etc. - Oct. 7, 2010

‘Lodger’ auditions slated

Pullman Civic Theatre will present a readers’ theater performance of “The Lodger” during their fifth anniversary open house celebration, Nov. 13. “The Lodger” is a suspenseful half hour radio play, originally directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940.

Auditions at the Nye Street Theatre in Pullman, are Friday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.

Dahmen Barn music

Off the Leash will perform at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The group plays rock, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, reggae and swing. Off the Leash formed in Moscow in 2003 under the leadership of Peter Berger, who wrote most of the band’s arrangements before leaving the group in 2009.

Hog Heaven Big Band begins its fifth year of swing music performances at the Dahmen Barn Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $8 for a couple; $5 for a single.

Forgotten Freight, whose music is rooted in traditional banjo driven bluegrass, will play music from traditional and new bluegrass to old time country and gospel favorites at the Dahmen Barn Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $7 at the door.

Ames art at Bank Left

Bank Left Gallery featured artist at Palouse for October is ceramic artist Crista Ann Ames, Helena, Mont. An opening reception with the artist will be Saturday, Oct. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. Her art will be at the gallery until Nov. 6.

Crista’s whimsical, sculptural and colorful art is inspired by nature and everyday objects. The natural organic forms of her ceramics are never isolated from the beauty of life and the connection with form and function.

Following the reception, the Bank Left Bistro will feature an artist-themed dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. inspired by the unconventional world-renowned potter, Beatrice Wood, an inspiration for Crista’s new work.

Pullman Thrift Shop offers Saturday hours

Saturday shopping hours during October have been added at The Thrift Shop, 525 NE Campus St., in Pullman. Shop from noon to 4 p.m. Regular hours are: Tuesdays 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays and Fridays noon to 4 p.m. The shop is in the basement of Community Congregational United Church of Christ on College Hill. All items have been donated and hand-selected for sale. A portion of the proceeds is given every year to local charities such as the Pullman Child Welfare food bank.

All merchandise will be half-off Oct. 26-30.

Clubs & Youth Groups

Athenaeum

Twenty-four members attended the annual homecoming tea for Athenaeum club Oct. 1 at the United Methodist Church in Colfax.

President-elect, Sharon Helmick announced the coming year’s theme, “Flowers and Friends.” She followed with a humorous talk on why she loves dirt.

More serious business followed when Helmick announced that due to health concerns she would pass the president’s gavel to Mae Schultz, first vice-president.

The yearbook committee which includes Mae Schultz, Pat Zuger, Maxine Lange, Janice McKay and Cherry Alice VanTine served a choice of cakes for the afternoon dessert.

Next meeting will be Oct. 15 at the home of Mae Claypool with Mary Ann Wigen giving the program on the aster flower.

Births

Robinson daughter born

A girl, Trinity Grace, was born Sept. 22, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Katie Schelley and Jeremy Robinson. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Judy Schelley. Paternal grandparents are Randy and Kathy Robinson and Doug and Cindy Curtis. Weighing six pounds, 12 ounces at birth, the baby joins one big brother, Tristan.

Keller daughter born

A girl, Gracie Dana Lucille, was born Sept. 14, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Jamie and Brett Keller. Grandparents are Marsha and Jon Harrison, Spokane; Jacki and Reid McIntonye, Colton; John Keller and Leanne Brocke, Colton. Maternal great-grandmother is Lucille Tomlinson, Shoreline. Paternal great-grandparents are Ellie Morrison, Lewiston, and Juanita Simms, Clarkston. Weighing four pounds, eight ounces at birth, the baby joins a brother Gabe, 10, and a sister, Lyndi, 9.

Lintvedt granddaughter born

A daughter, Ellery Anna, was born Sept. 11, 2010, to Stacie and Jason Hanson, of Denver, Colo. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Nancy Lintvedt, Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Dr. Vaughn and Carolyn Hanson, Fort Collins, Colo. Maternal great-grandparents are Arnold and Lori Foster, Colfax, and Lily Lintvedt, Lemon Grove, Calif. Paternal great-grandparents are Virgil and Hildie Hanson, Greeley, Colo., and Betty Somers, Sacramento, Calif. Weighing eight pounds, one ounce at birth, she is the couple’s first child.

Wise daughter born

A girl, Lillian Emma, was born Sept. 23, 2010, to Dr. Trent and Emma Wise of Spokane. Grandparents are Gregg and Sandra Wise of Ritzville; Jim Paton and Cheryl Paton of Spokane. She weighed 10 pounds, two ounces at birth.

On Campus

ART

WSU will present a world-class exhibition, “Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: From the Collection of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan,” Oct. 1 – Dec. 11. An opening reception will be at 6 p.m. and a lecture presented by the Kaplans at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Susan Kennedy Zeller, associate curator at Brooklyn Museum, will present a walk through at noon Oct. 5 in the Museum of Art/WSU Gallery. At 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium she will present a lecture.

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 Thursdays).

“As the Camera Sees It,” photography by Iole Alessandrini and Ed Mannery, Sept. 17-Oct. 22, University of Idaho’s Prichard Gallery in downtown Moscow. The duo has been collaborating for over 10 years to produce original work using lasers and custom topics to create thin films of light that become visible by the interaction of objects and people. Gallery hours, 10 to 8 Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 6 Sundays.

MUSIC

WSU School of Music’s second performance of the faculty artists series Theatre will feature soprano Julie Anne Wieck and pianist Gerald Berthiaume Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall. They will perform some of the most well-known music from the operatic repertoire, including arias from “La Boheme,” “Carmen‚” “The Barber of Seville” and “Die Fledermaus.”

Admission tickets are $10, $5 for seniors and non-WSU students, and free for WSU students with identification. Tickets are available in the lobby one hour before concert time.

All proceeds benefit the School of Music scholarship fund.

New York Philharmonic pianist Jonathan Feldman will perform with WSU faculty members at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 in Kimbrough Concert Hall. Feldman will discuss and demonstrate performance from the collaborative pianist’s perspective, through the comparison of standard repertoire written for multiple instruments. WSU faculty members Meredith Arksey, Ann Yasinitsky, Shannon Scott, Keri McCarthy, Ruth Boden, Ryan Hare, Richard Kriehn, and guests Susan Hess and Robert Dickow will also perform.

This event is free and open to the public.

DRAMA

Stage One, the one act play festival, will present three plays at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14-16 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17 in Wadleigh Theatre inside Daggy Hall in the Washington State University campus.

The show will present “Stories from Nanjing,” “Final Erase” and “Seven Snakes.”

Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for WSU students and senior citizens, and $5 for youth.

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.

OTHER

World-renowned mushroom photographer Taylor Lockwood will present “Mushrooms of America” Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the WSU Center for Undergraduate Education, Room. 518. The digital, multimedia show includes images and stories from the photographer’s mushroom hunting adventures in North and South America. Free admission.

Bookmark

The Friends of the Library honored Doug Stubbe as October Supporter of the Month. Doug worked many hours during the library’s renovation assembling bookshelves, deleting books and completing a myriad of odd jobs. In making the presentation, library director Kristie Kirkpatrick commented, “We might still be in a temporary location had Doug not volunteered his services.”

The Friends also reported that donations and revenues from Troll’s Booksale in the Colfax Branch are climbing. The group thanked Becky Lawhead for her efforts to keep the area neatly stocked and also thanked the community for supporting the sale, which benefits library programs countywide.

Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Friends of the Library will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Colfax Library. New members are always welcome.

The Friends are currently offering an autumn special on their fundraising cookbooks. For just $15 buyers receive both editions of their cookbook along with a blue canvas tote bag.

A number of events are scheduled in the Colfax Library. Artist Danica Wixom is Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m., a meteorite presentation is Wednesday Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., a voter forum is Tues, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and a Blood Drive is Wednesday, Oct. 20, starting at 2 p.m. A complete listing of countywide events can be obtained on the library Events Calendar at http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us.

Children’s programs are in full swing as well. Each Thursday Baby time programs are at 10:10, Toddler Time at 10:30 and Preschool Time at 11:00. Play and Learn takes place each Friday from 10-11:30 for all preschoolers and those who care for them.

Third Thursday Club resumes on Oct. 21 at 3:30 for kids in grades 1-4 with crafts, games, stories and a snack. Students can ride the bus directly to the library with a note from their parent or guardian.

The library’s annual Family Pumpkin Decorating party is set for Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 3:30-4:30. Participants are invited to bring their own decorating supplies or use the ones provided by the library.