Community Calendar: Author talk Harris Pine Mills; orchestra rehearsal

Published 3:46 am Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Wallowology presentation: “Nez Perce Fisheries: Steadfast Stewardship & Evolving Management in the Wallowas,” 7 p.m. at 508 N. Main, Joseph. Featuring Jim Harbeck of Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries.

Tuesday, Sept. 1

Special Brown Bag Lunch, noon at Josephy Center in Joseph, with Marilyn Nagele-Applegate and Rodney Applegate. Marilyn is author of “Lock, Stock and Boards: The Harris Pine Mills Story,” a recently published book about Clyde and Mary Harris, who founded the Milton Box Company in the early 1900s. As always, Brown Bag gatherings are free of charge, but bring your own lunch. Info: 541-432-0505; josephy.org.

Weekly rehearsal of Wallowa Valley Orchestra, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Enterprise High School music room. Music-reading string, woodwind, brass, percussion players welcome to join. Must have own instrument. More info: Randy Morgan, 541-426-3593.

Saturday, Sept. 5

7th Annual Juniper Jam Music Fest (fundraiser for Wallowa Valley Music Alliance). Live music from 1 p.m. to around 10 p.m., Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise. Tickets $18 at gate or $15 in advance at Joseph Hardware, Lear’s, The Bookloft, M Crow & Co., or online at juniperjam.com, where you can also see the performers lineup.

Bost Family Traditions trio in concert, 7 p.m. at Wallowa Assembly of God, 606 W Hwy 82 in Wallowa. Free admission. Southern Gospel singing.

Hells Canyon Mule Days, Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise. Includes non-motorized parade through downtown Enterprise on Sept. 12. Info: hellscanyonmuledays.com.

Sept. 12-13

Volunteer work party on Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Registration required at 503-802-8100 or orvolunteers@tnc.org.

Sept. 12-14

Auditions for Mid-Valley Theatre Halloween production of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” 6 p.m. each night in Old Lostine School gymnasium. Parts for scary little goblins and ghouls, also for teens and adults. Info: Stuart Vencill, 541-432-1630; Lynn Westhof, 541-886-7120.

AARP Smart Driver, senior course, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Connection in Enterprise. $15 for AARP members, $20 non-members. To register, call Community Connection at 541-426-3840.

The Community Calendar lists fundraisers, free local events and those with a nominal fee organized by nonprofit organizations. Submit information to calendar@wallowa.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. To promote for-profit events, contact sales representative Brooke Pace at bpace@wallowa.com.

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