Riding with Champions: An Appreciation of the 2012-13 Mountaineer Women Basketball Team
kid yoshida travels to Sioux City Iowa to watch EOU women compete in NAIA national basketball championship...
Read MoreInterview with Gregory Rawlins
Local singer/songwriter Gregory Rawlins will play the intimate Stage Door Theater on January 11, opening up for Boise artists Grandma Kelsey and Hillfolk Noir. The longtime co-frontman of local favorites Sons of Guns, has now been battling on the front lines as a soloist for just about as long as he’s been in the band, and he’s certainly put on more miles and tallied more shows than the full outfit. Traveling all over the western U.S. this past summer in support of his latest album, Elwha, and racking up countless shows all over the Northwest ever since, this is a man elbowing...
Read MoreAnthony Lakes skiing makes Eastern Oregon a Winter Destination
Resort celebrates 50 years of great skiing. It’s time again for Anthony Lakes to open up its slopes and trails for the season. The quaint ski resort, high in the Elkhorns, will also celebrate its 50th year of offering people from all around the Northwest some of the best powder found anywhere, not to mention less crowds, shorter lift lines, and some incredible back country views. Destination highlights The mountain offers a triple chair lift and downhill runs for skiers of all skill levels. The phenomenal Nordic Center offers 29 kilometers of groomed lanes and 11 km of single track...
Read MoreArtsEast Announces Community Band Rehearsals
Musicians invited to participate in the community band The Community School of the Arts invites area musicians to join the EOU Community Symphonic Band for its fall session. Woodwind, brass, and percussion players, ages 14 and up, are encouraged to come join the fun. The band rehearses on Mondays beginning September 24 from 7-9 PM in Loso Hall, Room 126, on the Eastern Oregon University campus. “The band, under the direction of Dr. Teun Fetz, is composed of EOU students, area high school students and community members from Union, Baker and Wallowa Counties,” says ArtsEast Director...
Read MoreArts East Presents: High Fiber Diet
ArtsEast presents High Fiber Diet… The ArtsEast Gallery will open its 2012-13 season with an exhibit of fiber art. An opening reception will be held on September 14 from 5 – 7 PM. The gallery will also be open for Art Walk on September 20. The exhibit is co-sponsored by North Wind Associates of La Grande. Featured artists selected include: Linda Granger, Katherine Jensen, Karen Kevan, Dawn Lepper, Lori Sams, Linda Schreiner, Barbara Tylka, and Margaret Mead. The call for artists requested use of a wide range of materials using a variety of construction techniques of the artist’s...
Read MoreI Art LG Block Party at the Art Center
Art Center at the Old Library to celebrate new renovations with a block party… Art Center at the Old Library has been under renovations over the summer and will celebrate their updated space with an art exhibition and block party, Saturday September 15th, entitled, “I Art LG,” which will feature live local music, hands-on art activities, Zumba & Nia Dance Demos, Do-it-Yourself ”I <3 LG” screenprinting t-shirts, THE BIG ART, refreshments, Art show, silent auction & more. Specials for new memberships and pre-registration for Fall classes! Plus,...
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