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A10 Entertainment wallowa.com THE SCENE July 6, 2016 Wallowa County Chieftain Mountain Jubilee barnstorms Joseph By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Thursday, July 7 • The Wasted Lives, 5:30 p.m. at the Wallowa County Courthouse Friday, July 8 • Coffee, Doughnuts & Cartoons (Bowlby Bash kick- off), 9 a.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok.com • 6th Annual Dulcimer Ex- travaganza concert, 7:30 pm at the Joseph United Meth- odist Church; $10 general, $5 children age 12 and under. Saturday, July 9 • Live music Square Dance and Country Swing Dance, 7:30 p.m. at Hurricane Creek Grange Hall in Joseph. Sunday, July 10 • Open mic night, 4 p.m. at the Josephy Center. josephy. org Thursday, July 14 • Music for Wild Places featuring Kai Welch, 7 p.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok.com • Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Camp faculty, 5:30 p.m. at the Wallowa County Courthouse Thursday, Aug. 4 • Reckless Kelly (OK The- atre facade fundraiser), 7 p.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok. com Friday, Aug. 19 Don Flemons, 8 p.m. at the OK Theatre. theoldok.com Please submit Enter- tainment Calendar event information to editor@ wallowa.com The fifth annual Joseph Mountain Jubilee whirled through Joseph over the Fourth of July weekend, turning the town into a virtu- al “Music City, USA” during its three-day tenure. The mu- sic festival kicked off Friday with both the Stubborn Mule and The Hydrant hosting three acts over the course of the evening. By Saturday, seemingly every place in town got into the act with bands playing on practically every street corner, starting with the Wallowa County Farmers market at 10 a.m. Partici- pating venues included La Laguna restaurant, Embers Brew House, Stubborn Mule and The Hydrant, with musi- cians at the latter two estab- lishments playing into the early morning hours. Silver Lake Bistro closed out the jubilee with a mimo- sa party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Matt Bell, a former Wal- lowa County resident and now bandleader of New Or- leans jazz and country swing group Wasted Lives, played at Embers on Saturday and enjoyed the experience. “We always tour in the summer, but we never get to bring the sound we’re culti- vating in New Oreleans, so this year it’s really special to bring the whole band,” Bell said. Samantha Weaver, co-owner of Silver Lake Bis- Steve Tool/Chieftain Montana Newgrass band Moonshine Mountain played the deck at Embers Brew House during the Joseph Mountain Jubilee Festival. From left: Rio Mattole, Cory Chopp and Elliott Abbott. Steve Tool/Chieftain tro with partner Ryan Cook, said she enjoyed the restau- rant’s first participation in the event. “We love music, we love the opportunity to feature music,” she said. “It really helped our business — abso- lutely.” Jubilee founder and or- ganizer Tammy Kruger said she was pleased with this year’s event end enjoys the Joseph emphasis. “The one thing we’re try- ing to keep pure is Joseph Mountain Jubilee. It’s strict- ly a downtown Joseph music festival.” Local musician Bart Budwig played The Hydrant beer garden Saturday as part of the Joseph Mountain Jubilee. Writers converge for Fishtrap retreat By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Aspiring writers who need direction or just friendly ad- vice from seasoned writers should sharpen their pencils for the 29th annual Summer Fishtrap, July 10-16. The event is a week-long writers retreat complete with dai- ly workshops and readings held at the United Methodist Church camp in the Wallowa Lake village. The theme of this sum- mer’s program is “Frontiers and Fences.” “Summer Fishtrap always brings interesting writers to Wallowa County,” said Fish- trap Program Manager Mike Midlo. “They give morning workshops in poetry, iction, noniction and memoir.” Midlo said this year’s pro- gram even includes a work- shop on hands-on bookmak- ing. Writers come from all over the West — and even a few points east — for the annual event. Midlo said the partici- pants range from emerging to well-seasoned and published writers, some of whom both attend and teach the work- shops. Summer Fishtrap isn’t just for adults. “We also have youth work- shops,” Midlo said. “We have a robust scholarship program that allows many youths, and even adults, to attend summer Fishtrap because we want them to come out.” Starting in 1990, Fishtrap began the tradition of offering fellowships to writers who show great promise. “It’s very competitive and we’ve given them to more than 100 writers over the years,” Midlo said. Midlo emphasized that most of the workshops have available space. “Only a couple are full, and there’s also the Summer Fishtrap weekend gathering for people who can’t take a ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SUPPLIES ELECTRICAL & WATER SYSTEM CONTRACTOR PUMPS • IRRIGATION HARDWARE• APPLIANCE PARTS MORE THAN A ROMAN SHADE. Luxurious fabrics, soft consistent folds, and innovative operating systems that eliminate exposed cords. It's an art! Style and function blend seamlessly in Vignette® Modern Roman Shades. Ask for details. Carpet One Floor & Home 800 S. River St., St. 800 S. River Enterprise Enterprise, OR OR Mon-Fri 9:00-5:30 Mon-Fri 9:00-5:30 Sat 9:00-12:00 Sat 9:00-12:00 541-426-9228 www.CarpetOneEnterprise.com 541-426-9228 1606 Portland St., La Grande, OR Mon-Fri 9:00-5:30 Sat 9:00-2:00 541-963-6033 www.CarpetOneEnterprise.com Like us on Facebook Like us on Facebook 51370 © 2015 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas. 208 S. RIVER ST. • ENTERPRISE, OR www.jbbane.com • 541-426-3344 See Philip Ruud at Wallowa Valley Eye Care (Dr. Baileys Office) July 13th 519 W. North St. Enterprise, OR 97828 Call 800-678-3155 for appointment whole week off. They can register for the gathering that starts on Thursday (July 14) and lasts through Saturday brunch.” Touching on the Frontiers and Fences theme of this year’s program, Midlo said, “It’s an open-ended thought. It could be the frontiers and fences of our region, it could the history, or even of our minds — ‘Where do we open ourselves up or close ourselves down?’ It could be describing genre. Each day we’ll talk about it in a differ- ent way.” Fishtrap’s program com- mittee selects the theme and hires faculty who best exem- plify it in their writing. Midlo said instructors’ readings may be the most use- ful portion of the program. “Every evening, we’re offering events that are open to the public. In the evening, the workshop instructors give readings, and we open the doors to anyone who wants to come.” For $10, anyone can attend a keynote address by instruc- tor Robert Michael Pyle that takes place on July 14 as the week begins to wind down. The following evening offers a silent auction that helps i- nance the camp. “We have some awesome items this year,” Midlo said. Fishtrap Live is the annual closing ceremony. “Everyone’s had a su- per intense week of writing and talking about issues and thinking hard, and Fishtrap Live is a celebratory night to blow off steam and have some fun,” Midlo said. The event includes music, a show put on by one of the faculty and another reading. The event is $10 as well. “I love to see folks from our community, even if they can’t come for the week or attend the weekend gathering, even if it’s just for the evening readings,” Midlo said. “It’s such a tradition here and part of the fabric of community events.” Summer Fishtrap adult instructors include: Justin Hocking, Laura Pritchett, Robert Michael Pyle (the key- note address speaker), Erika L. Sánchez, Marjorie Sandor, Barb Tetenbaum, Jane Van- denburgh and Joe Wilkins. Youth instructors: Anis Mo- jgani, Cameron Scott. For more information, visit ishtrap.org.