“By the mid 1940s, Chinatown’s residents had gradually moved on, although the historical record does not tell us where or why they left. In the 1970s, after over a century of a Chinatown in the heart of Baker City, the last of its buildings was torn down. Of the approximately […]
“During the year 1893 a time of great economic depression, a great deal of agitation against the Chinese arose – it being felt, particularly by the unemployed, that the Chinese were taking work away from the whites. On 24 September of that year a great mob of men visited Chinatown […]
“After a break came the nightcap, “Electric Liederland” or Hendrix meets Mahler. Few regular festival attendees were likely aware that in addition to his conducting and cello prowess, Woods is also an amazing electric guitar player. Fronting a rock quartet (which included composer Biller), he led a set of his […]
