EOU’s Theatre Main Stage Production of “The Secret Garden”
LA GRANDE, Ore. (EOU) – When Frances Hodgson Burnett sat at her writing desk in New York City in the spring of 1911 and began to pen her famous children’s novel, she probably never dreamed that more than 100 years later a musical version of her book would be staged by a university theatre program in northeast Oregon. An adaptation of Burnett’s “The Secret Garden” is opening at Eastern Oregon University May 15. The final main stage production of the year continues through May 18 with nightly showings at 7 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. All performances are in McKenzie Theatre...
Read MoreStage Door Theater to House First Live Theatre Production
The Liberty Theatre Foundation is please to host its first EOU student theater production of, “The Women of Lockerbie,” on Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Stage Door Theater. This stunning one-act play is loosely based on the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec., 21 1988; an event that left 259 passengers dead as well as 11 of Lockerbie’s residents. Seven years later, the play recounts Madeline Livingston’s (Adraine Jacobs) grief as she searches for the lost remains of her son in the fields of Lockerbie and Bill (Johnathan Phipps)...
Read MoreAn Interview with Lynne Angel from Tartufi
Tartufi returns to the LG, they play Mt. Emily Ale House Aug. 30, Lynne Angel takes time to answer some questions… The San Francisco power trio Tartufi will return to La Grande once again on August 30th to change lives at the Mt. Emily Ale House. The show begins at 8 pm and local group Correspondence School will open up. Tartufi, who plays complex, often loop based, heavy, yet goose-bump-inducing beautiful music has thankfully joined the ranks of touring bands who frequently make a stop in La Grande. Their shows are a non-stop revelation, steeped heavily in testing the boundaries of...
Read More2nd Annual Celtic Festival: Aug 25 & 26
The La Grande Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games are coming on August 25th and 26th at the Union County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 8AM on Saturday and 9AM on Sunday. Sponsored by the Celtic Society of Eastern Oregon, the City of La Grande, and the Union County Chamber of Commerce, this year’s line-up is sure to please visitors as they enjoy the best of Celtic culture.
Read MoreMissoula Children’s Theatre brings ‘The Tortoise Versus the Hare’ to Art Center
The Missoula Children’s Theatre will be in La Grande August 13-18th. Cost of participation for children is $50 for art center members and $60 for non-members. Children will attend rehearsals for 2-4 hours each day of the week. Auditions will take place at the art center at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 13th. Children need to be registered prior to this date. Auditions are simply to decide which role the child gets–sign up now to ensure your child will be included in auditions. This year’s production of The Tortoise Versus the Hare will be held at...
Read MoreUnion County Fair Aug. 1-4
Party with the Animals at the Union County Fair! It is already the beginning of August in the Grande Ronde Valley, which means it is time once again for the Union County Fair, which will take place from Aug. 1-4, at the Union County Fair Grounds. With many of the crafters, bakers and 4-H folks entering the fruits of their labor into the competitions over the last couple of days, come Wednesday morning, the fair will be in full swing. Exhibitions will be up, animals will be in the barns, the carnival rides will be twirling, and the fried food will be wafting. So get down to the fair grounds...
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