541-263-0941.
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Contact Community Edi-
tor Tammy Malgesini at tmal-
gesini@eastoregonian.com or
541-564-4539
Photo contributed by Pete Ionian
OK Records, earlier this year.
The birthday celebration
includes a street fair with food
vendors organized by Wallowa
Slow Foods. Also, wine and
Terminal Gravity beer will be
served in Enterprise’s Warde
Park.
The Friday night dinner and
show costs $50 per person, with
ticket sales closing Monday, July
1. Tickets for the Saturday cel-
ebration featuring eight musi-
cal acts, are $25 each or $50 for
HERMISTON — Highlighting locally
sourced craft brews, wines and appetizers,
the Hermiston Downtown District is rolling
out the inaugural Cork & Barrel event
Open to adults 21-and-older, it features
beer and wine tasting and live music. Cork
& Barrel is Saturday, June 29 from 5:30-
10 p.m. It will take place on Hermiston’s
festival street, located at East Main & Sec-
ond streets. Advance tickets are $20 and
those bought at the gate are $25.
Live entertainment is provided by the
Black Dolly Band. The group includes for-
mer Hermiston resident Frazer Wambeke
and Luke Basile, formerly of Heppner,
who join other talented musicians from the
Pacific Northwest. They are said to play
“soulful jams and smooth grooves.”
Tickets for the event are available at
Hermiston Parks & Recreation, 415 S. High-
way 395; the Hermiston Chamber of Com-
merce, 1055 S. Highway 395, Suite 111; or
Lucky Endz Gifts, 239 E. Main St. For more
information, visit www.facebook.com/
Hermistondowntown or call 541-667-5026.
WHAT TO DO
FESTIVALS
Umatilla Landing Days
•Saturday,
June
22,
10 a.m.-11 p.m.
•Umatilla Marina Park
www.umatillaorchamber.org
Free admission. Friday fea-
tures beer garden and music
with Krome. Saturday kicks off
with parade (10 a.m., downtown),
3-on-3 basketball, park activities
at noon with live entertainment,
food & vendor booths. Evening
music with Trespasser and Leah
Justine with a fireworks show at
dusk (541-922-4825).
Wild West Beerfest
•Saturday, June 22; noon-9 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton
www.wildwestbeerfest.org
$15-$20/entry, includes com-
memorative mug, beer tokens,
$1/additional tokens. Benefits
Pendleton Parks & Recreation
youth scholarship program. Fea-
tures DJ music, live entertainment
(headliner Whisky Creek Band,
6-9 p.m.), food booths and lots of
beer.
Jackalope Jamboree
•Saturday,
June
29,
11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
•Happy
Canyon
Arena,
Pendleton
www.jackalopejamboree.com
$35-$100/Saturday; free/Friday
Pre-Jambo-Ree Party at 8 p.m. (all
ages) at Great Pacific Wine & Cof-
fee Co, 403 S. Main St.
Hodaka Days
•June 27-30
•various venues in Athena &
Weston
www.hodakaclub.org
Festival for Hodaka enthusi-
asts. Features, trail ride, poker
run, races, vender booths, parade,
swap meet, bike show and
camping.
Cork & Barrel
•Saturday, June 29; 5:30-10 p.m.
•Hermiston festival street, East
Main & Second streets
www.facebook.com/
Hermistondowntown
$20/advance, $25/gate. Fea-
tures wine and beer tasting, appe-
tizers music and dancing with
Black Dolly Band, featuring Frazer
Wambeke. Food available for pur-
chase (tickets at Hermiston Parks
& Recreation, Hermiston Chamber
of Commerce or Lucky Endz Gifts).
OK Theatre 100th birthday
celebration
•Friday, July 12; 5-9 p.m.; Satur-
day, July 13; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
•in/around theater, 208 W.
Main St., Enterprise
www.theoldok.com
$50/Friday dinner/show (must
be purchased by July 1); $25/Sat-
urday or $50/family pass.Mardi
Gras theme celebration features
food, melodrama, movies, live
music, with headliner Jon Cleary.
ART, MUSEUMS & AUTHORS
”The Return”
•Saturday, June 22; 2-6 p.m.
•Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph
www.josephy.org
Free. Doug Hyde’s granite and
bronze Nez Perce sculpture instal-
lation event features drummers,
singers, speakers, and a salmon
feed (4 p.m.) The center’s regular
hours are Monday-Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Hot & Cold Wax: Fad or
Factual”
•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 encaus-
tic and cold wax work of Walla
Walla artist Dianna Woolley. Runs
through June 29.
Nixyaawii
Community
School Printmaking Exhibition
•Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Crow’s Shadow Institute of
the Arts, 48004 St Andrews Road,
Mission
www.crowsshadow.org
Free. Showcased prints pro-
duced by student artists under
the direction of Judith Baumann,
Crow’s Shadow master printer.
Runs through June 28.
“Inspired By The Collection”
•Monday-Thursdays;
10
a.m-8 p.m.,
Friday-Saturdays;
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Pendleton Public Library, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave.
www.pendletonlibrary.weebly.
com
Free. Features 12 local artists
drawing inspiration from items in
library’s collection. Runs through
June 27.
“Savages and Princesses:
The Persistence of Native Amer-
ican Stereotypes”
•Friday, July 5, free exhibit
opening
•Monday-Saturdays,
10 a.m.-5 p.m., regular hours
•Tamástslikt Cultural Institute,
near Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citizens,
$6/youths. Features the art-
work of 13 contemporary Native
American artists — whether
using humor, subtlety or irony,
the exhibit is fiercely honest.
Exhibit runs July 5 through Oct.
19.
MUSIC
Live from the Leslie
•Saturday, June 22; 8 p.m.
•The Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St.,
Pendleton
www.brownpapertickets.com
$10/advance, $12/door. Fea-
tures Canadian country crooner
Petunia & the Vipers. Open-
ing set is James Dean Kindle’s
Hyper-Modern Country Quartet.
Stag Bar opens at 6 p.m., concert
doors open at 7 p.m.
Guy Johnson Band
•Saturday, June 22; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Azetatos
•Monday, June 24; 7 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or lawn
chair and enjoy the sounds of
Latino rock. Food available for
purchase.
Marlin James
•Friday, June 28; Saturday,
June 29; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Cale Moon
•Saturday, June 29; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Nashville recording
artist who has played through-
out the region and beyond. Hail-
ing from the Tri-Cities, several
years ago Moon’s family pur-
chased an RV and hit the road —
and he’s still tearing up the high-
ways and byways, strumming
along the way.
Music in the Parks-98% Angels
•Monday, July 1; 7 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. Features local duo per-
forming 1930s standards, Big Band
swing music, hits of the ’50s and
’60s and popular contemporary
and country tunes. Bring a blanket
or lawn chair.
Sama Dams
•Tuesday, July 16; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co.,
403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. Sam and Lisa
Adams and bandmates offer up
rhythmic jazz and indie rock.
NIGHT LIFE
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501 Sixth
St., Umatilla
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. Thiel-
sen St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd
Wednesday,
9 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
Wine Tasting
•Thursday, July 11; 5-7 p.m.
•The Gathering Place at Bell-
inger’s, 1823 S. Highway 395,
Hermiston
No cover. Features tasting from
a regional winery.
THEATER, STAGE,
FILM & LECTURES
Free Summer Movies for Kids!
•Wednesdays & Thursdays;
9:15 a.m.
•Hermiston Stadium 8 Cinema,
355 W. Theater Lane
www.facebook.com
Free. Parents w/their children
also free. Movies start as rooms fill;
with last start time at 10 a.m. Sen-
sory-friendly showing at 10:15 a.m.
(Presented by Advanced Pediat-
ric Dentistry of Hermiston June
12-Aug. 22). June 26-27: “Spirit:
Stallion of the Cimarron,” July 3-4:
“Peter Rabbit”
First Draft Writers’ Series
•Thursday, July 18; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features headliner Apricot
Anderson Irving, an Oregon Book
Club winner. Concludes with short
open mic sessions for audience
members.
HOT TICKETS
•Jackalope Jamboree: (Amer-
ican Aquarium, Shane Smith &
the Saints, Carson McHone, Tylor
& The Train Robbers and more)
June 29, Happy Canyon Arena.
Tickets ($35-$100+) via www.jacka-
lopejamboree.com
•Pendleton Whisky Music
Fest: (Post Malone) July 13, Pend-
leton Round-Up Grounds. Tickets
($99-$195) via www.pendletonwhis-
kymusicfest.com
•Wildhorse concerts: Paquita
la del Barrio (21+ July 26, $49-
$139), En Vogue featuring Tony!
Toni! Tone! (Ages 18+ July 27, $39-
$99) at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Tickets via Wildhorse Gift Shop or
www.wildhorseresort.com
•Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo,
Melissa Etheridge: 40th anniver-
sary tour (July 29), Toyota Center,
Kennewick. Tickets ($64-$222+) via
www.ticketmaster.com
•Umatilla County Fair main
stage performers Tracy Byrd (Aug.
6); Jackson Michelson (Aug. 7);
The Georgia Satellites (Aug. 8);
Latino Night-bands TBA (Aug. 9);
Sugar Ray (Aug. 10) (free/general
admission, $12/reserved, $20/pre-
mium) www.umatillacountyfair.net
(541-567-6121).
•Wheatstock Music Festival.
(Reckless Kelly, headliner) Aug.
17, Quantum 9 Arena, Helix). Early
bird tickets ($20) via www.wheat-
stock.org
•Round-Up Happy Canyon
Kick-off Concert: (Trace Adkins)
Sept. 9, Happy Canyon Arena. Tick-
ets ($46 to $150) via www.pendle-
tonroundup.com
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Want to get your event listed in
our calendar? Send information to
community@eastoregonian.com,
or c/o Tammy Malgesini, 333 E.
Main Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838.