YOUTH ADVENTURE
CLUB FEATURES
PAINTBALL FUN
BOARDMAN — The Adventure
Club invites youths ages 12-18 to
play paintball.
The faith-based club offers
monthly activities to explore,
learn something new and have
fun. The upcoming Adventure
Club gathering is Saturday, Aug.
14, from 2-4 p.m. at 69994 Kunze
Lane, Boardman. It’s sponsored
by InFaith and the Rosen family.
Protective gear, paintball
guns and balls are provided.
Participants need to wear long
pants and should wear a long-
sleeved shirt. Advance registra-
tion is required. There is a limit
of 50 youths. Online registration
is available at www.boardma-
nchurch.org/adventure. For ques-
tions, call 541-481-9437.
EASTERN OREGON BEER
FESTIVAL IS AUG. 14
LA GRANDE — The 2021
Eastern Oregon Beer Festival is
Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Union
County Fairgrounds in La Grande.
The 21-and-older event is mostly
outdoors and runs from 1-9 p.m.
Along with the beer, there will be
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live music, great food and op-
portunities to talk with brewers.
Two bands have been signed
for the festival: Coyote Kings
out of Walla Walla, and local
favorite The Wasteland Kings.
Admission passes are avail-
able on the festival’s website,
www.eobeerfest.org, at Tap
That Growlers and at Side A
Brewing. The tasting passes are
$25 pre-sale or $30 at the gate
on Saturday. Festival entry fee
for non-drinkers is $5.
MORROW COUNTY FAIR
IS AUG. 17-21
HEPPNER — This year’s Mor-
row County Fair, Aug. 17-21,
brings music, a hypnotist and
the traditional fair events of
youth livestock projects. Gate
admission is free.
Here is a look at the sched-
uled entertainment throughout
the week:
Dinner and music at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 18: Music by
Fat Bottomed Girls, and contest
for the best dressed in 80s at-
tire.
Music by Nate Botsford:
2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
19. There will also be an ice
cream social at 2:30 p.m.
Dinner and music at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 19: Music by
Olivia Harms.
Hypnotist Justin James
performs throughout the week.
His shows are: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday; 6 p.m. Thursday;
and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday.
Music by Olivia Harms:
1-3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20.
Music by Cory Peterson:
noon Saturday, Aug. 21.
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20,
and Saturday, Aug. 21.
The parade is set for 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 21. The livestock
auction is at 2 p.m.
VAN HALEN TRIBUTE
BAND PLAYS AUG. 14
BAKER CITY — Unchained, a
Van Halen tribute band, per-
forms Saturday, Aug. 14, at The
Ison House Bed and Brew, 1790
Washington Ave. Gates open
at 5 p.m. Trailer Hitch takes the
stage at 6 p.m., followed by
Unchained at 8 p.m.
This is for ages 21 and older.
Low-back chairs are allowed;
dogs are not. Food and bever-
ages will be available to pur-
AUGUST 11–18, 2021
chase onsite. Concert tickets
are $20 and available at www.
theisonhouse.com/upcoming-
events.
students. For tickets or more
information, visit www.phtww.
org or call 509-529-6500.
PRESALE PROMOTION
LIVE CINEMA SCREENING BEGINS FOR CARNIVAL
FEATURES ‘RIVERDANCE’ RIDES AT WALLA
WALLA WALLA — In 1996,
WALLA FAIR
seven minutes changed the
face of Irish dancing forever.
The Eurovision interval act
performance gave millions
of people a new and exciting
glimpse of the future of Irish
dance with “Riverdance.” Fast
forward 25 years with com-
poser Bill Whelan rerecording
his soundtrack while producer
Moya Doherty and director
John McColgan have complete-
ly reimagined the show.
Filmed live in 2020 at the
3Arena Dublin — the exact spot
where it all began — the 25th
Anniversary Gala Performance
brought “Riverdance” to the big
screen for the first time.
Power House Theatre is of-
fering an encore screening of
the event Wednesday, Aug. 18,
at 7 p.m. The theatre is located
at 111 N. Sixth Ave., Walla Walla.
General admission tickets
are $15 for adults and $10 for
WALLA WALLA — Walla
Walla Fair and Frontier Days,
and Davis Shows NW, are of-
fering discounted carnival ride
vouchers at participating loca-
tions. The $31 vouchers can be
purchased at Ranch and Home
in Milton-Freewater and at In-
land Cellular stores in the Walla
Walla and Dayton areas.
The carnival voucher promo-
tion ends Friday, Aug. 29. At that
time, the vouchers will return to
their regular price of $37.
General admission tickets
to the fair can be purchased at
regular price on the fair’s web-
site, www.wallawallafairgrounds.
com. For more information,
e-mail info@wallawallafair-
grounds.com or call the main of-
fice at 509-527-3247. The Walla
Walla Fair and Frontier Days
theme is “Stars and Stripes and
Country Nights.” It runs from
Sept. 1-5.