Etc. - Oct. 28, 2010

Vets’ Assembly set for Garfield

Garfield and Palouse Schools will host their annual Veterans’ Day Assembly in the Garfield-Palouse Middle School Gym in Garfield at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5. The event is intended to honor veterans and remind students and families of the service and sacrifices that these men and women made.

The assembly will feature the school choir and a local color guard, as well as a special address by the keynote speaker, veteran George Maupin, KHQ morning forecaster and meteorologist.

All are welcome to attend.

Keeler to play at Dahmen

Multi-instrumentalist Brad Keeler will perform vintage blues, folk, jazz and originals at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. From the two finger banjo style of Wade Mainer to the Piedmont ragtime blues of Blind Willie McTell, Keeler will perform selections from the early to mid 20th century American songbook of traditional music and pop standards from the 1920s and 1930s. Amidst these musical gems he will narrate the evolution of American Roots music in the early era of recorded folk blues and jazz, while accompanying himself on fingerstyle guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, 12 string guitar, lap slide guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica.

Keeler recently released his 10th album, “Brad Keeler: Circa 2005-2010” a compilation of studio and live recordings from his various solo projects and other selections.

Admission will be $10 at the door.

Malden Bazaar today

Malden Community Congregational Church will have their Harvest Bazaar and Dinner, today, Thursday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $8.50 for adults and $4 for children under ten.

Clubs & Youth Groups

Colfax River’s Edge 4H club met Oct. 15. New members were enrolled and officers were elected. Officers are Clare Jacobs, president; Regan Meyer, vice president; Isaac Cook, treasurer; Ben Ahmann, secretary, and Dominic Treis, reporter.

The calendar was set for the year. The annual leaf-raking fund-raiser will begin soon. Call Paul Ahmann to hire a raking crew.

Next meeting will be Nov. 13.

Whitman County Genealogical Society’s November seminar will be Saturday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to noon, at the WCGS Library, at Gladish Community Center, 115 NW State Street, Pullman.

The seminar will feature Donna Potter Phillips, an active genealogist and family history author from the Spokane area. She will share information on researching cemeteries and strategies for researching family history locations online.

Jim Irwin, Lone Pine Pioneer Cemetery historian and researcher, will provide an overview of the work being done to preserve the cemetery located near Tekoa.

Martha ‘Marty’ Mullen, author of Reflections on the Road, will share stories about cemeteries and the Whitman County roads leading to them. She will have copies of her book on-hand for sale.

Participants will be entered to win a 30 minute consultation with Donna, so plan to attend and bring along family history research. Refreshments will be provided.

Births

A girl, Lorelai Kay, was born Oct. 19, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Elizabeth and Joey Gallegos. Maternal grandparents are Janet and Jeff Brockway, Vancouver, and William and Donna Smith, West Richland. Paternal grandparents are George Gallegos, Rupert, Idaho, and Linda Gallegos, Espanola, N.M. Weighing seven pounds at birth, the baby joins two brothers, Blake and Phoenix.

On Campus

ART

University of Idaho Pritchard Gallery will feature the work of Kota Ezawa Ocy. 27 to Dec. 5. The Bay area artists will present projected works in film, slide, and digital animations as well as lightbox watercolor. Ezawa will give a talk on his work Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. Pritchard gallery hours are 10 to 8 Tuesday through Saturday and 10 to 6 on Sundays.

WSU will present a world-class exhibition, “Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: From the Collection of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan,” Oct. 1 – Dec. 11.

The Levi-Kaplan Collection was built over many years of extensive travel and study. The collectors have sought out the best work by Aboriginal artists to reveal the diversity, creativity and aesthetic power of one of the most exciting art movements in the world today.

Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 to 4 p.m. (open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays).

MUSIC

WSU School of Music will host a night of free music and dance Oct. 28 in Bryan Hall Theatre at 8 p.m. The night will begin with two of Brahms’ Hungarian dances made famous by Bugs Bunny cartoons. Following will be Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre” featuring Rebecca Darnell on violin and Scott Langdon on the xylophone. The program will conclude with the finale to Saint-Saens’ third symphony, titled the “Organ” symphony, that was featured in the film “Babe.” Faculty member Jill Schneider will also play Bryan Hall organ.

DRAMA

WSUs department of theatre and dance will present “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” on ther Daggy Hall Jones Threatre stage for the next two weekend. Performance dates Oct. 28, 29 and 30, and Nov. 4, . 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson and directed by Ray Pritchard, the play is about the two-sided battle of Jekyll and Hyde that arises when Hyde meets a woman.

A Halloween costume contest with prizes for the winners will be Oct. 30.

General admission tickets are $15, senior citizens are $10, WSU students are $10 (with student identification), GPSA students and partners are $10 and children under 17 are $5. Tickets will be available at the Daggy Hall box office an hour before curtain time or Tuesday through Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

EXHIBITS

“Nature Twice,” a special exhibit of poetry about animals and nature, will be in WSU’s Conner Museum of Natural History Sept. 9-Nov. 21 on the WSU campus. Free and open to the public 8 to 5 p.m. daily in Abelson.

Bookmark

Friends of the Library group now meets the first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Colfax Library. Topics of the Nov. 2 meeting will include the Endicott Library renovation and upgrades to the Oakesdale and Rosalia Branches. The Friends encourage the community to shop the great bargains in the Book Sale area of the Colfax Branch with proceeds benefiting children’s programs countywide.

Molly Gloss, author of The Hearts of Horses will appear on Friday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. in the Colfax Library and at noon in the St. John Library. For the St. John event, lunch can be purchased, by contacting Clancy at the Colfax branch. Visit any branch library to pick up a copy of the book along with the helpful reader’s guide.

Each Thursday, Colfax preschoolers focus on learning the alphabet from A to Z. Baby time programs are at 10:10, Toddler Time at 10:30 and Preschool Time at 11:00. The learning and socialization continues with Play and Learn each Friday from 10-11:30. This program is a less formal setting designed for all preschoolers and their parents, grandparents or care providers.

Did you know the average American family spends 10 to 15 percent of their take-home pay on groceries? A new book at the library will help you to deliver healthy, tasty food to your family at a fraction of what you are spending today. Called “Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half with America’s Cheapest Family,” this guide will help you fill your grocery cart without emptying your wallet. Contact the library to reserve this or any title you desire.

Whitman County Library is offering video recordings of last week’s voter forums in Colfax and Pullman to their website:

http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us

They have also added voter’s pamphlets in English, Spanish and Chinese.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the forums provided proponent/opponent views on the ballot measures.