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Thanks to @the_ocf Oregon Community Foundation’s Thanks to @the_ocf Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights Grant, we were able to host master landscape photographer Adrian Klein @adriankleinphotography for a weekend workshop. Participants were treated to a highly informative and entertaining lecture on Friday evening, followed by daybreak-to-sunset field shooting. The resulting images are beautiful! Many thanks also to @rimrockcanyonchurch for allowing the group to make photos on their land. It was an extraordinary day all around. 🎥 footage by @sarahwatersphotographs. ❤️
Join us tomorrow night, Saturday, at 7pm to view t Join us tomorrow night, Saturday, at 7pm to view this episode of Unsolved Mysteries about cow mutilation in our region, featuring Jeremiah Holmes, Steve Allen and other local residents. Bring a snack, your favorite beverage and a lawn chair if you prefer that over a folding chair.
Our deepest gratitude to @oregonfrontierchamber fo Our deepest gratitude to @oregonfrontierchamber for enabling us to host master pianist @jimisaacchua at the General Store earlier this month and to @the_ocf for an operating grant this year. He delighted us with historical stories about composers and as well as his heartfelt interpretations of various musical works. He’s humble. He’s funny. He’s passionate. He’s simply an astonishing light of a talented human being. We hope you will return next year, Mr. Chua!
Lecture tonight at 7pm! All community + kid friend Lecture tonight at 7pm! All community + kid friendly. No need to be attending the workshop tomorrow to attend tonight. You’re in for a treat as @adriankleinphotography shares his imagery of hidden places and some areas here that we all love. Many thanks to @the_ocf Creative Heights Grant for making this workshop possible.
For those of you coming from Condon or Fossil, the For those of you coming from Condon or Fossil, there will be bus transportation to this concert which will take place in Spray WEDNESDAY, October 2, 6-8pm. Meet at the Chamber office 311 S. Main Street in Condon at 4:30pm. Call to reserve a spot: 541-384-7777
Another reel of imagery from our Natural Pigments Another reel of imagery from our Natural Pigments workshop with Carolyn Sweeney @strataink where we made inks, paints and dyes from earthly materials found right here in our high desert region. Many thanks to @the_ocf Creative Heights Grant for enabling this most wonderful opportunity!
What a treat we had at the General Store today! Ca What a treat we had at the General Store today! Carolyn Sweeney @strataink showed us how to extract pieces of earth (rock, flowers, clay, minerals) to make pigments and turn them into inks, dyes and paints. All earth samples came from areas surrounding and within Spray. Many thanks to @the_ocf Creative Heights Grant for making this workshop possible!
Two spots are open in this pigment dye workshop on Two spots are open in this pigment dye workshop on this Friday!
Splish Splash! The soap-making class taught by Kel Splish Splash! The soap-making class taught by Kelly Westphall was a huge soapy hit! Many thanks to @the_ocf Creative Heights Grant for making this class possible. 🎥: @sarahwatersphotographs
We are so lucky! Join us for an unforgettable perf We are so lucky! Join us for an unforgettable performance by pianist Jim Isaac Chua @izakchua on October 2, from 6-8pm, sponsored by @oregonfrontierchamber. Since his solo debuts at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall) and the Kosciusko Foundation in New York in 2009, Jim-Isaac Chua’s performances have been celebrated in the USA, Canada, Poland, France, Italy, Austria, and in South-East Asia. During the Filipino-American pianist’s most recent fall 2023 tour of the USA, Poland, and the Philippines, Jim-Isaac Chua gave over a dozen concerts in notable halls such as Krzysztofory Palace (Fontana Hall), Józef Świder Concert Hall, Kimbrough Concert Hall, Bing Crosby Theater, CSI Fine Arts Center, Fernan Rodelsa Hall, and Fernan Cebu Press Center, where the Cebu Arts Society wrote that “[Chua] gifted us with one of the most beautiful piano performances we have ever seen.” Among several TV and radio interviews, he was also featured on the cover of GO! Eastern Oregon for his concert benefiting Crossroads Carnegie Art Center to make the arts accessible to all in the area.
These boys are comin’ at ya! Tomorrow night 6-8p These boys are comin’ at ya! Tomorrow night 6-8pm! Nathan’s hot dog bar and slllooooooow poured root beer floats from the Spray Grange will be available. Bring a chair or blanket and let’s get grassy! All concerts are family friendly 😃
PHOTOGRAPHY LOVERS! We are incredibly excited to a PHOTOGRAPHY LOVERS! We are incredibly excited to announce an upcoming workshop by storyteller photographer @bobbyabrahamson as part of the Creative Heights Grant visiting artist series. Many thanks to the Oregon Community Foundation @the_ocf for enabling this fantastic workshop to come to Spray. BEGINNERS AND ALL AGES WELCOME!
We are celebrating! Here is a composite of just a We are celebrating! Here is a composite of just a few of the artists and craftspersons who have recently visited the General Store as part of @the_ocf Creative Heights Grant. Many thanks to all who have supported this programming! ❤️ We have several more workshops coming up so check here or on our website for detailed information. THANK YOU Oregon Community Foundation! You’ve made a huge contribution to this region! 🌟
Here they come again! Next Friday, August 30 6-8pm Here they come again! Next Friday, August 30 6-8pm we are in for a bluegrass treat! Come and hear @_skillethead_ play on our porch for the last concert of the season. They will surely keep your toes tapping! The local Spray Grange will be serving up some delicious dogs at their fundraiser Hot Dog Bar along with their ROOT BEER FLOATS! Family friendly! Many thanks to @oregonfrontierchamber for sponsoring this concert. 🎶
New dates! We postponed this class due to the fire New dates! We postponed this class due to the fires. Come make some soap with us!
Have you ever wanted to make paint pigments from n Have you ever wanted to make paint pigments from nature? Now is your chance! Join us as @strataink teaches us how to select items from nature to make pigments for painting!
My kiddos are in town to offer a pop-up espresso s My kiddos are in town to offer a pop-up espresso shop!
What an honor!! 🌟 What an honor!! 🌟
We made boot benches in our Women’s Woodworking We made boot benches in our Women’s Woodworking Workshop taught by Laura Klement, owner of @enerstructa and Corrine Vegter, owner of @churchill.baker. Many thanks to @the_ocf for the Creative Heights Grant which made this workshop possible! Also thanks to @cycleoregon for giving us a grant to build this fantastic multi-purpose wooden gazebo.
Ready to pound some nails, ladies? Next weekend! Ready to pound some nails, ladies? Next weekend!
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