Thursday, May 21, 2020
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
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ARTS & CULTURE
Live music — in your house
Looking ahead
Experience local art shows,
music without leaving your house
BAKER CITY — Concerts
aren’t allowed yet, but the own-
ers of Churchill Dancehall are
making sure everyone still has
access to live music.
For several weeks, Brian and
Corrine Vegter have invited
musicians to give a live concert
on the Churchill stage that they
stream live on Facebook.
The fi fth “Churchill in Your
House Party” will feature Shan-
non Gray at 7 p.m. Friday, May
22. Links will be to YouTube,
Facebook and on the website
www.churchillbaker.com.
Malcolm Phinny’s “Prairie Sunset”
Artists invited to submit
work for September’s
Art at the Crossroads
By Lisa Britton
For EO Media Group
BAKER CITY — Although no
one is quite sure how First Friday
will look in the coming months,
plans are still in the works for the
22nd annual Art at the Crossroads
open regional show in September
in Baker City.
Artwork will be accepted Tues-
day, Sept. 1, between 9:30 a.m. and
5:30 p.m. The show will open on
Friday, Sept. 4.
Monetary prizes will be awarded
at the judge’s discretion, including
a Northwest Pastel Society award
and a Most Realistic Watercolor
award. A people’s choice award will
be chosen by the community.
The art show is open to profes-
sional and amateur artists age 18
and older. Each artist may submit a
total of three works not previously
shown at a Crossroads open show.
Submitted works must be of
original design. Art that is manu-
factured or imported, reproductions
made from kits or done under the
supervision of an instructor is not
eligible.
The entry free is $20 for Cross-
roads members, and nonmembers
pay $25.
This year’s judge is Malcolm
Phinney (his work “Prairie Sunset”
is featured above). Phinney is a
painter and sculptor who lives in
Wallowa County.
He and his wife, Tami, own and
operate the Phinney Gallery of
Fine Art in Joseph.
“A representational artist is
very fortunate to live where the
land is so diverse with mountains,
canyons, deep forests and open
prairies,” Phinney said. “This place
is a painter’s paradise.”
The show will be up from Sept. 4
to Sept. 28.
For more information, visit www.
crossroads-arts.org, stop by the art
center at 2020 Auburn Ave., or call
541-523-5369.
Submitted image
Shannon Gray will perform live online Friday.