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Thursday, April 22, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Quick Takes
Take an in-person
painting workshop
EOFF presents ‘Beast
Beast’ screening
LA GRANDE — Art Center
East, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande,
is offering two upcoming in-person
painting classes. Jan Clark leads a
two-day “Sunfl ower Patch” work-
shop (see below), Saturday, April
24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun-
day, April 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.
All experience levels are welcome.
Cost is $85 for ACE members, $100
for non-members.
LA GRANDE — The Eastern
Oregon Film Festival is presenting
the fi lm “Beast Beast” Friday, April
23, at 7:30 p.m. Afterward, the
audience can participate in a live
virtual Q&A with the maker of the
fi lm, Danny Madden.
The showing is part of the “Path
to The Liberty Theatre Screening
Series,” a campaign to raise funds
for EOFF’s use of the historic Lib-
erty Theatre under renovation in
downtown La Grande.
A small live audience will view
the fi lm at HQ, 112 Depot St., La
Grande, and the movie will be
available online as well. To pur-
chase tickets, visit www.eofi lmfest.
com and click on the information
about the event.
Paint wineglasses at free
weekly gathering
On Saturday, May 15, Jan
Clark and Denise Elizabeth Stone
partner to teach a batik watercolor
workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
ages 14 and older. Participants will
create batik paintings (see below)
using watercolor or acrylic paint,
wax and ink on a special type of
paper. Cost is $70 members and
$85 non-members.
In-person classes at ACE will
follow government guidelines on
COVID-19 safety and cleaning pro-
cedures. Every student must wear
a mask at all times, and work-
spaces are separated by Plexiglas
dividers.
To register and see the supply
lists, go to www.artcentereast.org/
calendar and click on the workshop
of your choice.
JOSEPH — Those who purchase
opening night tickets for the an-
nual Wallowa Valley Festival of Art
each receive a hand-painted wine-
glass. In preparation for the event,
wineglass painting gatherings are
held every Wednesday evening
under Pam Beach’s guidance at the
Josephy Center, 403 N. Main St.,
Joseph.
Walk-ins are welcome between
5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wineglasses,
glass paints and brushes are pro-
vided. Experience is not necessary,
but face masks are.
Learn to make cards with
linoleum blocks
BAKER CITY — Ginger Rem-
bold will teach a class on linoleum
block printing on Thursday, April
29, from 6-8 p.m. at Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn
Ave., Baker City.
Students will learn how to cut
a unique linoleum/rubber block to
make a personalized card. All tools
are provided. Once a block is cut,
participants can make prints.
Cost is $16 members, $24 non-
members. There is also a $5 supply
fee. Class size is limited to six
participants.
To register, go to www.crossroads-
arts.org, click on “Classes” and
again on the class description.
It’s puzzle time again at
Art Center East
LA GRANDE — Art Center East
hosts a puzzle exchange on the
third Saturday of the month from
1-2 p.m. The monthly in-person ex-
change requires face coverings and
social distancing. ACE staff will
disinfect puzzles and surfaces.
The next exchange will take
place Saturday, May 15, at the
center, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande.
Bring a puzzle and take one home.
There is a suggested donation
of $5 per puzzle taken home or
exchanged, with proceeds going
toward ACE’s continuing effort to
stay open during the pandemic.
Annual spring cleaning set
for April 23-24 in Baker
City
BAKER CITY — The Baker City
community is invited to help spruce
up the downtown area during the
second annual Spring Clean event
on April 23 and 24.
Those interested in helping
can meet at 9 a.m. at Court Plaza
(Main and Court streets) to get as-
signed an area and task.
Chores will include touching up
paint, sweeping sidewalks, sprucing
up benches and fl ower boxes, clean-
ing tree wells and around garbage
receptacles, pulling weeds, planting
fl owers and washing windows.
Bring your own gloves, and your
tools if you like.
There will be a contest to see
who has the best “before and after”
photo. To enter, volunteers should
send their photos to witmcknight@
gmail.com.
Any specifi c questions can be
answered by Kate at Royal Artisan:
541-465-4547 or katephill843@
gmail.com.
Tour the historic Geiser Grand Hotel
BAKER CITY — The historic Geiser Grand Hotel, 1996 Main St.,
Baker City, is offering a “Step Back in Time” tour every Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Topics cover the history of the
hotel, as well as stories from Baker City’s past.
Tickets are $5 per person (or complimentary for hotel guests). Masks
are required of all attendees. Tours are limited to 18 people to allow for
distance between guests.
Special tours by appoint-
ment are available for
groups of 10 to 20.
Advance reservations
are recommended by
calling 541-523-1889 or
emailing info@geiser-
grand.com.
Travel Baker County/Contributed
Photo
The Geiser Grand Hotel
in Baker City opened in
1889. It received a res-
toration and reopened
in 1993 after closing in
1968. Tours are given
three times a week.