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APRIL 20�27, 2022
NAZARENE CHURCH
PLANS YARD SALE
HERMISTON — The Herm-
iston Church of the Nazarene
is hosting a yard sale to raise
money for a July mission trip
to build a church in Honduras.
People are invited to come shop
for treasures Saturday, April
23, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the church,
1520 W. Orchard Ave. Volunteers
are welcome.
For more information, includ-
ing about the mission trip, visit
www.hermnaz.church or call
541-567-3677.
CHAMBER MUSIC
FESTIVAL RETURNS
APRIL 23
PENDLETON — After two
years of virtual performances,
the Oregon East Symphony’s
Chamber Music Festival returns
in person at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 23, at the Vert Clubroom,
345 SW Fourth St.
The festival features a va-
riety of small ensembles, plus
hors d’oeuvres and beverages
provided by the Oregon East
Symphony’s volunteer board
of directors.
Tickets are $25 per person
and available at www.orego-
neastsymphony.org or at the
OES Offi ce, 345 SW Fourth St.
This year’s concert will feature
a fl ute trio led by OES fl utist
Cathy Muller and featuring violin-
ist and Assistant Concertmaster
Viet Block and Principal Violist
Emily Muller-Cary, a song by
Iranian-born soprano Nasibeh
Abdollahi, a piece by James Dean
Kindle, and a number by the OES
Youth Chamber Collective.
‘RING OF FIRE’ RUNS MAY
6-7 IN PENDLETON
PENDLETON — The live
music of Johnny Cash and June
Carter Cash are back on stage in
“Ring of Fire,” performed at the
Vert Auditorium, 480 SW Dorion
Ave., for three performances:
May 6 at 7:30 p.m. and May 7 at
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased
at www.elginoperahouse.com
or by calling 541-663-6324.
Tickets are $18 for lower level,
$8 for balcony or $13 per per-
son in a group of 10 or more.
There is a $2 processing fee for
each ticket.
In this performance, the lives
of Johnny and June Carter
Ric Walters/Contributed photo
James Dean Kindle will perform Steve Reich’s minimalist work “Electric
Counterpoint” for electric guitar and tape at the Oregon East Symphony
festival on April 23.
Cash are played by four dif-
ferent acting couples. Playing
Johnny Cash are actor-singers
Brent Smith, Ashley O’Toole,
Tucker Murphey, J.D. Kindle and
Dr. Wesley Rampton as an aged
Johnny. June Carter Cash is
played by Jeanette Smith, Joc-
elyn Berado, Staci Elguezabal
and Karen Taylor. The cast also
includes Misty Hines as Johnny
Cash’s mother and Jordan Uhl-
man as a featured singer.
The concert showcases 30
songs and several Johnny-June
duets.
ART SHOWS ON DISPLAY
THROUGH APRIL 30
LA GRANDE — There’s still
a chance left to explore two
art exhibits at Art Center East,
1006 Penn St.
The “Discover After School
Educational Exhibit” in the
Orlaske Gallery features work
from Discover After School, an
ACE after-school program that
was inspired by the Qapqápnim
Wéele/Grande Ronde Commu-
nity Science Project. This show
features youth art projects,
interactive items for visitors,
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
infographic posters and more.
ACE’s main gallery exhibit is
the Annual EOU Junior Exhibi-
tion that showcases artwork
by Eastern Oregon University
junior art majors and minors.
This year’s theme is “Emer-
gence” and includes work by
Allyson Bates, Koedi Birming-
ham, Jessica Hitzman, Gretch-
en Litzlbeck, Alexis Lowe, Cira
Mesubed, Erin Monagle and
Corrina Stadler.
Both shows are on dis-
play through April 30. Works
can also be viewed online at
artcentereast.org, under the
“Exhibits” tab.
HERMISTON BOOK CLUB
MEETS MAY 10
HERMISTON — Bookminders,
the Hermiston Public Library’s
book club, meets Tuesday,
May 10, from 1:30-3 p.m. in the
downstairs meeting room, 235 E.
Gladys Ave. The featured book
is “The Fortunate Ones” by Ed
Tarkington. A limited number of
copies of the book are avail-
able for checking out at the
front desk.
For information, visit the
library or call 541-567-2882.
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