QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
‘I LOVE AMERICA’
TRAIN RIDES ARE SET
ELGIN — The Eagle Cap Ex-
cursion Train’s “I love America!”
rides on Saturday, July 2, will
honor U.S. veterans, active mil-
itary, law enforcement, fi re and
other emergency personnel —
and one guest — to ride for free.
The fi rst train departs at
10 a.m., and the second departs
at 3 p.m., for 2 1/2 hour rides. A
meal and a beverage are served
on the rides, sponsored by Ten
Depot Street and the Friends of
the Joseph Branch, the nonprof-
it organization that manages and
operates the excursion train.
Tickets for other passengers
are $60 for adults and seniors or
$35 for youth. To reserve a seat,
call 541-437-3652 or visit www.
eaglecaptrainrides.com.
ACE. All art activities are free.
The market is held in Max
Square on the corner of Fourth
Street and Adams Avenue.
FIRST FRIDAY AND
ARTIST TALK AT ACE
LA GRANDE — Celebrate La
Grande culture, food, drink and
art on on First Fridays at Art
Center East, 1006 Penn Ave. The
next is Friday, July 1, 6-8 p.m.
ACE will off er after-hours
social gatherings with compli-
mentary refreshments. Visitors
can see the current exhibits,
shop the Gift Gallery and visit
new artisan pop-up shops inside
the art center.
July 1 also will feature an
artist talk with Nancy Coff elt at
6:30 p.m. This day marks the
closing reception of her show
“Wild and Whimsical.”
MAKE ART AT LA GRANDE
FARMERS MARKET
LANEY JONES COMING
TO BAKER CITY
LA GRANDE — Art Center
East will be at the La Grande
Farmers Market on Saturday,
July 2, 9 a.m.-noon, with art
activities for kids and adults. In
addition, visitors to the booth
can also sign up for ACE classes,
purchase an annual membership
or learn about volunteering with
BAKER CITY — Laney Jones
and the Spirits play live at Chur-
chill School, 3451 Broadway St.,
Saturday, July 2. Doors open at
6 p.m., and the music begins at
6:30 p.m. with special guests
Kathryn Claire and Margot
Merah. Jones will be joined by
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Brady Goss will play Sunday, July 3,
for the Powder River Music Review in
Baker City. The concert starts at 4 p.m.
Brian Dowd on drums and James
Bandini on bass.
Tickets are $12 in advance
at www.churchillbaker.com, or
$18 at the door. Proof of COVID
vaccination or a negative test is
required. Admission is free for
fully vaccinated youth age 15
and younger who attend with a
ticket-holding adult.
PIANIST BRADY GOSS
PLAYS ON JULY 3
BAKER CITY — Brady Goss, a
pianist who grew up in Wallowa
and for 10 years has toured the
West Coast, will perform Sunday,
July 3, in Baker City’s Geis-
er-Pollman Park for the Powder
River Music Review concert
series. The concert begins at
4 p.m. Goss plays a variety of
covers and originals, from rock
‘n’ roll to country to jazz.
Goss has released four
albums. The fi rst was a 2008
home studio project recorded in
Enterprise, and two more studio
albums were recorded in Mem-
phis, Tennessee, in 2010 and
2012 with the Jerry Lee Lewis
backing band. His most recent
release was a live album re-
corded with his Portland-based
band on stage at the Pendleton
Round-Up in 2015. Currently
there is an all original album in
the works.
MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
UNION — The Union County
Museum will be open Monday,
July 4, from noon-6 p.m. as part
of the Fourth of July festivities.
The museum collects, preserves
and displays items that tell the
stories of Union County and the
surrounding area. Among the
exhibits are the Cowboys Then
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and Now Collection, Agriculture,
Timber & Transportation, the Liv-
ery Station and Pioneer Cabin,
Settlement Period Rooms, the
General Store and the Watch-
maker’s Collection.
Regular days and hours are
Thursday through Saturday,
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Go to www.
ucmuseumoregon.com for
events and information.
SUMPTER HOSTS FLEA
MARKET, TRAIN RIDES
SUMPTER — This year, the
Fourth of July fl ea market in
Sumpter is condensed and will
only be along the main street of
town July 1-4. No vendors will be
set up at the fairgrounds.
The Sumpter Valley Railroad
will be running four shorter train
rides on July 2 and 3, start-
ing from the Sumpter Station.
Departure times are 11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Fares are $15 adults, $14 se-
niors/military and $8 for ages
3-17. Make reservations at www.
sumptervalleyrailroad.org.
The Sumpter Valley Dredge
State Heritage Area will also
be open for visitors to tour the
historic dredge and explore trails
around the park.