A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
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NOVEMBER 9�17, 2021
CELEBRATE VETERANS
NOV. 11 AT PARADE AND
LUNCH IN LA GRANDE
LA GRANDE — The La
Grande Veterans Day parade,
a long-standing local tradition,
returns this year. The parade
begins at 11 a.m. on Thursday,
Nov. 11, along Adams Avenue
between Hemlock and Fourth
Streets. The grand marshal of
the parade will be Gene Ste-
phens of La Grande, a Vietnam
veteran. To sign up to be in the
parade or for more informa-
tion, call John Craig, a member
of American Legion Post 43 at
541-786-5148.
Following the parade, a
spaghetti dinner will be served
at the American Legion Post 43
Hall, 301 Fir St. The meal is free
for members of Post 43. The
cost to other veterans and the
public is $5 per meal.
‘ALL TOGETHER NOW’
PERFORMANCES ARE
NOV. 12, 13
LA GRANDE — The music
and theater departments at
Eastern Oregon University are
joining to present the musi-
Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group
Alaina Watson, right, dances alongside the cast during a rehearsal of “All Together Now” at Loso Hall on Tuesday,
Oct. 26, 2021.
cal review “All Together Now.”
There will be two public per-
formances: Friday, Nov. 12,
and Saturday, Nov. 13, both at
7 p.m. in EOU’s newly renovated
McKenzie Theatre. A third show
for high school students will
begin at noon on Monday, Nov.
15.
The upcoming performance
is part of a global effort to cel-
ebrate and commemorate the
reopening of live theater, and
features a medley of hits from
classic Broadway musicals like
“Rent,” “Hairspray,” and more.
Students in the EOU Music De-
partment, Theater Department
and Chamber Choir will join a
chorus of over 2,500 schools
and theaters concurrently per-
forming the production on its
premier weekend.
“Basically, it’s celebrating
Broadway’s reopening and us
coming out of quarantine and
starting to be able to move
forward with live theater. It’s a
great fundraiser for us, plus it’s
great to be part of this thing
that is so worldwide,” said The-
atre Professor Kenn Wheeler,
who is directing the show.
“Every song kind of matches
the theme of, ‘let’s put the bad
behind us and start forward on
a new day.’”
Tickets for the weekend
shows are $15 per seat, or
$10 for groups of 10 or more.
Admission is free for EOU
students. These shows are a
fundraiser for the theater and
music programs at EOU.
About 300 tickets will be
sold for each performance.
To purchase in advance, go
to www.tix.com/ticket-sales/
tix/6521 or call the box office at
541-962-3757. A limited num-
ber of tickets may be available
at the box office each night of
the show.
DISCOVER THE ‘SECRET
OF ENERGY’ AT WRITING
WORKSHOP
ENTERPRISE — Karen Auvin-
en will lead an online writing
workshop titled “The Secret of
Energy” on Saturday, Nov. 13,
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Registra-
tion is $120 or $110 for Fish-
trappers. Writers of all levels
are welcome. Register online at
www.fishtrap.org.
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