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Hog Heaven Big Band swings back in to Dahmen Barn

On Saturday, August 28, the 16-member Hog Heaven Big Band will play swing era music at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This energetic group has been playing together for decades and has been regularly playing the Barn on the fourth Saturday of each month. The band is a favorite of serious swing dancers, who regularly frequent the monthly shows.

Cost at the door is $8 for a couple, $5 for a single and children under 12 are free. Complimentary dance lessons begin at 6 p.m. Those who wish to stay for the swing dance do need to pay the admission fee.

Births

Pelissier daughter born

A girl, Peyton Rae, was born Aug. 10, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Amanda and Jim Pelissier. Maternal grandparents are Debbie and Jerry Harp and Cliff and Nancy Smith, all of Tekoa. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Sandy Pelissier, Sprague. Weighing eight pounds, five ounces at birth, the baby joins a brother, Connor.

Gimmeson daughter born

A girl, Zoey Rae, was born Aug. 16, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Kelsi and Ray Gimmeson. Maternal grandparents are Spanky and Julie O’Driscoll, Kamas, Utah. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Linda Gimmeson, Connell. Weighing eight pounds, nine ounces at birth, she is the couple’s first child.

On Campus

ART

Museum of Art/WSU

The Washington State University Museum of Art/WSU announces a retrospective “Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition” by local artist Ross Coates, Aug. 26 - Sept. 25.

There will be an opening reception Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 6 p.m. and an artist walk-through at 7 p.m. in the Museum of Art Gallery. All exhibits at the Museum are free and open to the public.

The Museum of Art has a long-standing tradition of presenting work from the Department of Fine Arts faculty. Since 2004, it has alternated large group shows with a bi-annual exhibit showcasing an individual faculty member recently retired.

Coates was chair of the Fine Arts Department, teaching from 1976-1987, and interim museum director from 2001-02. His art reflects the notion of life as a journey, finding bits and pieces, creating collages, constructions and paintings that mirror his fascination. Paintings, sculpture and constructions make for a captivating retrospective of this charismatic artist’s work.

The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum. Web site at museum.wsu.edu.

Bookmark

The Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library will host a community blood drive on Wednesday, August 25 from 2-6 p.m. A mobile collection unit from the Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC) will screen applicants inside the library. To set up an appointment, call the library at 397-4366. Walk-ins are also welcome.

The Friends of Whitman County Library and the Colfax Arts Council are pleased to resume Meet the Artist on Thursday, Sept. 9. at 7 p.m. Accomplished quilter Margaret Miller will share her award winning designs and techniques. For a complete list of all library events and programs, visit the online calendar at http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us

Teen and adult Summer Reading ends Aug. 31. Completion forms can be redeemed at any branch of Whitman County Library to receive great prizes.

The library needs your gently used books, movies and music to restock Troll’s Corner Booksale area. All proceeds from the library book sale benefit library programs and projects.