Arts & Leisure
‘The Crazies’ offers thought-provoking terror
published: 3/3/2010 12:00:00 PM
One by one, the residents of a small Iowa town are going crazy. As ordinary people turn into mindless killers, the town sheriff (Timothy Olyphant, HBO’s “Deadwood”) and his wife, the town doctor (Radha Mitchell) uncover the cause of the mayhem — a mysterious virus — and find themselves fleeing not only the titular “crazies,” but a military force determined to quarantine the town .
Bruin group adds to ‘Green’ journal
published: 3/3/2010 12:00:00 PM
Members of a George Fox University student group were cited for their efforts to promote conservation last month in “Green Awakenings,” a roundup of environmental work at Christian colleges nationwide.
3-10 Arts & Leisure Briefs
published: 3/10/2010 11:40:32 AM
Student art exhibit opens at university George Fox University will host the work of student artists in the Minthorne and Lindgren galleries from March 11 to April 7, with an opening reception from 5 to 6:30 p.
A sylvan glade ablaze with the colors of rhododendrons
published: 3/10/2010 11:44:18 AM
St. PAUL — The Cecil and Molly Smith Garden will open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from April 3 to May 23 at 5065 Raybell Road, west of Highway 219 between St.
Greek tragedy on a local scale
published: 3/10/2010 11:47:31 AM
One of George Fox’s graduates has returned to campus and will direct the theater department’s spring play, which premieres next month. “Euridice” will open at 7:30 p.
3-17 Arts & Leisure Briefs
published: 3/17/2010 11:38:30 AM
Live music at Coffee Cat The Coffee Cat Coffeehouse, 107 S. College St., will soon host several Friday performances, including Todd Samusson on March 26 and Seth Schneider on April 9.
Free movies, with no strings attached
published: 3/17/2010 11:39:29 AM
There is a new theater opening in Newberg. Newberg Calvary Chapel will start showing family movies for free on Friday nights, with free popcorn and pop to boot.
County arts alliance offers scholarships
published: 3/17/2010 11:40:37 AM
The Arts Alliance of Yamhill County is accepting applications for its annual high school scholarship award, the Marg Johansen Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior from Yamhill County who intends to further his or her education in an arts-related field.
Theater professor earns award from Kennedy Center
published: 3/17/2010 11:43:17 AM
Rhett Luedtke, an associate professor at George Fox University, is one of eight college instructors nationally to receive a National Directing Fellow Award from the John F.
Drama 24 hours in the making
published: 3/17/2010 11:46:43 AM
It’s not unusual for college students to pull an all-nighter, but theater majors at George Fox University did so just for fun this weekend. Participants in the “24-hour Theater Project” had exactly that much time to write and rehearse a short play for performance Saturday evening.
3-24 Arts & Leisure Briefs
published: 3/24/2010 11:23:30 AM
Wine, vines and family time returns Eight Yamhill County wineries will offer activities for the whole family from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Witness farming the old-fashioned way
published: 3/24/2010 11:24:44 AM
McMINNVILLE — Volunteers will soon prepare a field with vintage equipment to celebrate Farm Fest. The Yamhill Valley Heritage Center at the intersection of Highway 18 and Durham Lane, will plant a crop of wheat using pioneer equipment, horses and mules from 10 a.
‘Bounty Hunter’ is lots of laughs
published: 3/24/2010 11:28:43 AM
Imagine your wife divorces you against your will and cuts off all contact, you subsequently lose your job as a police officer, and you find work as a bounty hunter.
Memoirist pens a second volume
published: 3/24/2010 11:32:55 AM
After raising a family of many kids and pets, Jeanette Mercer Gardner is looking back in the second volume of her memoirs. In 2006, Gardner published her first book, “Dirty Feet and Hungry Hearts,” recounting her upbringing in Wyoming.
3-31 Arts & Leisure Briefs
published: 3/31/2010 12:00:00 PM
Live music at Underground Cafe Washington musician Ravin Wolf will perform acoustic “sagebrush blues” from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Underground Cafe in Springbrook Plaza by Safeway.
It’s time to prep your entries for the Newberg Camellia Festival
published: 3/31/2010 12:00:00 PM
The second annual Newberg Camellia Festival is April 10 and the Chehalem Garden Club encourages green thumbs and shutterbugs to show their stuff. Entries for the flower arranging and photography contests will be taken from 8 to 9 a.
Passport Tour returns for 2010
published: 3/31/2010 12:00:00 PM
The fifth annual Dundee Hills Passport Tour will return April 17-18 and the Dundee Hills Winegrowers Association will hold a variety of special events for visitors and wine lovers.
Novelist explores her family history
published: 3/31/2010 12:00:00 PM
In the early 1800s, economic change and religious and political rivalry combined to displace hundreds of thousands of Scottish people. Following a failed rebellion against the Protestant English king and subsequent repression of the clan system, farmers and tenants were driven from their homes by the landed gentry, ostensibly to make way for modern agricultural methods.
