Upcoming Churchill events
Aug 8th
The Baker County Library Presents – “Sketch and Release”
Sketch and Release: Black Artists in Rural Oregon is a mobile short-form documentary series where Oregon’s rural landscapes replace the traditional studio. Traveling from forests to farms, small towns to forgotten crossroads, Sketch and Release captures intimate, on-location vignettes with Black artists living and working outside of metro centers. Through storytelling, music, and visual art, each episode connects the audience not only to the artist—but to the land and layered histories they inhabit.
Sketch and Release is a touring multimedia performance and docu-series centered on Black creatives living and working in rural Oregon. Created and led by multidisciplinary artist Jason McNeal Graham (MOsley WOtta), the project blends filmed interviews, live performance, music, painting, and guided conversation into a 60-minute experience for campuses, libraries, theaters, and community spaces.
Touring from Spring 2026 through Spring 2027, Sketch and Release will visit venues across Central and rural Oregon, with each stop featuring new docu-series episodes, a live performance, and a locally tailored community dialogue. Host sites can choose daytime campus presentations, evening public events, or hybrid options using a secure streaming platform.
Supported by major Oregon foundations and cultural partners, Sketch and Release is part of a broader effort to build sustainable, equity-focused cultural infrastructure in rural regions. “This project is about making room for Black artists in small towns and for complex stories about who we are becoming,” says Graham.
Doors open at 6pm and film will begin at 6:30pm.
It’s also FREE!. Reserve yourself a seat by getting a ticket
Aug 9th
KBZR Radioactive Ball sponsored by Lew Brothers Tire
Vandoliers w/ Landers Drifters
Doors open at 6pm show at 6:45
The collection of songs on Vandoliers’ fifth album, Life Behind Bars, offers a window into frontwoman Jenni Rose’s journey through addiction and gender dysphoria — a journey that has culminated in her decision to come out as a trans woman while working in the macho worlds of Texas country and punk rock. Ten years into their career, the band’s latest work is as upbeat and sing-along ready as ever, but with a little more stripped-down and intimate feel than their typical fare, in addition to being lyrically more substantive and, at times, more politically pointed. Bars is fearless and fun, a bold entry in a musical space that is still too often hidebound by tradition.
Tickets $25 advanced $30 at the doors
*$5 off for Seniors, Vets & Students* Students ages 16 to 21 only. Seniors 60 and older. Vets all retired and active service members
*Kids 15 and under FREE with a ticket holding adult* sponsored by BELLA Main St. Market & Wilson Family Foundation
**Advanced ticket sales end 1 hour before all shows**
Food available from MC Taco Bus
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We are so thankful for all of the support this project has received from the community, our friends and family. It’s hard to believe how much we have accomplished here at Churchill School since 2018 with the help of the community, friends, family, volunteer groups and complete strangers.
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