QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
Gregory Luce is the featured writer
for the ACE Writing Project on
April 20.
JOIN AN ART CLASS AT
CROSSROADS
BAKER CITY — Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center has a num-
ber of workshops planned for
the coming months, and regis-
tration is open online at www.
crossroads-arts.org or by calling
541-523-5369.
Ginger Rembold will lead
Beginning Macrame on April 19
and April 21, from 6-8 p.m. both
days. In the fi rst session partici-
pants will learn basic techniques
and a few knots to make a key
chain and necklace. In the sec-
ond session, students will make
a plant holder. All materials will
be provided. Cost is $32 mem-
bers, $48 nonmembers.
Brian Vegter will off er a
work with a dynamic team
& make a difference in someone's life
part-time & full-time
positions open at our
residential care facilities
Learn more at wvcenterforwellness.org
or contact HR at hr@wvcenterforwellnes.org
541-426-4524 x1062
APRIL 13�20, 2022
chestra with the Inland North-
west Musicians, will give a
concert in Ione on Saturday,
April 16. The symphony will
perform at the Ione Community
Charter School, 445 Spring St.,
at 4 p.m. This concert is funded
by the Morrow County Unifi ed
Recreation District. There is
no admission charge, although
donations are welcome at
the door.
ACE WRITING PROJECT
STAYS VIRTUAL FOR
APRIL
LA GRANDE — This month’s
ACE Writing Project will feature
author Gregory Luce. The free,
virtual event starts at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20. To sign
up for the Zoom meeting, go to
artcentereast.org/calendar and
click on the event.
Luce is the author of fi ve
books of poems: “Signs of Small
Grace,” “Drinking Weather,”
“Memory and Desire,” “Tile,” and
“Riff s & Improvisations.” His po-
ems have appeared in numerous
print and online journals, includ-
ing Kansas Quarterly, Cimarron
Review, Innisfree Poetry Review,
If, Northern Virginia Review,
Juke Jar, Praxilla, Little Patuxent
Review, Buff alo Creek Review,
and in several anthologies. He
recently retired after 32 years
from National Geographic and
now lives in Arlington, Virginia.
He is a volunteer writing tutor
and mentor with 826DC.
The ACE Writing Project hosts
monthly author readings on the
third Wednesday of each month.
Facilitators are Nancy Knowles
and Amelia Ettinger.
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CHAMBER MUSIC
FESTIVAL INCLUDES
HEARTY APPETIZERS
Brian Vegter/Contributed image
Brian Vegter will lead a “Creative Use of Color” workshop on Tuesdays,
beginning May 3, at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City.
workshop on “Creative Use of
Color” on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
from May 3 to June 8. This class
will dive into color selections
that make dynamic paintings
in acrylic. Class participants
will choose their own subjects
for each painting and diff erent
techniques will be used and
taught for getting the reference
image onto the canvas. No paint-
ing experience is necessary.
Cost is $175 members, $262.50
nonmembers.
WILLOW CREEK
SYMPHONY PERFORMS
APRIL 16
IONE — The Willow Creek
Symphony, a preparatory or-
PENDLETON — The Oregon
East Symphony’s Chamber
Music Festival is Saturday, April
23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Vert Club
Room, 345 SW Fourth St. (in
the Vert Auditorium basement).
It includes a variety of small
ensembles performing chamber
works with a generous spread
of hors d’oeuvres and beverag-
es provided by the symphony’s
board of directors.
Tickets are $25 per person.
They are available at the sym-
phony offi ce, 345 SW Fourth
St., by calling 541-276-0320 or
via the symphony’s website at
www.OregonEastSymphony.org.