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2 THE OPENING ACT SEPTEMBER 22�29, 2021 STAFF What we’re into New releases WOWBRARY ‘THE GRIEF WE GAVE OUR MOTHER’ BY MATTHEW FOWLER follow us ONLINE www.goeasternoregon.com TWITTER twitter.com/GoEasternOregon FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/ goeasternoregon INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/ goeasternoregon contact us EDITOR Lisa Britton Go! Editor editor@goeasternoregon.com 541-406-5274 Sarah Smith Calendar Coordinator calendar@goeasternoregon.com SUBMIT NEWS Submit your event information by Monday for publication the following week (two weeks in advance is even better!). Go! Magazine is published Wednesdays in the Wallowa County Chieftain and Blue Mountain Eagle. It publishes Thursdays in The Observer, Baker City Herald and East Oregonian. ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Baker City Herald 541-523-3673 The Observer 541-963-3161 East Oregonian 541-276-2211 Wallowa County Chieftain 541-426-4567 Blue Mountain Eagle 541-575-0710 Hermiston Herald 541-567-6457 RAISING THE CURTAIN ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE I t’s a funny name, but I’m ex- cited every time I see the email show up in my inbox. Wowbrary is a weekly email that details the newest arrivals at the Baker County Library District. It announces new books and movies, as well as services off ered — for free — to library patrons. (Have kids in school? All it takes is a library card to access Tutor.com and get live help on homework.) Wowbrary is sent every Wednesday. To sign up, go to http://wowbrary.org/ and enter your ZIP code in the search bar. A recent issue of Wowbrary promoted SageCat, the offi cial app for the Sage Library Sys- tem, which includes libraries in 15 counties across Eastern and Central Oregon. The app, ac- cording to the email, “gives you access to library materials from more than 70 libraries in Oregon.” Do you realize how many books are contained in 70 libraries? T This app will be great paired with Wowbrary — it’ll be so easy to request the new books that are announced each week. All you need is a library card and your password. Once installed, you can search the catalog, place a hold, renew items (avoid those late fees!), and store an electronic version of your library card. SageCat is available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Now...I better go work on my to-read pile to make room for the new releases. Happy reading! he bright promise of singer-songwriter Matthew Fowler’s new album “The Grief We Gave Our Mother” combines clean, crisp guitar playing with Fowler’s warm, wistful tenor and tight background harmonies. Likened to singer-song- writers Ray LaMontagne and Damien Rice, Fowler belongs in their company in more ways than one. His themes revolve around personal growth and regret, and while the album oc- casionally veers toward pon- derous self-absorption — an- other tendency he shares with LaMontagne and Rice — the singing and playing are usually polished enough to power Fowl- er through the cloying parts. On “Rooftops,” an optimistic The Associated Press song about his career hopes, Fowler applies the achy aura that permeates the entire album to his ambition. “So I long for the Knoxville skyline, I long for cold beers and close friends,” he sings. “And I long for the sound of my words on the lips of those I have not met yet.” The yearning gives the song its motor. The singing and play- ing, here and throughout this album, is promising enough that he just might get his wish. — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — LISA BRITTON, EDITOR, GO! MAGAZINE COOL CARS! HOT PRICES! ONLY $9,995 SOLD 2003 Mazda Miata 31k original miles! 2003 Toyota MR-2 Spyder 2003 MUSTANG- V6, Convertible, Only 32k Miles! Quality Vehicles. Reasonable Prices. 10500 West 1st St., Island City, OR• 541-204-0041 HOMESTEADMOTORSOR.COM