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East Oregonian
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
COMMUNITY BREIFING
Cultural partners will be
available to discuss the Baker
County Culture and Heritage
Passport program.
Battle of the Bars
returns April 1
with epic fun
PENDLETON — The
Battle of the Bars is returning
after a two-year hiatus.
The signature fundraiser
for the Pendleton Round-Up
& Happy Canyon Hall of
Fame, the event is adding a
cornhole tournament before
bartenders mix it up with
Pendleton Whisky.
The fun begins Friday,
April 1, 4:45 p.m. outside
the Let ‘er Buck Room at
the Pendleton Round-Up
Grounds, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave. The cost for each doubles
team is $50 — register at
4 p.m. Bags are provided and
winners will share 50% of the
prize purse.
The event gets ready to
rumble inside the Let ‘er
Buck Room at 6 p.m. for the
traditional Battle of the Bars
competition. Local bartenders
will create signature drinks
using Pendleton Whisky.
Entry is free — people
must be 21 or older to attend
— tastes and votes for each
cocktail can be purchased,
along with beer, wine and
other traditional cocktails.
Food from Mario’s Basque
Bar B-Q also will be available
for purchase.
For more information,
call 541-969-4721, 541-310-
0791, search www.facebook.
com/ruphalloff ame or read a
full story in Go! Magazine,
in the Thursday, March 31,
East Oregonian.
Comedy
FUNdraiser event
to benefi t Altrusa
PENDLETON — The
Slickfork Spotlight will shine
on a pair of comedians during
a fundraiser to benefi t Altrusa
International of Pendleton.
Susan Rice and Travis
Nelson will yuck it up during
two evening shows on Friday,
April 1, at Hamley Slick-
fork Saloon, 8 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. Both shows
feature a no-host bar and silent
auction. The fi rst show starts
at 5 p.m. and features buff et-
style appetizers. Tickets are
$49 each. The second show,
which begins at 8:30 p.m.,
includes a buff et-style dinner.
It costs $59.
Hailing from Portland,
Rice got her start in comedy
in the Rose City in 1983.
After moving to Los Ange-
les, she became a regular at
the Icehouse, Igby’s and The
Comedy Store. With a rapid
rise, Rice soon was headlin-
ing at The Laff Stop, Last
Laughs, Stanford’s and the
Comedy Connection. She
returned to Oregon in 1998.
Nelson, who is based in
Seattle, has performed at the
Moontower Comedy Festi-
val, Seattle International
Comedy Competition, Cape
Fear Comedy Festival, West-
side Comedy Showdown in
Santa Monica and won “Best
of the Fest” at the Burbank
Comedy Festival in 2018.
That same year, he was one of
the top eight comics out of 101
selected for the Main Event of
the World Series of Comedy.
Tickets can be purchased
at www.wildhorseresort.
com or in person at the Wild-
horse Gift Shop, Mission. The
‘Emergence’ to
open April 1 at
Art Center East
East Oregonian, File
Hamley bartender Kristen Shea pours Pendleton Whisky
while making a drink called the “Deac” at the 2014 Battle of
the Bars in Pendleton. The 2022 event, which includes a corn-
hole tournament, is Friday, April 1, in the Let ‘er Buck Room
at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds.
Art Center East/Contributed Photo
This piece by Allyson Bates is among the art in the exhibit
“Emergence,” showcasing Eastern Oregon University ju-
niors, which opens Friday, April 1, 2022, at Art Center East,
La Grande.
doors open 30 minutes prior
to showtime. Those in atten-
dance must be 21. For ques-
tions, call 541-278-1100.
Levy, Shafer team
up to meet voters
UMATILLA COUNTY
— With the primary election
less than eight weeks away, a
pair of local incumbent candi-
dates are making an eff ort to
meet with constituents.
State Rep. Bobby Levy,
R-Echo, and Umatilla County
Commissioner John Shafer
are teaming up for a pair of
informal gatherings. The two
invite voters to join them for a
cup of coff ee and conversation
Saturday, April 2, 7-10 a.m. at
Java Junkies, 270 S. Main St.,
Stanfi eld.
And then in the evening
from 6-7:30 p.m., the pair will
head to Bellinger Farms, 1823
S. Highway 395, Hermiston.
Those planning to attend
are asked to RSVP to info@
bobbylevyfororegon.com.
Levy, who represents
House District 58, is being
challenged by Levy Skye
Farnam, a Summerville
business owner. Shafter,
who hopes to retain county
commissioner Position 2, is
being challenged by HollyJo
Beers, a conservative activ-
ist, and Rick Pullen, a former
Umatilla County employee.
Vying for diff erent positions
in the 2018 election, both
Beers and Pullen garnered
enough votes during the
primary to appear on the
ballot that November, only
to lose to Dan Dorran and
George Murdock, respec-
tively.
For more information
about the gatherings, email
the Round-Up Republican
Women’s Club at round-
uprw@gmail.com.
Open house
April 1 at Baker
Heritage Museum
BAKER CITY — Baker
Heritage Museum in Baker
City is holding a community
open house Friday, April 1,
3-7 p.m.
Visitors can meet the new
offi cers of the Baker Histor-
ical Society, and get a sneak
peek of the National Historic
Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center’s exhibit.
The museum is at 2480
Grove St., just east of Geis-
er-Pollman Park.
During the open house,
the community can renew a
historical society member-
ship, learn about volunteer
opportunities, and see new
work at the museum.
At 4:30 p.m., historical
society President Ginger
Savage will make welcom-
ing remarks, but guests are
welcome to come anytime
during the four-hour open
house, which coincides with
new art shows at Baker City
galleries.
Light refreshments will be
served.
“It is critically import-
ant that the Baker Historical
Society gather and acknowl-
edge the years of service by
so many steadfast volunteers
who have maintained and
grown the Historical Soci-
ety mission,” Savage said.
“We also need to gather as
we come out of the pandemic
to recruit new volunteers and
new members to support a
signifi cant level of new work
that needs to be done.”
Members of the Baker
Museum Commission will
also be on hand to share infor-
mation concerning signifi cant
infrastructure issues with
the historic Natatorium and
immediate fundraising needs.
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LA GRANDE — A free
opening reception for “Emer-
gence,” an exhibit show-
casing artwork by Eastern
Oregon University junior-
year art majors and minors,
will be conducted from
6-8 p.m. Friday, April 1, at
Art Center East, 1006 Penn
Ave., La Grande.
The exhibit’s featured
artists are Corrina Stadler,
Erin Monagle, Cira Mesubed,
Alexis Lowe, Gretchen Litzl-
beck, Jessica Hitzman, Koedi
Birmingham and Allyson
Bates, according to an Art
Center East press release.
“This group of students
enjoys a shared academic
experience, but the variety
of their artistic processes
and distinct creative inter-
ests allow for a group exhibi-
tion that celebrates individual
expression. Through concen-
trated research, writing and
studio exploration, these
junior-year students have
each begun to develop a
cohesive and focused body of
work,” the press release said.
“Emergence” will be
on display in ACE’s Main
Gallery through April 30.
Regular gallery hours
are noon to 5 p.m. Wednes-
day-Friday and 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday. Exhibits
also can be viewed virtually
at www.artcentereast.org. Art
Center East galleries are open
to the public and admission is
always free.
The annual Easter n
Oregon University junior
exhibition at Art Center East
is made possible through the
university’s long-standing
partnership and collabora-
tion with ACE, which contin-
ues to support artists at every
stage of development thereby
enriching Eastern Oregon’s
diverse arts community.
— EO Media Group
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days/Contributed Photo
Brothers Osborne is the concert headliner for the 2022
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days. Tickets go on sale at
10 a.m. Friday, April 1, for the Aug. 31 show.
Brothers Osborne
to headline concert
at Frontier Days
East Oregonian
WALLA WALLA —
Country music duo Broth-
ers Osborne is the concert
headliner for the 2022
Walla Walla Fair & Fron-
tier Days. The opening act
will be announced at a later
date.
Tickets go on sale
April 1 at 10 a.m. They
range in price from $54 to
$104. The concert ticket
includes gate admission to
the fair.
Brothers Osbor ne
will perform at 7 p.m. on
Aug. 31, the opening day
of the Walla Walla Fair
& Frontier Days. With a
theme of “Comin’ in Hot,”
the event runs through
Sept. 4 at the fairgrounds,
363 Orchard St., Walla
Walla.
Described as a mix
between Southern rock
and outlaw country, Broth-
ers Osborne is best known
for their 2015 song, “Stay a
Little Longer.” It climbed
into the top fi ve on Bill-
board Hot Country Songs
and Count r y Air play
charts.
The lyrics, “I’m good for
some, but I’m not for every-
one,” in the duo’s 2021
tune, “I’m not for Every-
one” from “Skeleton,” their
third studio album, might
very well sum up their
appeal. Delivering a unique
sound, Brothers Osborne
garnered a Grammy nomi-
nation for Best Country
Duo/Group Performance
with “Younger Me,” also
on “Skeletons.”
“We’re not afraid to take
risks and just be ourselves,”
said guitarist John Osborne,
in the band’s biography.
Tickets for Brothers
Osborne can be purchased
at the fairgrounds, by call-
ing 509-527-3247 or the
event website via www.
wallawallafairgrounds.
com. Online sales are
limited to eight.
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