QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
WEE BIT O’ IRELAND
CONTINUES IN HEPPNER
HEPPNER — The second
weekend of the Wee Bit o’ Ireland
celebration brings Murray’s Irish
Beer and Wine Festival on Friday,
March 18, 7-11 p.m. at the Gilliam
& Bisbee Building. The live DJ
show includes music, lights and
fog with Dan Burns 3D Produc-
tions. There is a $5 cover charge
with additional drink tokens and
food available for purchase from
Upper Place Concessions.
Closing out the celebrations
is the 2022 Coastal Farm &
Ranch Challenge of Champions
Bull Riding. Tour Stop No. 3 is
Saturday, March 19, 4 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds. Get
tickets at www.cctbullriding.com.
For more information, visit www.
heppnerchamber.com. If you have
questions, call 541-676-5536.
AIR MUSEUM SWOOPS IN
WITH OPERATOR COFFEE
PENDLETON — Don’t forget
the coff ee’s on all month long
at the Pendleton Air Museum.
Throughout the month of March,
people are invited to drop in
for a cup of joe featuring prod-
ucts from Operator Coff ee. The
GRANDE RONDE
COMMUNITY CHOIR
BEGINS MARCH 31
fi shtrap.org
Nellie Bridge will lead “Recipes
from Poems We Love” as an online
workshop in April through Fishtrap.
veteran-owned company helps
veterans and select charities that
support fi rst responders and
frontline health care workers.
During a special canine salute
(honoring canine soldiers and
their human partners), which
runs March 13-19, biscuits are
available for dogs and cookies
for humans. Also, in observance
of Vietnam War Veterans Day, all
Vietnam vets will receive a service
ornament on Monday, March 28.
The museum, at 21 SW
Emigrant Ave., is currently open
Monday and Thursday-Saturday
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun-
days, noon-2 p.m. Admission is
by donation. For more informa-
tion, visit www.pendletonairmu-
seum.org. For questions, call
541-276-6156.
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
LA GRANDE — Art Center
East has announced that Grande
Ronde Community Choir is
restarting after a two-year hiatus.
The group, which was founded in
1992, is a mixed-voice choral en-
semble for community members,
EOU students, staff , faculty and
area high school students. Audi-
tions are not required. The choir
rehearses and performs a wide
variety of choral literature ranging
from major works with orchestra
to spirituals, folks songs and mu-
sical theater repertoire. Knowing
how to read music is not required
for participation.
Rehearsals begin March 31.
The choir meets on Thursdays,
7-8:30 p.m., in Loso Hall Room
123 on the campus of Eastern
Oregon University. The group
is open to ages 14 and older
and all vocal/music skill levels
are welcome. This community
music ensemble is made possible
through ACE’s partnership with
EOU, which donates rehearsal and
performance space, and is sup-
ported by grant funding, commu-
nity donors and local sponsors.
Michael Frasier is the musical
director, and the accompanist is
Lanetta Paul.
Participation is $50 for ACE
members, or $60 for nonmem-
bers. Register online at artcen-
tereast.org.
JOIN AN ONLINE POETRY
WORKSHOP THROUGH
FISHTRAP
ENTERPRISE — Nellie Bridge
will lead an online poetry work-
shop titled “Recipes from Poems
We Love” through Fishtrap.
Classes meet Saturdays in April,
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration is
$240, or $215 for Fishtrappers.
Everyone in this workshop will
bring an inspiring poem to share
and use some part of it (structure,
voice, occasion, style, device) to
craft a poem of their own.
Bridge is a poet and high
school teacher living in Sofi a,
Bulgaria. Her poems have ap-
peared in print as well as online,
including at Sarah Lawrence
as a distinguished entry for the
Campbell Corner Poetry Prize.
Her chapbooks include “Plea for
Tearing with the Running Hours”
and “Poemas Sueltos.” Her
manuscripts have been fi nalists
5
MARCH 16�23, 2022
for book prizes and she earned
her MFA at NYU.
ART CLASSES SET AT
PAINTED SKY
CANYON CITY — Painted Sky
Center for the Arts has several
classes planned for the coming
months.
A “Plucky Hen Candle Mat”
class is scheduled for Saturday,
April 2, 1-4 p.m. This wool ap-
plique project can be personal-
ized to create your own favorite
chicken design. Basic hand sew-
ing is used to make these candle
mats. Beginners and advanced
crafters are welcome. Cost is $36
members, $40 nonmembers.
Genevieve Paddock will lead
a beginner ceramics class for
hand building and wheel throw-
ing starting March 30. It meets
Wednesdays and Fridays,
6-8 p.m., through April 22. The
fi rst four weeks will focus on
hand building; the next four
weeks will be an introduction to
wheel throwing. Cost is $252
members, $280 nonmembers.
Learn about other opportuni-
ties at Painted Sky and register
for classes at paintedskycenter.
com.