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The Chinyakare Ensemble boasts a collection of diverse and experienced dancers and
musicians from Africa and the United States. The group will perform at Zimfest.
ZIMFEST 2016
Western Oregon to host four-day Zimbabwean music fest
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
Feel the rhythm:
MONMOUTH — The
sounds of Zimbabwe are
c o m i n g t o Mo n m o u t h
Wednesday through Sunday.
This is 25th year of Zim-
fest, a Zimbabwean music
festival.
The event started in Seat-
tle, and has jumped around
the Pacific Northwest each
year.
“We have been looking for
a semi-permanent home or
two,” said Claire Jones, Zim-
fest coordinator. “In re-
searching for congenial
spots, I came across Western
Oregon University. They
have been very good to us.
And the Monmouth folks
have welcomed us with
open arms.”
The event runs Thursday
through Sunday, with work-
shops during the day, an
African marketplace in
WOU’s Grove with live
music, and concerts in the
evening.
Student groups from
throughout the Pacific
Northwest will perform dur-
ing the afternoons at the
African marketplace, Jones
said.
Evening concerts have a
general admission cost of
$20, but one of the Zimbab-
wean acts will play for free at
Wednesday’s (today’s) Mon-
What: Zimfest 2016, Zim-
babwean Music Festival.
When: Thursday
through Sunday.
Where: Western Ore-
gon University.
Admission: Free to the
African Marketplace at
the Grove; evening con-
certs cost $20 general ad-
mission and $10 for chil-
dren 12 and younger.
Of note: Boka Marim-
ba, a headliner at Zimfest,
will play free of admission
at Monmouth Music in
the Park at Main Street
Park Amphitheater at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
(today).
For more informa-
tion: zimfest.org.
mouth Music in the Park at
6:30 p.m.
“We conspired with Mark
Fa n c e y t o h a v e ( B o k a
Marimba) play,” Jones said.
“That’s one of our top
groups playing Zimbabwean
music. We hope that brings
people to the festival.”
Workshops are for people
of all skill levels and include
African music and dance.
“We are going to have a
couple introductory free
workshops, first-come, first-
served,” Jones said.
Most classes cost about
$30. Registration online is
not available anymore, but
people may register for any
open classes at Werner Uni-
versity Center where it
opens to the Grove.
“There is a menu of about
90 workshops that range
from totally beginner to
more advanced,” Jones said.
“Marimba, dance, usually at
all levels, drumming.”
For anyone who is unfa-
miliar with Zimbabwean
music, Jones said to expect a
joyful sound.
“You’ll hear a lot of
marimba,” she said. “Being
African music, it’s very
rhythmic and danceable.
You’ll have people hang out
at the afternoon stage and
get up and dance, and dance
all afternoon.”
With the shade of the
Grove, Jones said Zimfest
brings an opportunity to do
some shopping and relax
before heading off to a work-
shop and coming back to
dance to the student ensem-
bles.
“Some of the vendors are
very specific to Zimbabwean
products, or nonprofits,”
Jones said. “Some are more
generalized African. I know
we have one Kenyan woman
who does the round of festi-
vals during the summer. She
has some great East African
Kenyan bags.”
This is the festival’s sec-
ond year at WOU.
POLK COUNTY — The deadline is a few weeks away, but
people have already started filing petitions to join local city
councils or to run for the office of mayor.
In Dallas, a number of candidates have picked up council
and mayor packets, but none have been certified as candidates
yet.
This November, five Dallas City Council seats and the
mayor’s position are up for election. All required paper work is
due by Aug. 26. For more information, 503-831-3502.
In Falls City, one resident, Shane Curry, has turned in a certi-
fied signature list for a council seat while others have picked up
packets. Three council seats with four-year terms and the
mayor’s post, a two-year term, are up for election in November.
The deadline to file is Aug. 30. For more information, Domenica
Protheroe, 503-787-3631.
In Independence, Mayor John McArdle has reapplied for the
job. Kathy Martin-Willis has submitted for city council position
6. Two other city council positions are open. The deadline to
file is Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. Contact Karin Johnson for more infor-
mation, 503-838-1212.
In Monmouth, Councilor Steve Milligan has filed to run for
the office of mayor. George Jeffery has filed for a city council
position. The city of Monmouth has four council seats up for
grabs. The deadline to file is Aug. 30, but Elections Officer Phyl-
lis Bolman said that she has to have the signatures verified by
then and would prefer them by Aug. 25. For more information:
503-751-0145.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Suicide support group offered
WEST SALEM — Willamette Valley Hospice offers a monthly
support group for those who have experienced the death of a
loved one by suicide.
The group meets the second Tuesday of the month from 6
to 7:30 p.m. at the hospice center, 1015 Third St. NW, West
Salem.
The group was started in 2012 and is led by trained bereave-
ment counselors.
For more information: 503-588-3600, toll-free at 800-555-
2431, or online at wvh.org.
Pair sentenced in burglaries
DALLAS — Two men were sentenced in Polk County Circuit
Court July 28 on charges in a West Salem business burglary.
Dean Paul Huseth, 49, of Salem, is sentenced to serve five
and a half years in prison on an April 2016 burglary and theft at
Western Construction Systems in West Salem. His co-defen-
dant, Michael Edward Hughes, 43, of Salem, was previously
sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the commission
of the crimes.
The case was investigated by the Salem Police Department
and prosecuted by the Polk County District Attorney's Office.
Falls City Vet’s stolen wheelchair found
FALLS CITY — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recovered a
stolen wheelchair on Thursday.
The chair was stolen from a disabled veteran in the Falls City
area. The wheel chair was donated to the veteran to help him
be able to regain some of his mobility that he lost from an in-
jury while he was in the U.S. Army.
A suspect has been identified. The investigation is ongoing
with charges pending.
WOU professor awarded research grant
MONMOUTH — Western Oregon University (WOU) assistant
professor dr. Denise Thew Hacket, in collaboration with WOU’s
Regional Resource Center on Deafness, received a $200,000
grant from the State of Oregon’s Department of Human Services.
The funding allows for research targeting Oregon’s Deaf,
hard of hearing, and hearing loss communities. It will provide
information regarding how well the state is meeting the distinct
needs of these communities to the Oregon Legislature during
the 2017 session. Thew Hacket seeks participants from across
the state from all those who experience any level of hearing
loss. The survey will be available until Aug. 30. Those with hear-
ing loss are encouraged to participate to ensure quality results.
For more information: Denise Thew-Hackett via
thewd@wou.edu.
Hopes alive for Manos 50th anniversary
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — The Master
would approve.
Filming ended on “Manos:
Returns” on Aug. 1. Now, the
sprint is on to get the film, or
at least a rough cut, ready by
November for the 50th an-
niversary of the original cult
classic, “Manos: The Hands
of Fate.”
The 10-day shoot didn’t
leave much room for contin-
gency plans, not with cast
and crew traveling from
across the country to be a
part of the production.
“All we’re operating on is a
wing and a prayer,” director
Tonjia Atomic said. “It’s less
than a micro budget.”
The sequel is set 50 years
after the original. Jackey
Raye Neyman Jones, who
played Debbie, the Master
(Tom Neyman) and Torgo
are just a few of the charac-
ters set to make their re-
turn — many of whom are
played by the original actors.
The original Manos has
gained a reputation for
being one of the best worst
movies ever made — mak-
ing a sequel a challenging
prospect.
“At first, I thought we were
crazy,” Neyman Jones said.
“Who is stupid enough to at-
tempt to make a sequel?”
But the creative minds be-
hind the sequel saw a kernel
of potential.
“Though it is so inept,
(the first film) is also oddly
compelling,” assistant direc-
tor/actress Rachel Jackson
said. “There’s something dis-
turbing about it, even
though they couldn’t quite
get it out. They chipped
away at the block of wood,
but it’s still a block of wood,
unfortunately.”
Thanks to things like a T-
shirt sale and Kickstarter
campaign, the production
raised enough money to
complete filming.
More fundraising, includ-
ing selling signed hand-craft-
ed Torgo staffs, will be need-
ed in the future to help dis-
tribute the film, Atomic said.
For now, they are focused
on creating the best film
they can — one that both re-
spects and expands upon
the original film’s legacy.
It’s even made a believer
out of the Master himself —
who made a rare public ap-
pearance at a special dinner
for a few Kickstarter backers.
“It’s marvelous,” Neyman
said. “I’ve been stuck with
this thing for way over 40
years. It’s just kind of mirac-
ulous, to be honest with you,
how anyone has done with
this, what these folks have
done. If I had to add some-
thing to the end run of my
life, I couldn’t imagine it
being anything else.”
The crew’s attention now
turns to post-production. The
plan is to have a cut of the
film ready for the anniversary
this November. More impor-
tantly, Neyman Jones said
this film is for everyone in-
volved in the first movie.
“I want to give people a
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Jackey Raye Neyman Jones and Tom Neyman star in “Manos Returns.”
chance to bask in some of
the Manos love,” Neyman
Jones said. “There’s a lot of
pressure on me that this is a
good thing. I want them to
see themselves in a really
good light. We want to honor
the fans and give homage to
the original people.”
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