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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
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