ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, September 28, 2019
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BRIEFLY
BJ the DJ to
spin hits of Neil
Diamond
Photo contributed by EOFF
“Pigeon Kings” is featured during the opening night of the Eastern Oregon Film Festival. In its 10th year, the event is Oct.
24-26 in La Grande.
Festival celebrates 10 years of cinema
Eastern Oregon
Film Festival is
Oct. 24-26
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
LA GRANDE — The
Eastern Oregon Film Festi-
val is gearing up for its 10th
annual event Oct. 24-26 in
La Grande.
The festival was named
to MovieMaker magazine’s
top 25 Coolest Film Festi-
vals in the World in 2017.
The recognition included a
description of the festival
as “an experience” for both
filmmakers and guests.
The accolades didn’t
seem to impress owners of
the Granada Theatre — the
venue had hosted the festi-
val’s feature-length films for
the past nine years — which
severed ties with the festival
earlier this year. However,
the show will go on.
Festival director Christo-
pher Jennings, a 1998 Pend-
leton High School graduate,
said festival screenings will
be held at Festival Hq, Wine
Down, and Beckie’s Studio
of Dance, all within shout-
ing distance in the 100 block
of Depot Street. A special
Photo contributed by EOFF
An Oct. 25 screening of “I am Human” will be shown at East-
ern Oregon University’s McKenzie Theatre as part of the 10th
annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival.
Friday night screening of “I
am Human” will be shown
at Eastern Oregon Universi-
ty’s McKenzie Theatre. The
sci-fi documentary by Taryn
Southern and Elena Gaby
explores the co-evolution of
humans and technology.
Other screening high-
lights include Milena Pas-
treich’s “Pigeon Kings.”
The opening night film doc-
uments a group of men in
South Central Los Angeles
who train pigeons for the
competitive sport of Avian
Acrobatics. The festival’s
closing night features Adam
Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer’s
haunting and inspiringly
imaginative “Empty Metal.”
The festival features 24 short
films and 10 feature-length
productions in the narrative,
documentary and experi-
mental formats.
In addition to official
selection screenings, Jen-
nings said EOFF will host
a screening block featur-
ing “The Best of North-
west Filmmakers’ Festi-
val,” which is presented by
The Northwest Film Cen-
ter in Portland. Also, a spe-
cial event is slated for Sat-
urday that showcases the
work of a local filmmaker
who took part in EOFF’s
filmmaker Project Sponsor
Program. The “silent film”
tells the story of a woman
who receives troubling news
about her apathetic boy-
friend, which forces her into
a critical decision. Director
Benjamin Morgan’s short
film stars local actors Joc-
elyn Berado and Gregory
Rawlins. A Q&A session
will follow.
EOFF also includes a full
slate of after-party music
events, which will be held
at Hq each evening. Musical
acts include Seattle’s “Truck-
stop rock” Sons of Guns, a
pair of Portland-based acts,
including experimental duo
Methods Body and the Spa-
ghetti Western rock ’n’ roll
seven-piece ensemble, Fed-
erale. Also amping up the
party will be Boise-based
folk-rocker Nick Delffs and
Sun Blood Stories, a psych-
rock trio, who also hail from
Boise.
Festival
passes
are
$55, which provide entry
into all screening events
and after-parties. General
admission is $10 at the door
for each screening or after-
party — if capacity allows.
For more information,
including a schedule and
descriptions of all the films,
or to purchase a pass, visit
www.eofilmfest.com. For
questions, email director@
eofilmfest.com.
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Contact Community Edi-
tor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
MILTON-FR EEWA-
TER — From “You Don’t
Bring Me Flowers” and
“Song Sung Blue” to
“Love On The Rocks” and
“Sweet Caroline (Good
Times Never Seemed So
Good),” the hits of Neil
Diamond are featured
during Oldies Night in
Milton-Freewater.
BJ the DJ says Diamond
was the most popular male
vocalist from the mid-
1960s to the mid-1980s
across the United States
— with more than 50 chart
singles on the Billboard
Hot 100. Many of those
will be heard as Bob Jones
spins Diamond’s popular
tunes.
The free event is Satur-
day, Oct. 5 from 7-10 p.m.
at Wesley United Method-
ist Church, 816 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater. In addi-
tion to music, Jones will
offer up information about
the songs, the writers, the
times and the musician.
People are invited to ask
questions, make comments
and even get up and dance.
For more informa-
tion, contact Jones at
dubuquer70@gmail.com
or 541-938-7028.
Buttercreek Boys
resume monthly
performances
HERMISTON — The
Buttercreek Boys are back.
Offering
toe-tap-
pin music, the seasoned
musicians are resuming
monthly performances at a
new venue. The group will
play the second Wednes-
day of the month from
6-7:30 p.m. at Sun Terrace
Hermiston, 1550 N.W. 11th
St. There is no admission
charge.
For more informa-
tion, contact chuckwag-
onefamily@gmail.com or
541-564-2595.
Pink Floyd
tribute band
to perform
‘Animals’
WALLA WALLA —
A Portland-based tribute
band takes concertgoers on
a musical journey featur-
ing a full performance of
Pink Floyd’s 1977 album,
“Animals,” plus other of
the band’s classics.
Pigs on the Wing has
steadily developed a repu-
tation for delivering a high
quality, high energy take
on Pink Floyd’s music.
Each band member is a
seasoned veteran of the
original rock scene and
brings a deep understand-
ing of the precision and
importance of Pink Floyd’s
music in many fans’ lives.
The group will perform
Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at
the Power House Theatre,
111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla
Walla. Tickets for the all-
ages show are $25-$28. In
the spirit of Pink Floyd,
Pigs on the Wing’s Ani-
mals 2019 tour features an
immersive visual dimen-
sion, including a light
show and live projection
mapping.
For more informa-
tion or to purchase tick-
ets, visit www.phtww.
com. For questions, call
509-529-6500.
— East Oregonian staff
Photo contributed by Rene Louey
Pigs on the Wing, a Pink Floyd tribute band, will perform
Oct. 11 at the Power House Theatre in Walla Walla.
WHAT TO DO
FESTIVALS
Oregon’s Alpenfest
•Sept. 26-29
•Enterprise, Joseph, Wallowa
Lake
www.oregonalpenfest.blog-
spot.com
Free/opening day & other
activities; performances: $18-
$20/adults, $9-$10/kids. Cel-
ebration of Swiss & Bavarian
culture with polka music, folk
dancing, alphorn blowing, Swiss
yodeling, food and beverages.
Harvest Fest
•Saturday, Oct. 5; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Downtown Hermiston
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hermistondowntown
Free. Entertainment, ven-
dors, food booths and more.
Morrow County Harvest
Festival
•Saturday, Oct. 5; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.sagecenter.com
Free. Local vendors, artisan
crafters, food trucks, wagon
rides, pumpkin painting, face
painting, kids’ games and more.
Hermiston Oktoberfest
•Saturday, Oct. 5; 6 p.m.
•Maxwell Pavilion, 145 N. First
Place, Hermiston
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No cover. Presented by Herm-
iston Brewing Co., & Nookie’s
Restaurant, features music with
Jessie Leigh, traditional German
food, beers and lager, and a
cornhole tournament with cash
prizes (541-561-1047).
Boardman Quilt Show
•Friday, Oct. 11; Saturday, Oct.
12; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Boardman Senior Center,
100 Tatone St.
$4/admission. Quilt displays,
raffle quilt, vendors and door
prizes. To register a quilt, call
Lila Killingbeck at 541-571-2576.
Oktoberfest Pendleton
•Saturday,
Oct.
12;
noon-9 p.m.
•Pendleton
Round-Up
Grounds, 1205 S.W. Court Ave.
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$15/includes event beer stein
and two drink tokens; $5/des-
ignated drivers and ages 13-20;
free/12 and under. Features
food and fun for all ages, live
music and beer for adults.
ART, MUSEUMS & AUTHORS
“Between the Lines”
•Monday-Thursdays,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Features the work of
Hillsboro artist Barbara Martin.
Gallery also open by appoint-
ment by calling 541-278-5952.
Runs through Oct. 24.
“Small Works Invitational”
•Tu e s d a y - Fr i d a y,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Saturday,
noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features small works
of 14 regional artists in the East
Oregonian Gallery. Also, “One
Summer (of Motherhood)” by
Lori Sams is on display in the
Lorenzen Board Room Gallery.
Runs through Sept. 28.
“Savages and Princesses:
The Persistence of Native
American Stereotypes”
•Monday-Saturday;
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, 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.
Runs through Oct. 19.
MUSIC
Expertease Band
•Saturday, Sept. 28; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Cale Moon
•Saturday, Sept. 28; 9 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Hailing from the
Tri-Cities, the Nashville record-
ing artist hit the road several
years ago in an RV continues to
strum along the way.
Jamie & Luke
•Friday, Oct. 4; 6:30 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo
No cover. Eastern Oregon
natives Jamie Nasario & Luke
Basile perform blues and more.
Raucous
•Friday, Oct. 4; Saturday, Oct.
5; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Camp Crush
•Saturday, Oct. 5; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. New-wave
pop duo from Portland.
Oldies
Night
in
Milton-Freewater
•Saturday, Oct. 5; 7-10 p.m.
•Wesley Methodist Church,
816 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater.
Free. BJ the DJ will the hits of
Neil Diamond.
Elwood & Henry in Oregon
•Saturday, Oct. 12; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. All ages. Elwood
Haney and David Henry team up
to perform folk rock with a little
bit of soul.
NIGHT LIFE
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28; 6 p.m.
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dir=”ltr”}•Neighbor
Dudes., 405 N. First St. Suite 104,
Hermiston
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evening of bingo and beer.
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.
Thielsen St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd
Wednesday,
9 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
Thirsty Thursdays
•Third Thursday; 6 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Hosts a local brew-
ery offering tastings and food
pairings.
Karaoke
•Thursdays, 9 p.m.
•The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar
& Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
First Thursday Wine Tasting
•Thursday, Oct. 3, 5-7 p.m.
•The Gathering Place at Bell-
inger’s, 1823 S. Highway 395,
Hermiston
Free. Features SuLei Cellars.
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 Blue Collar Bar
& Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston
Karaoke
•Fridays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First
St., Hermiston
Cornhole Tournament
•Friday, Oct. 4; 5-7 p.m.
•Ordnance Brewing, 405 N.
Olson Road, Boardman
No cover. (541-314-8720).
THEATER, STAGE,
FILM & LECTURES
“Newsies”
•Sept. 27-28, Oct. 4-5 7:30 p.m.
•Sept. 28, Oct. 5; 2:30 p.m.
•Elgin Opera House, 104 N.
Eighth St.
www.elginoperahouse.com
$8-$17. The Broadway musi-
cal is set in New York City and
shares the story of Jack Kelly, a
charismatic newsboy and leader
of a band of teenaged “newsies.”
“Murder
Among
the
Mateys”
•Saturday, Sept. 28; 6 p.m.
•The Break House At School-
house Village, SW Birch Street,
Pilot Rock
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$35/person, $60/couple. The
interactive murder mystery
presentation includes dinner
and drinks. Reserve by Sept. 20
(541-975-4845).
“SAGE Movie event”
•Friday, Oct. 18; 7:15 p.m.; Sat-
urday, Oct. 19; 2:15 p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$4/person, includes popcorn.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult. Concessions avail-
able for cash purchase. Film to
be announced.
HOT TICKETS
•Kings of Hip Hop with Tone
Loc, Vanilla Ice, Biz Markie and
Color Me Badd (18+ Oct. 4, $20-
$45 via www.ticketmaster.com)
at Legends Casino, Toppenish,
WA.
•Hells Bells (21+ Oct. 26, free
Halloween concert & party);
Urban Cowboy Reunion with
Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee
(21+, Nov. 23, $39-$59 via www.
wildhorseresort.com) at Wild-
horse Resort & Casino.
Steamroller
•Mannheim
Christmas (Dec. 5, $40-$80 via
www.ticketmaster.com) at Toy-
ota Center, Kennewick.
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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.