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VIDEO: D-Sandwich Interview Chris Jennings

posted by mike on August 31, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

On August 18th 2009, D-Sandwich stopped by Cold Coffee Media to ask Christopher Jennings a few questions about a few things.
You’ll be seeing a lot more of D-Sandwich, as he is the on-cam personality for lagrandelife.com. We’ll be conducting interviews with local folks from all over the spectrum. Maybe someday soon you’ll see [...]

EOFF’09 | Audience-nominated Awards

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The results are in from this weekend’s first-annual EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL. Last Friday and Saturday the Mt. Emily Ale House played host to an event combining independent films and live music. If you weren’t there, perhaps you were out mudding in your oversized truck— in any case this is how it went [...]

So you want to dance? Let the NEOFS show you how!

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A gold mine for a good time can be found hidden in a little old meeting house on “M” avenue in La Grande.
My wife is a dancer and does her best to pry me from my computer and bring me to these events… although she has to drag me I always enjoy myself way more [...]

Two Solitary Sandpipers

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Solitary Sandpiper, La Grande, OR photo by Trent Bray

Today (08/25), I delivered 100 pounds of Black Oil Sunflower Seed and 20 pounds of Nyger Thistle to Nancy Combs in Cove. I make this trip out to Cove approximately once a month, with the occasional extra trip or two in the winter. Nancy, along with other bird seed customers of The Bobolink’s, [...]

EOFF’09 | Year One, Day One a Huge Success

posted by La Grande Life on August 29, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

The first day of the Eastern Oregon Film Festival was a huge success. Things kicked off yesterday around 6pm-ish with Low Red Land playing a gorgeous acoustic set, dimly lit, banjos and candles burning, pizza slices and beers being sliced and drank. It was a wonderful beginning to a sweet night.
The first film [...]

Lions Sleep 20 Hours a Day

posted by La Grande Life on August 28, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

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Think we’re headed downtown soon for some breakfast with the posse from LION ATTACK, assuming the rest of them wake up soon. These guys are radical and make awesome films. This spring I hopped on board as their cinematographer for the new feature film David and July in the Month of May. It [...]

EOFF kicks off tomorrow!

posted by La Grande Life on August 27, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

This Friday and Saturday at the Mt. Emily Ale House.
FIRST-ANNUAL EASTERN OREGON FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LA GRANDE, OR
AUGUST 28-29, 2009
EOFF will be an intimate, two-day event at the Mt. Emily Ale House located at 1202 Adams Ave. in La Grande. EOFF has received films from local, regional, and internationally recognized filmmakers.
The festival will [...]

Indian Rock Jaunt

posted by Eric Valentine on August 25, 2009   Comments (1 so far)

A little known location, with the greatest views of our Grande Ronde valley, lies within a half hour drive of downtown La Grande. Indian Rock is one of the major promontories you can see when you look up at Mt. Emily from Hunter Road. The USFS has developed an great picnic deck or you [...]

Local Winning 48-hour Films to Show at EOFF

posted by La Grande Life on August 23, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

The results are in… last week 5 teams hit the streets and spent 48 hours making genre-specific short films. The five shorts were shown at Mt Emily Alehouse on Friday and Saturday. A panel of judges chose Christopher Jennings’ drama, and the audience voted to a remarkable tie between the Romantic Comedy (Mike [...]

LGSFP: Video PROMO spot

posted by La Grande Life on August 19, 2009   View / Add Comments (0 so far)

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This quick cut-up came after a great kick off event for the La Grande Summer Film Project. There were 20 in attendance and spirits were high. About 20 missing due to work but all in all about 50 folks are slated to be involved in the production of these films. The premiere [...]

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