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Thursday, July 1, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Wallowa County Fly-in
BRADY GOSS IN CONCERT
Goss plays Sunday,
July 4, for the Powder
River Music Review in
Baker City
Family event set for July 9 and 10
By Katy Nesbitt
Go! Magazine
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
BAKER CITY — Brady Goss
doesn’t remember a time when he
wasn’t near the piano.
“I started when I was probably
four years old,” he said.
But his fascination started long
before that.
“There’s a picture of me in
diapers, reaching up to touch the
piano,” he said.
He learned to play by watching
his dad.
“I’d sit on his lap and watch his
hands,” he said.
Goss said he has a photographic
memory, and he could recall the
patterns of the songs his dad
played.
“I’d memorize what his hands
were doing as the music was
coming out,” he said. “That’s how I
learn music — by watching, listen-
ing and remembering.”
He started singing at age 15.
Now 31, Goss has toured the na-
tion for the last 15 years.
This weekend he will play for the
Powder River Music Review, start-
ing at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, at
Geiser-Pollman Park in Baker City.
The concert is free and open to
the public, although donations are
welcome. Raffl e tickets to support
the series are sold at each perfor-
mances ($5 each or 15 for $20) for
the chance to win a gift basket.
Powder River Music Review is
organized by Baker City Events.
Goss has played for the Baker
City music series for about six
years.
He tours to play at county fairs,
music festivals, and other venues.
He’s been all over the United
States.
“East Coast to West Coast,” he
said.
He plays solo about 75% of the
Contributed Photo
Brady Goss performs July 4
in Baker City’s Geiser-Pollman
Park.
time. The rest of his concerts are
with a band. His genres range from
blues and jazz to country and clas-
sic rock.
He’s released three albums, and
worked on another during the
pandemic, and is also building a
recording studio at his home near
Portland.
Although last summer was quiet
on the music front — he worked for
an excavating company for a few
months — he’s back on the stage
this year.
“I’ve got come pretty cool book-
ings this summer,” he said.
And he mixes it up for every
show.
“I’m a feel player,” he said. “I
want it to fl ow out of me — not
play the same thing at every show.
It becomes an emotional, spiritual
experience.”
JOSEPH — Aviation enthusi-
asts are invited to the Wallowa
County Fly-in next weekend —
Friday-Saturday, July 9-10 — at
the Joseph Airport.
Friday evening the public is
invited to a no-host banquet and
bar at the airport.
Social hour begins at 5 p.m.
and dinner follows at 5:30 p.m.,
featuring smoked pork loin and
tri-tip slices, corn on the cob,
baked potatoes and sour cream,
and Italian chopped salad with
marinated vegetables. Dessert
will be whiskey-sauced berry
bread pudding. Live music kicks
off Friday night at 6:45 p.m.
A live and silent auction will
begin at the Friday banquet and
conclude Saturday at 11 a.m.
On Saturday, gates open at
7 a.m. Children age 10 and
younger are not charged admis-
sion and breakfast is free. Admis-
sion for everyone else is $5, and
breakfast is $10.
An educational hangar with
events for all ages will be open.
Children up to 18 years old can
collect their wings and receive a
free airplane ride on Sunday.
A variety of jets, helicopters,
warbirds and backcountry planes
will be on display.
The growing aviation industry
has careers available for pilots,
mechanics and designers, so a few
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Northeast Oregon Aviation Foundation/Contributed Photo
The Wallowa County Fly-in is July 9-10 at the Joseph Airport.
years ago a group of pilots, educa-
tors and interested local citizens
joined together with to support
these employment opportunities
by forming the Northeast Oregon
Aviation Foundation, organizers
of the annual fl y-in event.
The venture also included the
mission of bringing aviation to
Wallowa County high schools.
The Joseph Charter School offers
classes, tied to Treasure Valley
Community College’s aviation
program, allowing students to
earn college credit in the fi eld.
For more information, visit
www.neoafoundation.org/events/
wallowa-county-fl y-in-2/.
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