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A6 News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 27, 2016 John Day EOU student a designer for upcoming production Blue Mountain Eagle Eastern Oregon University is bring- ing music from movies, musicals and video games to life in “Soundtracks” Jan. 29-30 in McKenzie Theatre in La Grande. The high-energy song and dance production features a wide range of songs from cult classics like “Time Warp” from “The Rocky Horror Pic- ture Show,” to the haunting “Hanging Tree” from the “The Hunger Games” trilogy, to music from “Portal” and other popular video games. Act one opens with the iconic “Star Wars” theme and the nearly 30 num- bers to follow are all being staged and choreographed meticulously by the cast and crew. EOU student Rachel Bentz, of John Day, is one of the people work- ing behind the scenes as the lighting and technical designer. As a theatre major studying stage management, she is excited to be doing something a bit different for her senior project. “I really enjoy working on the lighting,” Bentz said while thumbing through her sketches of the stage, each featuring a different color scheme re- À ecting her interpretation of the mood of a speci¿ c song. “My role is to enhance the per- formances and help keep all aspects of the production running smoothly,” Bentz added. “It’s going to be a fan- tastic concert because everyone is put- ting 100 percent into it.” The production opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, with repeat productions at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for students and seniors or $6 for groups of 10 or more. Purchase at Red Cross Drug Store, Looking Glass Books or the EOU Bookstore. For more information, call 541- 962-3352 or email pwordelm@eou. edu. EOU students in the advanced dance group rehearse for the production of “Soundtracks” Jan. 29-30 in McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall in La Grande. Rachel Bentz, of John Day, is the lighting and technical designer for the production. Photo courtesy of Yeonhee Yiu FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 5-6 The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday. Call Cheryl at the Eagle, 541-575-0710. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 Soil and Water seminar, meeting 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monument Senior Center Monument Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual landowner seminars and district meeting. Seminar topics include “Oregon’s Allocation of Conserved Water Pro- gram,” “Toxic Plants in Your Fields and Around Your House” and “Water Rights – Exactly What Do They Mean?” The annual meeting will follow at 2:15 p.m. Monument School FFA will serve a barbecue brisket lunch for $8 a plate. For more informa- tion call 541-934-2141 or email mswcd@centurytel.net. Democrat meeting 6:30 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal, Canyon City Local democrats are encouraged to attend the meeting in the St. Thomas Episcopal parish house, 139 S. Washington St., Canyon City. Call 541-542-2633. SATURDAY, JAN. 30 Grange pancake feed 5-7 p.m., Mt. Vernon Grange All are welcome to the annual all-you-can-eat pancake feed featuring regular and sourdough pancakes, eggs, ham, coffee WHAT’S HAPPENING and juice. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and free for those under 6. People can also try for a chance to walk away with a sweet treat at the cake walk. The event is one of two annual fundraisers organized by the grange each year. Call 541-575-1007 for more information. TUESDAY, FEB. 2 Groundhog supper 5-7 p.m., Prairie City Senior Center All are welcome to the annual meal, which includes a menu of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice, tea, coffee and cocoa. The cost is $6 a person and free for children under 6. The supper is sponsored by the Prairie City American Legion Auxiliary. Seneca Winter Classic snowmobile races Seneca Test and tune will be on Friday afternoon. On Satur- day, registration will be from 8-10 a.m. The races are set to start at 10 a.m. with competitors vying for cash prizes. Vintage snowmobiles will be on hand, and spec- tator admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Grant County Snowballers and Les Schwab Tires. For more information, call 541-620-0134 or visit grantcoun- tysnowballers.com. SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Flood Preparedness Fair 3 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John Day Grant County Emergency Management Coordinator Ted Williams will offer a presentation promptly at 3 p.m. An open house will follow with a variety of informa- tion on what people can expect in the event of a flood in the area, what the county has done to prepare and what people can do to prepare. The event is organized by the LDS church, Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative, the For- est Service, the city of John Day and the American Red Cross. Call 541-575-1248 or 541-620-4751 for more in- formation. Church Services In Grant County CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Sunday School..............................9:30 am Sunday Worship Service .............. 10:45 am Sunday Evening Service................6:00 pm Children & Teen Activities SMALL GROUPS CALL FOR MORE INFO Weekdays: Sonshine Christian School 521 E. Main • John Day • 541-575-1895 wwww.johndaynazarene.com
