Entertainment Briefs
Elkton: Music fest vendors sought
May 15, 2013 —The group Support Music In Little Elkton is seeking vendors and artists for its first music festival on June 29.
The music festival, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 Highway 38, will support S.M.I.L.E.’s fund for a full-time music teacher for kindergarten through 12th grades at Elkton Charter School.
Learn more »Roseburg: Entrepreneurs wanted
May 15, 2013 —The second annual Douglas County Entrepreneur Fair will be held from noon to 8 p.m. May 22 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
Aspiring small business owners can learn about marketing and business fundamentals, as well as new business opportunities.
Speakers include former University of Oregon students Keeley Tillotson and Erika Welsh, who turned a kitchen creation into a national corporation. They will speak at 3 p.m.
Nikos Ridge, founder of Ninkasi Brewing, will speak at 6:30.
Tickets are $5. Information: 541-440-0995.
Mare Wakefield returns to Lookingglass grange
May 15, 2013 —Nashville-based country-folk singer Mare Wakefield will play at 7 p.m. on May 22 at the Lookingglass Grange, 7426 Lookingglass Road.
A product of Southeast Texas, Wakefield got her start in Central Oregon, playing gigs in Douglas County while living in Eugene. The Berklee-trained musician and songwriter has previously played the grange with a full band. This time she’ll be accompanied by her piano-playing husband, Nomad Ovunc.
The suggested donation is $10.
Information: 541-999-5037.
Roseburg: VFW to hold flea market
May 15, 2013 —The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Hall 2468 will host a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 18 at 1127 N.E. Walnut St.
There will be multiple vendors and a variety of items for sale. Food will be sold in the canteen.
Table are available to rent. Funds from table rental will be used to help area veterans.
Information: 541-672-9716.
Umpqua: Henry Estate to honor pugs with party
May 15, 2013 —Henry Estate Winery will hold a party honoring the pug breed from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at 687 Hubbard Creek Road, Umpqua.
Pugapalooza: Pugs Uncorked! will feature competitions, food and wine tasting. The winery encourages all the “little clowns” from across the state to bring their owners. All dog breeds are welcome.
Tickets range from $10 to $25. Advance tickets may be purchased online at www.dclvs.org, or at Douglas County Farmers Co-op, While Away Books and both Roseburg Mini Pet Marts.
Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Douglas County Low-cost Veterinary Services.
Information: 541-459-5120.
Drain: Porch Band to play Civic Center
May 15, 2013 —Eugene-based trio The Porch Band will play at 7 p.m. Friday at the Drain Civic Center at 205 W. A St.
The group’s style, which it describes as Americana, combines elements of country, folk, bluegrass, blues and rockabilly.
Admission is $5. Refreshments will be available. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The performance is sponsored by the North Douglas Arts Council.
Information: 541-836-2505.
Roseburg: Umpqua Valley Arts Center opens new exhibits
May 9, 2013 —Five new exhibits are set to open May 10 at the Umpqua Valley Arts Center, 1624 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. The exhibits will run through June 30.
The exhibited works include selections from two juried competitions, “ArtWorks NW” and “PhotoWorks NW.” The theme for both contests is “No Theme.”
“UVARTS Watercolor Class with Bill Mehlhoff,” features works by Bill Mehlhoff and his students.
“Art in Agriculture” — on loan from Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences — has been described as a bridge between the state’s rural and urban sensibilities.
And the center’s Student Gallery will highlight work by local college students.
Information: 541-672-2532.
ELKTON: Community center to host Cinco de Mayo dinner
May 2, 2013 —The Elkton Community Education center will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a themed dinner at 6 p.m. May 5 at the center, 15850 Highway 38.
The Mexican-themed meal will include dessert and coffee or punch. The suggested donation is $10 per person. All proceeds benefit ECEC programs.
Reservations are requested.
Information: 541-584-2692.
ROSEBURG: Folk group performance benefits local group
February 12, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Bee Eaters buzz in for benefit
The Bee Eaters, a string trio with roots in bluegrass, Celtic, jazz and old-time traditional music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at First Presbyterian Church, 823 S.E. Lane Ave., Roseburg.
The group features sibling duo Tristan and Tashina Clarridge, both known for their skills on fiddle, joined by hammer dulcimer player Simon Chrisman. Tristan will play the cello in the performance.
The concert will benefit Neighbor to Neighbor mediation services, a group that helps settle neighborhood problems and workplace conflicts.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door. Students age 25 and younger pay $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Children ages 5 and younger get in free. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Information: 541-291 8359.
Navy Band coming to Roseburg Feb. 16
January 25, 2013 —WINCHESTER
Navy Band to play at college
The United States Navy Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in Umpqua Community College’s Jacoby Auditorium, 1140 Umpqua College Road.
The band is the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy and plays an array of marches and patriotic selections. The concert band has been performing around the country for more than 85 years.
Tickets to the event were free through The News-Review but have sold out.
Information: 541-957-4200.
MYRTLE CREEK: Mystery show set in 1940s
February 11, 2013 —The time is the 1940s and a mystery accompanies dinner for “The Secret Box,” continuing at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 through Feb. 24 at The Grant Victorian, 828 N. Old Pacific Highway, Myrtle Creek.
After the Feb. 14 performance, showtimes are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through the production’s run.
The show is set in the 1940s and follows several lives becoming more complicated when suspicions arise. The box of the title creates drama that culminates when group members find themselves at a nightclub. They sings and dance until the mysteries are revealed.
Tickets are $39 per person and include a prime rib or chicken breast dinner. Tickets are available at Hanson Jewelers, 541-673-5254; Harvard Avenue Drugs, 541-672-1961; or through the theater, 541-680-2089.
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ROSEBURG: Art association seeks entries
February 4, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Arts group seeks entries
The Umpqua Valley Arts Association is taking entries for its annual ArtWorks NW Juried Art Show and Competition and the PhotoWorks NW Juried Art Show and Competition.
The ArtWorks competition is open to all artists, who are invited to submit up to three entries in all themes, genres and media, except video and photography. The PhotoWorks competition seeks three entries in all themes and photographic processes from each applicant.
Entries must be original works of art and entirely created by the applicant within the past two years.
All work must be display-ready upon arrival. All work must be submitted online or postmarked by Feb. 21, 2013.
Prizes for first through third place will be awarded for the ArtWorks competition and first through fourth for the PhotoWorks contest.
The exhibit will run May 10 through July 5. All accepted entries will be on display during the annual association’s Summer Arts Festival.
Information: 541-672-2532 or uvarts.com/call-to-artists.
ELKTON: Folk musicians come to winery
February 5, 2013 —Folk revival musicians Cahalen Morrison and Eli West are performing at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Brandborg Winery, 345 First Street, Elkton.
The duo will perform arrangements based in bluegrass and old-time folk music. They will also sing old country and bluegrass duets.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Information: 541-584-2870.
Singer appears at UCC’s Jazz in Jacoby
January 21, 2013 —Cami Thompson will perform with the Big Horn Jazz Band and the Umpqua Singers for the closing event for the 2013 Jazz in Jacoby music festival Feb. 7 at Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road, Roseburg.
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jacoby Auditorium.
Thompson is a singer, band leader, arranger, songwriter and teacher known for her four-octave voice. She combines jazz, pop, musical theater and classical music. She has been performing across the United States, Europe and Asia for 35 years.
The festival includes workshops with professional clinicians and performances by schools. Students from seven high schools and middle schools are attending the workshops.
Tickets for the evening performance are $7 per person or $15 per family and are available at UCC Whipple Fine Arts, tickets.umpqua.edu and at the door.
Information: 541-440-4691.
ROSEBURG: Portland singer delivers the blues
February 5, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Blues blossom from Flower
Portland-based guitarists Mary Flower will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at First Presbyterian Church, 823 S.E. Lane Ave., Roseburg.
Flower blends ragtime, acoustic blues and folk styles with intricate syncopated finger picking and blues-inspired lap-slide guitar.
Musician Anne Weiss will join the performance. Weiss performs tunes that combine contemporary folk, blues, funk and gospel with smatterings of classical phrasing and Latin rhythm.
Flower will play pieces from her recent release, “Misery Loves Company,” which features duets with fellow blues instrumentalists. Promoters say the record features the simplicity of early 20th-century American music.
Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 in advance, and can be purchased at Absolute Music, 2210 N.W. Stewart Parkway, or While Away Books, 932 W. Harvard Ave., both in Roseburg. Seniors and students get $2 off.
Information: 541-670-9120.
ROSEBURG: Arts association accepting vendor applications
February 4, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Summer fest vendors sought
The Umpqua Valley Arts Association is accepting applications from art sellers, food vendors, nonprofit organizations and entertainers for the 2013 Summer Arts Festival.
The annual celebration will be from June 28 to 30 in Fir Grove Park, Roseburg.
Applications are available on the association’s website, uvarts.com. They can be completed online or by mail. All entries are juried for quality.
Those who apply before March 15 will be eligible for an application fee discount. The association will accept applications until June 1, as space allows.
Information: 541-672-2532.
ROSEBURG: Orphan choir to perform
January 28, 2013 —The His Little Feet orphan choir will perform at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at Pine Grove Community Church, 1729 Buckhorn Road, Roseburg.
The choir is made up of children ages 7 to 12 from Ethiopia, India and Haiti. The group is stopping in Roseburg as part of its “This is the Day” tour.
His Little Feet is a nonprofit group with a stated mission of helping orphans worldwide. Organizers describe the show as an energetic, gospel-centered presentation that focuses on the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.
Information: 541-672-7278.
WINSTON: Author, singer signs copies of children’s book
February 5, 2013 —WINSTON
Singer, author signs books
Roseburg-area author and entertainer Wayne West will be available to sign copies of his children’s book, “Square Dance! A Ruckus in the Barn,” starting at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Winston Community Center, 440 S.E. Grape St.
West first came to Douglas County in 1972 to call square dances for the Buckaroo Barn. He returned from Anaheim, Ca, after his 1992 retirement. While in Anaheim, West had a side job singing country and western songs in Frontierland at Disneyland. Since then, he’s composed a CD, “The Mighty Umpqua,” and performs at churches, senior sites, assisted living centers and other venues.
“Square Dance!” is accompanied by a CD of West performing the lyrics; it retails for $18.99.
Information: 541-430-7538.
ROSEBURG: Theater auditioning for new show
January 28, 2013 —Umpqua Actor’s Community Theater is looking for two women ages 20 to 30 and two men ages 25 to 60 for its April production of “Proof.”
Auditions will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and 4 at the Betty Long Unruh Theatre, 1614 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
The play tells the story of Catherine, a woman who spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Following his death, she must deal with her estranged sister, the attentions of a doctorate student and the discovery of a mysterious notebook belonging to her father.
The show will run April 4 through 28.
Information: 541-673-2125.
RHS presents twist on ‘Hamlet’
January 22, 2013 —Roseburg High school’s drama program will present a twist on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” via a production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” starting at 7 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Rose Theatre at Roseburg High School, 400 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. The show will also be staged Feb. 1 and 2.
The play centers on a pair of schoolmates and childhood friends of Hamlet, prince of Denmark. The action unfolds through their eyes.
Hamlet, Ophelia, and other characters from the drama make periodic appearances in the play.
Tickets are available at the door and are $5 for regular admission and $4 for students and seniors. Children 12 and younger get in free.
Information: 541-440-4142.
Employees get even in UACT comedy
January 22, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Employees get even in comedy
Umpqua Actors Community Theater’s “9 to 5:The Musical,” continues production through Feb. 28.
The show follows the story of three women who hatch a plot to get even with their sexist and hypocritical boss.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at the Betty Long Unruh Theatre, 1614 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
Some material may not be suitable for younger audiences.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and may be purchased at Hanson Jewelers, While Away Books or at the UACT box office.
Information: 541-673-2125.
Roseburg middle school presents concert
January 22, 2013 —The Joseph Lane Middle School will present a jazz concert Feb. 1 at the Jacoby Auditorium to benefit its band and choir programs.
Douglas County jazz groups the Storyville Jazz Band, Party of Five and Moment’s Notice will perform at the concert, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Jacoby Auditorium at Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road, Winchester.
The concert is free, but donations will be accepted to go towards the Jo Lane music department.
Information: 541-440-4104.
Roseburg children’s choir open for registration
January 22, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Youth choir taking voices
The Umpqua Valley Children’s Choir and Youth Ensemble are resuming rehearsals following an open registration at 4 p.m. Sunday in the choir room of the First Christian Church, 432 S.E. Kane Street, Roseburg.
The groups are open to all singers from age 7 to 17. Regular rehearsals begin at 4 p.m. Feb. 3 and will continue at the same time each Sunday. The groups are preparing a concert for the first week of May to celebrate National Music Week.
Cost to join is $40. The groups are under the direction of Barbara Heald and assisted by Jean Hinkle.
Information: 541-672-4320 or 541-430-3337.
Contra dance kicks up heels in Roseburg
January 22, 2013 —A local band will be hosting a public contra dance with caller Karen Olsen from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Lookingglass Grange, 7426 Lookingglass Road, Roseburg.
Irish Creme, a Douglas County-based Celtic and folk band, will provide the music.
No experience or partner is needed for the dance. Olsen is a professional dance caller and will teach the simple steps for the event. The dance will be preceded by a beginners’ dance step workshop from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $7 at the door. Refreshments will be available.
Information: 541-580-9120.
Pianist plans key show in Roseburg
January 21, 2013 —Award-winning pianist John Nilsen will play a solo concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the First Presbyterian Church, 823 S.E. Lane Ave., Roseburg.
He will perform some of his folk, jazz and classically woven compositions, spirituals and a little boogie-woogie. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.
Nilsen has toured Europe, Asia and reportedly has performed in all 50 states. He recently released “Wild Rose,” his 18th CD.
Information: 503-657-4018 or johnnilsen.com.
ROSEBURG: UVAA hosts benefit dinner
January 21, 2013 —The Umpqua Valley Arts Association will host its second dinner benefiting the Umpqua Valley Arts Center.
The dinner will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at 1624 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
Live music from the Umpqua Community College’s Umpqua Singers and Roseburg High School’s Vocal Fusion will accompany the meal provided by Brix 527.
Tickets are $25 each.
Information: uvarts.com or 541-672-2532.
Singer appears at UCC’s Jazz in Jacoby
January 21, 2013 —Cami Thompson will perform with the Big Horn Jazz Band and the Umpqua Singers for the closing event for the 2013 Jazz in Jacoby music festival Feb. 7 at Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Road, Roseburg.
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jacoby Auditorium.
Thompson is a singer, band leader, arranger, songwriter and teacher known for her four-octave voice. She combines jazz, pop, musical theater and classical music. She has been performing across the United States, Europe and Asia for 35 years.
The festival includes workshops with professional clinicians and performances by schools. Students from seven high schools and middle schools are attending the workshops.
Tickets for the evening performance are $7 per person or $15 per family and are available at UCC Whipple Fine Arts, tickets.umpqua.edu and at the door.
Information: 541-440-4691.
ROSEBURG: Gaelic Americana concert set
January 8, 2013 —ROSEBURG
Concert offers Gaelic music
American Folk artist Kyle Carey will team up with guitarist and songwriter Craig Werth on Jan. 17 to perform songs from the American Folk Anthology and the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton.
The performance will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Charlie’s BBQ, 812 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg.
Organizers say the show is suitable for all ages. Suggested donation is $8.
Information: 541-957-1031 or 541-957-1786.
ROSEBURG: Poet’s Night Out continues
January 8, 2013 —The first Poet’s Night Out of the year will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at My Coffee & Wine Experience, 1700 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg. The featured poet will be Green resident Dennis Davis, who is currently composing a King Arthurian poetic narrative and has written other books of verse.
Members of the Umpqua Valley Poets plan to do a call-and-response session with his poems.
Open mic is offered for people who want to read their or others’ poetry.
Information: 541-673-1744 or merwomanteal06@gmail.com.
