Etcetera: Mar. 1, 2018

Music festival

slated for this week at WSU

Washington State University’s School of Music will present its 2018 Festival of Contemporary Art Music Thursday to Saturday, March 1-3, in Kimbrough Concert Hall and Bryan Hall Theatre. All concerts are free and open to the public.

11 a.m. Thursday – Student Composers Concert at Kimbrough Concert Hall, featuring new works by WSU student composers and performed by WSU music students.

8 p.m. Thursday – Faculty Composers Concert, at Bryan Hall Theatre, featuring the premiere of professor David Jarvis’s work, “Wynwood Project No. 2,” performed by the WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, along with works by faculty members Greg Yasinitsky, Ryan Hare and Scott Blasco.

3 p.m. Friday – ElectroAcoustic Concert in Kimbrough Concert Hall, featuring Caroline Miller’s “Subsong,” Gabrielle Cerberville’s “But where is the Lamb?,” and Richard Johnson’s video work “Socavino.” Also presented will be recent music by WSU students Merina Gordon, Jake Kargl and Kirill Polyanskiy, and faculty member Scott Blasco.

8 p.m. Saturday – Concert featuring guest composer Laura Schwendinger, WSU Symphony Orchestra and WSU faculty, at Bryan Hall. Schwendinger is a professor of composition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has earned major international honors and awards from the American Academy in Berlin Prize, the Guggenheim Foundation and the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Debut exhibit at Left Bank

The Bank Left Gallery & Bistro in Palouse debuts the art of Josie Brown, 21-year-old artist from Springdale.

This is Josie's first ever art exhibition and is part of the fresh-artist series.

Come and meet the artist at the Bank Left Gallery March 10, from noon until 2 p.m. The art exhibit is free to the public.

West My Friend at Dahmen Barn

West My Friend from Victoria, B.C., will perform March 10 at 7 p.m. at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. and tickets sold at the door will cost $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger.

Described as everything from indie-roots to chamber-folk, West My Friend has an acoustic blend of instruments and four-part harmonies that challenges the conventions of popular music. The band features elastic vocals with catchy arrangements of bass, guitar, mandolin and accordion that draw from jazz, classical, folk and pop influences.

Inspired by the acoustic music scene on Canada’s west coast, West My Friend is proving to be a key part of a new generation of grassroots folk music.

The wealth of musical experience and classical training in the group creates an interesting backdrop for their song writing. Their diversity in taste and influences and a keen interest in both traditional sounds and innovation leads to constant exploration of new sounds that places them as a distinctive voice between Canadian folk and indie-pop.

Its 2012 debut recording, Place, garnered several nominations, including "Roots Album of the Year” and "Song of the Year” at the Vancouver Island Music Awards.

St. Pat's menu in Dahmen series

The Dahmen Barn chef series class March 14 will feature a St Patrick’s Day Menu of shepherd's pie with soda bread. Upon registering students will receive a list of supplies they will need to bring. Fee will be $35.

Contact Julie Hartwig 509-229-3414 to register.

Book signing

Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, will host Jeri McGuire for a book signing of "Images of Asotin County" Sunday, March 4, from noon until 3 p.m. Copies of her book will be available for purchase in the gift shop.

Jeri Jackson McGuire is the author of the popular book, Images of America about Clarkston.

Born in Lewiston, Idaho, she grew up near these towns and collects historical photographs. She is a lifetime member of the Asotin County Museum, as well as a member of the Nez Perce County Historical Society.

Officer R. Harris honored by legion

Maynard-Price American Legion Post 52 Commander Ted Weatherly presented the 2017 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award to Officer Ruben Harris during the Feb. 20 Pullman City Council meeting

Officer Ruben Harris was recently selected by his peers and department leaders to serve as the Whitman County Regional SWAT Team Commander.

Harris has been a Pullman officer for 19 years. He lives in Pullman with his wife and four daughters.

Last year, he conducted a number of investigations leading to the arrest of residential burglary suspects.

Pullman Chief Gary Jenkins said Harris maintains a high level of training and officer safety and assists others to do the same in his role as a firearms instructor. He provides positive leadership through professional and thorough police work.

CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS

Athenaeum

The March 2 meeting for Athenaeum Club will be hosted by Pauline Gebhardt at her home on Southview Ave. in Colfax at 1 p.m.

The program for this meeting will be given by Mae Schultz.

To continue the theme of this year's programs on "Women of Good Taste" she will present us with "Serve up Classic New England."

The next meeting will be a business meeting on March 16.

Pullman C of C

Scott Adams, CEO of Pullman Regional Hospital, will be the speaker during the Pullman Chamber of Commerce March General Membership Luncheon. The luncheon will begin at noon on Tuesday, March 13, at Banyans on the Ridge. Lunch will be catered by Banyans, and the cost is $18 per person, or $15 for Pullman Chamber members. Please RSVP by March 9 to Pullman Chamber of Commerce.

chamber@pullmanchamber.com

Births

Whitman County Gazette,

March 1, 2018

At Pullman Regional Hospital

Carlson, Henry Thomas, born Feb. 22 at seven pounds, nine ounces, to Matt and Anna Marie Carlson, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Meg Carlson, Boise, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Tom and Connie Limbaugh, Fruitland, Idaho. Baby joins sister Olive, 2.

Dory, Skye Lynn, born Feb. 22 at eight pounds, two ounces, to Joe and Jamie Dory, Palouse. Baby joins sisters Gilly, 7, Charlotte, 5, and brothers Gus, 3, and Rucky, 1.

Trump, Ellie Gray, born Feb. 22 at eight pounds, eight ounces, to Ryan and Kaela Trump, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Sandra Trump, Colfax. Maternal grandparents are James Forsman and Ann Barnhart, Vashon, Wash.