ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, July 20, 2019
East Oregonian
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Wednesdays in the Park showcases local, regional and national music
Free weekly shows
kick off July 24
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — People are
encouraged to tune in with a vari-
ety of genres as Wednesdays in the
Park kicks off its fifth season.
The lineup features local,
regional and national music
acts, including Will West & The
Friendly Strangers (July 24), Lau-
ren Morrow (July 31), Oregon East
Symphony String Quartet & The
Pendleton Brass Quintet (Aug.
7), Anita Lee & The Handsome
3 (Aug. 14), and closing out the
season is a surprise guest perfor-
mance (Aug. 21).
The free shows run from
6-8 p.m. at Roy Raley Park, 1205
S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton. Peo-
ple are encouraged to grab a blan-
ket or lawn chair and enjoy an eve-
ning of free music. Also, bring
some cash as local food vendors
and a beer/wine garden will be
available each week.
The son of a fiddle player, Will
West grew up in rural North Car-
olina where he began playing gui-
tar at age 11, including every-
thing from old-time blues to heavy
metal. Calling Portland home since
2002, West gathers up musicians
to perform as various ensembles.
From duos, trios and a full-
band, The Friendly Strangers
offer up a unique blend of folk,
Photo contributed by Clashdan
Nashville transplant Lauren Mor-
row will perform July 31 at Pendle-
ton’s Wednesdays in the Park.
Photo contributed by Tim Gunter
Portland-based band Will West & The Friendly Strangers kick off Wednes-
days in the Park July 24 at Roy Raley Park in Pendleton.
jazz, pop, Americana and groove
while mixing in a bit of psychede-
lia. West along with some of his
friends are on the road to promote
their July 21 EP release.
Nashville transplant Lauren
Morrow brings her high-octave
Georgian drawl to the Round-Up
City. Hailing from Atlanta, Mor-
row and her husband, Jason, made
the move after visiting Music
City U.S.A. to play during a July
2017 John Prine Tribute night.
Impressed by the sense of com-
munity, the couple packed their
bags and instruments and made
the move.
After rounding up a new back-
ing band — the couple had been
performing with The Whisky
Gentry — and hooking up with
producer/engineer Parker Cason,
Lauren Morrow worked on creat-
ing a self-titled solo debut EP. The
four-song release is said to show-
case her “flawless vocals and intri-
cate songwriting.”
Highlighting familiar local tal-
ents, a pair of Pendleton-based
ensembles will take the stage.
The OES String Quartet features
Emily Muller-Cary, viola; Zach
Banks, cello; and violinists Lisa
Robertson and Viet Block. The
Pendleton Brass Quintet includes
Steve Muller, trombone; Gary Fer-
guson, tuba; Kaitlyn McMasters,
horn; and Jill Scanlan and Andy
Cary, both on trumpet.
Elliott calls her group’s sound
“psych-country,” as in psyche-
delic. Others have described it as
Americana and “original twang-
rock.” Whatever you call it, Anita
Lee & The Handsome 3 have been
opening people’s ears.
Based in Portland, the band had
been playing together for about
a year when they performed at
last September’s Juniper Jam in
Enterprise. The up-and-coming
genre-bending group wowed the
Wallowa County crowd, including
offering up some intense guitar
interplay between Elliott and gui-
tarist Tate Peterson.
The free concert series is hosted
by Pendleton Parks & Recreation
and Sounds Like Entertainment.
For more information, contact
541-966-0228, bookpendleton@
gmail.com or search Facebook for
“Wednesdays in the Park.”
Contributed photo
Anita Lee Elliott will perform coun-
try-edged rock as Anita Lee & The
Handsome 3 during the Aug. 14
Wednesdays in the Park.
WEDNESDAYS IN THE
PARK
Roy Raley Park, 6-8 p.m.
July 24: Will West & The Friendly
Strangers
July 31: Lauren Morrow
Aug. 7: Oregon East Symphony
String Quartet & The Pendleton
Brass Quintet
Aug. 14: Anita Lee & The Hand-
some 3
Aug. 21: Surprise guest perfor-
mance
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Contact Community Editor
Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@
eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4539
BRIEFLY
Contributed photo
Cruise Control will perform July 22
at 7 p.m. at Boardman Marina Park.
As part of Music in the Parks, the
show is free.
Cruise Control revs up
park series
BOARDMAN — Hard drivin’
rock and the softer melodies are fea-
tured as Cruise Control gets set to
perform in Boardman.
The Tri-Cities band will crank
out the tunes from the 1950s through
1980s during Music in the Parks.
The free show is Monday, July 22
at 7 p.m. at Boardman Marina Park.
People are encouraged to bring a
lawn chair or blanket. In case of
inclement weather, the performance
will be moved to the SAGE Center,
101 Olson Road, Boardman.
The band doesn’t always stick
to a set list and often takes song
requests from the eras they cover.
In addition, they sometimes offer
audience members to grab a mic
and sing along with them on stage.
The park series alternates
weekly on Mondays between Irri-
gon and Boardman marina parks
through Aug. 12. For more infor-
mation, contact Jackie McCauley at
541-720-1289 or utility.clerk@city-
ofboardman.com.
Wildhorse stages
outdoor concerts
MISSION — A sizzling week-
end is planned as Wildhorse
Resort & Casino is holding a pair
of all-ages outdoor shows. Also,
general admission lawn seating is
buy one, get one free.
Paquita la del Barrio will take
the stage Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m.
Starting her singing career in 1970
in a Mexico City restaurant, Barrio
overcame poverty, hardships and
bad relationships. She’s referred to
as “the sassy Mexican entertainer
who sings about broken hearts and
cheating men.” Tickets range from
$49 to $139.
The following night — Satur-
day, July 27 at 8 p.m. — features
En Vogue with Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tickets range from $39 to $99. In
addition, concert-goers are invited
to an after-party with DJ Sub.
En Vogue is a rhythm & blues/
pop group comprised of Terry
Ellis, Cindy Herron-Braggs and
Rhona Bennett. Their latest album,
“Electric Café,” included their sin-
gle “Rocket,” which soared to
the top ten of the Billboard R&B
charts.
Tony! Toni! Toné has garnered
success as well — their first single
to make the Top 10 on the Billboard
Hot 100, “Feels Good,” reached
gold status. They are a ‘90s group
with new jack swing and urban/
soul sounds.
Food trucks will be on site
during both shows. Also, a no-host
bar is available. Tickets can be pur-
chased at the Wildhorse Gift Shop
or via www.wildhorseresort.com.
Blues guitarist swings
through region again
WALLA WALLA — For those
who missed Terry Robb’s spring
show in Pendleton, you have
another opportunity when he per-
forms an upcoming show in Walla
Walla.
Referred to as one of the top
acoustic guitarists, Robb will take
the stage Saturday, Aug. 3 from
6-8 p.m. at El Corazon Winery,
37 S. Palouse St., Walla Walla.
Advance tickets are $15 via www.
corazonwinery.com and those
bought at the door are $20.
Also, while Robb is in the area,
he will offer a workshop, “Acous-
tic Fingerstyle Guitar: Blues, Rag-
time & Slide.” Limited to 12 par-
ticipants, the cost is $45. Students
will receive curriculum materials.
The session is Sunday, Aug. 4 from
1-2:30 p.m. at El Corazon Winery.
Robb’s guitar prowess resulted
in a name change of the Muddy
Award for Best Acoustic Guitar.
After receiving the honor 19 con-
secutive years, it was renamed
the Terry Robb Acoustic Guitar
Muddy Award. In 2017, he received
the Muddy Award for Lifetime
Achievement.
For more information or to reg-
ister for the workshop, visit www.
brownpapertickets.com For ques-
tions, email info@terryrobb.com.
WHAT TO DO
FESTIVALS
Brews by the Blues Festival
•Saturday, July 20; 1-9 p.m.
•Orchard Park, 1410 Highway
11, Milton-Freewater
www.mfchamber.com
$20/presale, $25/gate, $5/des-
ignated drivers, $3/upgrade to
pounder glass. Admission includes
event tasting glass and five drink
tokens. Local food trucks skōSH
and La Familiar will be onsite.
Live music includes Debra
Arlyn & The Goodness (2-4 p.m.)
and Whiskey Creek Band (6-9 p.m.)
Summer Chute Out II
•Saturday, July 20; 3 p.m., gates
open
•Pendleton Round-Up Grounds,
1205 S.W. Court Ave.
https://pendletonroundup.tick-
etforce.com
$20/adults, $6/ages 11-17, $15/
first responders, $30/box seats,
+$5/additional gate prices. Fea-
tures music, booths, food, beer
garden and Outlaw Pro/Am Flat
Track Race; main event at 7 p.m.
Irrigon Watermelon Festival
•Saturday,
July
27;
6:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
www.facebook.com
Free admission. Breakfast (6:30-
10 a.m.), parade (10 a.m.), park
activities, including food and ven-
dor booths, live entertainment,
raffles, car & motorcycle show and
lots of watermelon.
Pendleton Food Truck Night
•Saturday, July 27; 4-9 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton
www.thependletonrecord.com
Free admission. Features food
trucks ($), live music, beer garden
($), kid-friendly activities, includ-
ing bouncy houses.
ART, MUSEUMS & AUTHORS
David Webber
•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 photography
of Webber, an assistant professor
of New Media at the University of
Central Oklahoma. Runs through
July 27.
”Nez Perce Music: A Histori-
cal Sketch”
• M o n d a y - S a t u r -
day;10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture, 403 N. Main St., Joseph
www.josephy.org
Free. Features historic photos
of the Plateau People. During the
exhibit, Plateau Indian artists are
invited to display and sell artwork.
Runs through July 30.
“Savages and Princesses: The
Persistence of Native American
Stereotypes”
•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 artwork of 13
contemporary Native American art-
ists — whether using humor, sub-
tlety or irony, the exhibit is fiercely
honest. Runs through Oct. 19.
Crow’s Shadow Monothon
Gala & Art Auction
•Saturday, July 27; 6-9 p.m.
•The Foundry Vineyards, 1111
Abadie St., Walla Walla
w w w.crowsshadow.org/
monothon
$50. Features the works of
participating Monothon print-
making artists, wine and food.
(541-276-3954).
MUSIC
Sons of Nashville
•Saturday, July 20; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84 Exit
216, Mission.
Music in the Parks-Cruise
Control
•Monday, July 22; 7 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. Bring a blanket or lawn
chair and enjoy rock, pop and
country from the 1950s through
the 1980s. Food available for
purchase.
Wednesdays in the Park
•Wednesday, July 24; 6-8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton
www.pendletonparksandrec.
com
Free. Will West & The Friendly
Strangers (folk band from Port-
land). Bring a lawn chair or blan-
ket for the family-friendly shows.
Food, beer and wine available for
purchase.
Merit Parcel
•Thursday, July 25; 7-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. Northern California
band offers folky-punk sound.
(541-246-6772).
Music in the Parks-Fonozis
•Monday, July 29; 7 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. Features a Latino band
from Yakima. Bring a blanket or
lawn chair.
Solo Summer Stampede
•Tuesday, July 30; 6-9 p.m. No
cover.
•Nookie’s/Hermiston Brewing
Co., 125 N. First St., Hermiston
No cover. Sunny Ledfurd pres-
ents a storyteller’s type of atmo-
sphere full of acoustic guitar,
songs and beats.
Wednesdays in the Park
•Wednesday, July 31; 6-8 p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton
www.pendletonparksandrec.
com
Free. Lauren Morrow (Amer-
icana group from Nashville).
Bring a lawn chair or blanket for
the family-friendly shows. Food,
beer and wine available for
purchase.
The Graduates
•Thursday, Aug. 1; 7-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton
No cover. A Simon & Garfun-
kel covers project featuring Paul
Langer and Michael Trew.
NIGHT LIFE
Jenga Tournament
•Saturday, July 20; 3 p.m.
•Ordnance Brewing, 405 N.
Olson Road, Boardman
No cover. Two-person teams
(541-314-8720).
Beers and Bingo
•Saturday, July 20; 6-9 p.m.
•40 Taps, 337 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton
No cover. New games, new
friends, new beers and new prizes.
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.
Ales for ALS
•Saturday, July 27; 4-7 p.m.
•Ordnance Brewing, 405 N.
Olson Road, Boardman
No cover. Unveiling of the 2019
Ales for ALS brew. Proceeds from
sales benefit the ALS Therapy Devel-
opment Institute. (541-314-8720).
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.
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.
July 24-25: “Madagascar,” July
31-Aug. 1: “Charlotte’s Web 2006”
Movies in the Park
•Fridays; dusk
•Community Park, 1000 S.W.
37th St., Pendleton
www.pendletonparksandrec.com
Free. Bring lawn chairs or blan-
kets. Concessions available for
purchase. In case of inclement
weather, cancellations posted
by 6 p.m. at park and Pendleton
Parks & Recreation’s Facebook
page. July 26: “Black Panther,”
Aug. 2: “Jusassic World: Fallen
Kingdom.”
Hermiston Movies in the
Park
•Fridays; dusk
•McKenzie Park, 320 S. First St.,
Hermiston
www.hermistonrecreation.com
Free. Bring a blanket, chairs
and snacks. July 26: “The House
with a Clock in its Walls,” Aug. 2:
“Aquaman,” Aug. 9: “Smallfoot.”
HOT TICKETS
•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
•Live from the Leslie: (Pure
Bathing Culture) Aug. 10, The
Lodge, Pendleton. Tickets ($10-
$12) via www.brownpapertickets.
com
•Umatilla County Fair main
stage performers Tracy Byrd
(Aug. 6); Jackson Michelson
(Aug. 7); The Georgia Satel-
lites (Aug. 8); Latino Night-
bands TBA (Aug. 9); Sugar Ray
(Aug. 10) (free/general admis-
sion, $12/reserved, $20/premium)
w w w. u m a t i l l a co u n t y fa i r. n e t
(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.
Tickets ($46 to $150) via www.
pendletonroundup.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.