8 BEHIND THE SCENES MAY 4�11, 2022 FROM THE COVER Ladd Marsh Bird Festival is May 13-15 By Lisa Britton Go! Magazine L A morning chorus A GRANDE — May is going to the birds again this year with the full return of the Ladd Marsh Bird Festival set for May 13-15. After no festival in 2020 and a scaled-back version in 2021, this year will be more like previous events, said Steve Cle- ments. “This year we’re moving back to a more traditional form of the festival,” he said. Clements is on the board for Friends of Ladd Marsh, the nonprofi t volunteer organization that took over the festival after the retirement of biologist Cathy Nowak. The weekend begins Friday, May 13, with a gathering at the Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande. From 6-8 p.m., visitors can register and receive a passport for the festival’s birding stations, as well as register for fi eld trips and enjoy music and snacks. Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group, File A bald eagle rests on a fence post along Peach Road, near Ladd Marsh, on March 3, 2022. First Friday at Crossroads 2020 Auburn Avenue Baker City, Oregon 541.523.5369 www.crossroads-arts.org F rom F ire and L ight Exhibition on display Friday, May 6 through Saturday, May 28 Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm