QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
PLANNED AT THE
GRANGE
STAGED READINGS SET
FOR APRIL 24
COVE HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENTS PLAY
EOCENES BRING
BLUEGRASS TO BAKER
BAKER CITY — The blue-
APRIL 20�27, 2022
with various bands throughout
the years. They reformed as a
performance group about 12
years ago.
JOSEPH — The Hurricane
Creek Grange is hosting an ice
cream social on Sunday, April 24,
noon-3 p.m., to celebrate Grange
Month. This event is free and
open to the public. The grange is
at 82930 Airport Lane, Joseph.
For more information, call Barbara
McCormack at 541-605-8233.
COVE — Cove High School
theatre presents “Nooses Off ”
— a “play within a play” farce by
Don Zolidis. Performances are
set for April 22 and 23 at 7 p.m.,
and April 24 at 2 p.m. at the Coe
Kerr Community Building on
the Ascension School grounds,
1104 Church St.
Seating is limited. Ticket res-
ervations are available at www.
eventbrite.com/e/nooses-off -
tickets-319764001737. Dona-
tions are accepted at the door in
lieu of ticket pricing.
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The EOCenes will play Saturday, April 23, at Churchill School in Baker City.
grass band EOCenes will
perform live on Saturday, April
23, at Churchill School, 3451
Broadway St. Doors open for
the concert at 6 p.m., and the
music starts at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance
at www.churchillbaker.com,
or $15 at the door. Admis-
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sion is free for youth age 15
and younger who attend with
a ticket-holding adult. Proof
of vaccination or a negative
COVID test is required. Enter
through the 16th Street park-
ing lot.
The EOCenes formed at
Eastern Oregon College (now
Eastern Oregon University) in
La Grande. The musicians were
members of the EOC Ambas-
sadors from 1969-1971 and
performed concerts around
the Northwest as a recruiting
program for the college. After
graduation, the musicians went
their separate ways and played
LOSTINE — Fishtrap and
MidValley Theatre Company
will host “Staged Readings with
E.M. Lewis” at 3 p.m. Sunday,
April 24, at Lostine’s South
Fork Grange, 317 Rosewell St.
Admission is free, and light re-
freshments will be provided.
E.M. Lewis is a playwright
and writer-in-residence at
Fishtrap. Local actors will be
reading three pieces out of
Lewis’ vast repertoire: the new
one-act “Dorothy’s Dictionary,”
as well as two shorts, “Drop-Off
Day” and “The Last Four Things
My Father Held Against Me.”
This event, according to
Fishtrap, is a return to live the-
ater in Wallowa County. MidVal-
ley Theatre Company’s mission
is to provide high-quality com-
munity theater to the county
and to off er opportunities for
amateur participation in all
aspects of theater. Learn more
at www.fi shtrap.org.