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2004 Season

COLLEGE COMMUNITY THEATRE at Blue Mountain Community College presents

May 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 2003 The Little Prince directed by Vic Holloway.

All Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances begin promptly at 8:00. Location: Pioneer Hall, Blue Mountain Community College, 2411 NW Carden, Pendleton, OR 97801. Phone: 541-278-5953. Fax: 541-276-6119.

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Eastern Oregon University Cultural Calendar

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Think Link Discovery Museum @ 906 Washington Ave., La Grande is offering children's classes. Please call 975-2040 for more information.

Every Tuesday, 7:30pm lessons, 8:00pm dancing

NE Oregon Folklore Society Tuesday Night Dancing with Irish set, Contra and other folk dances are enjoyed by an enthusiastic troupe of folks, all are welcome to join with friends and family at this favorite mid week activity - The Olde Meeting House, 901 M Avenue, La Grande. For more information contact Mark or Dianne Lewis at 541-962-9355.

First Sunday of Every Month, 12:00 - 4:00pm

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Memorial service, July 9, 2004 at 2pm

I thought that I should pass on word that Betty Josephy passed away last Thursday, March 4, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Alvin and son Alvin,
daughters Diane Josephy Peavey, Allison Josephy Wolowitz, and Katherine (Katch) Josephy were all with her.

As many of you know, Betty had suffered for years with asthma, but her zest for life and people and ideas had kept her going at a near miraculous
level. You might also know that Betty was the "director" of Josephy life in Wallowa County. Back in the 60s, she had Nez Perce children camped at her house to attend the Wallowa County Day Camp -- her own cross cultural education program. When Fishtrap began in 1988, Betty hosted a reception for everyone on Sunday afternoon -- a tradition that lasted until the last couple of years, when her health no longer allowed it. In fact, the trips across country were very tough these past few years, but she loved her Oregon, and she made it last year against all odds and predictions.

We'll remember her wonderful hospitality, her fine wit, her love for children, education, the American Indian College Fund (her choice for memorials), good writing and writers, the West, and the "Josephy place" on the east moraine of Wallowa Lake.

There will be a memorial service here in Wallowa County on Friday, July 9, at 2 PM. That's the Friday of Summer Fishtrap, an honor that the family has given us.

For additional information contact:

Rich Wandschneider, Director
Fishtrap, Inc.
P.O. Box 38
Enterprise, OR 97828
(541)426-3623
http://www.fishtrap.org

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April and May,2004

Future Saturday morning concerts in April and May will include a presentation of bowed stringed instruments by Lisa Robertson, and a musical
styles demonstration by singer/songwriter Janis Carper. There is no admission charge for these events, and light refreshments will be available
following the performance.

For more information on this concert or the series, please call Fishtrap at 541-426-3623 or Janis Carper at 541-426-5810. Janis - and a fledgling music
group in the county - is providing direction for this series. This is truly a collaborative program.

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Apr 2, 2004

For information call 541-426-3623 or fax 541-426-9075.

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Apr 4- May1

April, our traditional Imnaha Writers Retreat month, is almost upon us. We are planning for April 4-May 1. Participants can do one to four weeks. No charge, but we do ask you to bring a little food and "suggest" a donation. The cabin is donated, but we pay utilities, buy firewood, and do a little work around the place for the very generous owners, Mike and Kathleen Driver. Our guestimate is that it costs us about $75/week per participant.

If you have been to a previous Fishtrap event, you are eligible. There is more info on the web page - http://www.fishtrap.org. Please write me an
email or brief letter and tell us when you would like to stay at the retreat and what you are working on. The week of April 18-24 is booked, but there are spaces in all other periods as of now.

For information call 541-426-3623 or fax 541-426-9075.

Ongoing

Gold Beach - Southern Oregon Coast - calendar of events. Phone: 800-525-2334. Email: www.goldbeach.org.

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For current exhibitions @ the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland. Call (503) 226-2811 or visit www.portlandartmuseum.org for more information.

Opera Appreciation Lecture Series, Portland State University, Extended Studies. Offered in collaboration with the Portland Opera and the School of Fine and Performing Arts. PO Box 1393, Portland, OR 97207; or call 503-725-4832, 1-800-547-8887 ext 4832. www.extended.pdx.edu/opera.htm.

March - May 2004

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Williamette University, cordially invites you to view these special exhibitions in the Study Gallery.

Helen Gilkey: Botanical Illustrations, Jan 10 - Mar 13, 2004

Ancient Mexico: Meso-American Art from the Caroline Tarbell Tupper Collection, March 20 - May 22, 2004.

Lillian Pitt: Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home. Her works include ceramics, mixed media sculptures and installations which celebrate the rich cultural traditions of the Columbia River people. Showing January 24 through March 20, 2004.

For other information about current and upcoming events contact the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.

Street address: 900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301; phone, 503-370-6855. www.willamette.edu/museum_of _art/.

Ongoing - Spring 2004

Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis and Clark College offers various writing workshops for spring 2004

Visit their website at www.lclark.edu/dept/nwi, or for additional information call 503-768-6160 or email <ccollins@lclark.edu>.

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The Galleries present exhibits of qualilty artistic content that contribute to the educational environment. Their goal is to inspire appreciation, understanding and participation. Special talks and workshops will be announced. Exhibit opportunities for students are available iin the Annex...next to the Wiseman Gallery. Exhibit opportunities for community members are available at the Firehouse Gallery in the in the Community Exhibits Room located on the Redwood Campus, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass, OR.

For more information call 541-956-7339 or visit the website at www.roguecc.edu or email tdrake@roguecc.edu.

Blue Mountain Old Time Rosin Dust Fiddlers Association has many upcoming shows and other events of interest. March 6, 2004, Old Time Fiddlers Show at Clover Leaf Hall, Enterprise, Oregon at 7 pm. Sponsored by Wallowa Valley Arts Council. Dinner available from 5 - 7pm.

OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONTEST w-ill be June 11 and 12, 2004 at Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise. For more information call Charles Trump at 541-886-1885 or email cntrump@uwtc.net.

Maryhill Museum of Art -- It's More Than a Game: The Art of Chess Today Since its early beginnings, the imagery of chess has been used as a symbol to represent a wide range of human thought and expression. This exhibit features American chess sets and works of art made in the last fifty years that use chess as a visual metaphor. Artists include Steven Addams, Tim Alexander, Fritz Eichenberg, Gideon Hughs, Amen Irving, Richard Kaisch, Louise McDowell, Dede McKay, Kim Murton, Charles Perry, Dennis Peterson, Stephen Pettengill, George Ratkai, Rima, Richard Quigley and Gene Zelazny. Contact: 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org.

Maryhill Museum of Art presents9th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational Exhibit. The exhibit features sculptures of mystical figures by Carole Turner (Portland, OR), and Jerry McKellar (Colville, WA); lyrical abstract sculptures by William Baber (Seattle, WA), Mel Katz (Portland, OR), John Mayo (White Salmon, WA), Verena Schwippert (Arlington, WA), Kate Simmons (Molalla, OR), and Brandon Zabold (Seattle WA). Admission to the scupture garden is free.

Also featured are romantically flamboyant horses by Lisa Worthen (Pleasant Hill, OR), Ray Huston (Eagle Creek, OR) and Jesse Swickard (Wilsonville, OR) with classical geometric abstractions by Joseph Kinnebrew (Mount Vernon, WA) and Elaine MacKay (The Dalles, OR), plus a permanent site specific sculpture by award winning architect Brad Cleopfil. Presenting sponsor for the exhibit is the Walter Bailey Foundation.

Contact: 509-773-3733, www.maryhillmuseum.org.

For Art Station Information, 313 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend, go to www.artscentraloregon.com or call (541) 617-1317