This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide gets you Deep Into Fall with Music, a Return of Gorge Speakeasy, Community Fundraisers and A Whole Lot More - Have Fun and Get Out There!
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Reddy Black Trio at Zim’s Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Teton Gravity Research (TGR) Movie
CSAT Fall Fundraiser: Teton Gravity Research (TGR) Movie
A Fundraiser for Cooper Spur Alpine Team!
The Ruins in Hood River
Tuesday, Nov. 10, Doors at 5:30 p.m. Indoor venue. Tickets are $30 in advance (click here)
Actually, It Is Rocket Science is TGR's newest study of the fall line, told through the world's best skiers as they turn the mountain into a laboratory and every descent into an experiment. The film spans Bute Inlet, British Columbia; Haines, Alaska; Japan; Finland; Andorra; Montana; Jay Peak, Vermont; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming — different mountains, snowpacks, and conditions, but the same forces always at work: speed, gravity, instinct, and consequence. A tongue-in-cheek look at the seemingly reckless abandon of elite snow athletes, the film explores the physics of big mountain lines, the amplitude of massive gaps, and the relentless pull of gravity. So — is it rocket science, or isn't it? Watch closely and decide for yourself.
Featured Athletes:
Kelly Hilleke, Teal Harle, Colter Hinchliffe, Kai Jones, Maggie Voisin, Nick McNutt, Parkin Costain, Karl Fostvedt, Keegan Killbride, Tim Durtschi, Thibault Magnin, Anna Tedesco, Tucker Carr, Wyatt Gentry, Lalo Rambaud, Jasper Skidmore, Daniel Johnson, Jeremy Emmer, Rylan Messner, Andrew Bird, Dylan "Dro" Roide, Nicholas Johnson, Luke Price, Seamus O'Niell, Andreya Zvonar, Jackson Lalla, Adrian Hayden, Bode Tracy.
Abrazo: An Evening with Nick Jaina
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Abrazo: An Evening with Nick Jaina: Blending Music, Film + Poetry
The Ruins in Hood River
Wednesday, Nov 11, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Presented by Gorge Speakeasy
“My friend Andrei in Mexico City tells me that the Spanish word abrazo means so much more than a hug..." So begins the stunning presentation from Nick Jaina, a poetic film essay called Abrazo that explores the affection missing in the world. In a unique performance, Nick projects the film while playing gorgeous electric guitar soundscapes and narrating the film live, all while beautiful videos from the streets of Mexico City flicker behind him. It is a uniquely hopeful experience of soul and body. The film accompanies the book of the same name, a poetic photo essay that unfolds in full color, one line on each page. Nick Jaina was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2015 for his memoir Get It While You Can, which is now in its third printing. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, and the journal Oregon Humanities. He has released many wonderful albums under his own name, including 2025’s The Monster Mash. He co-founded and was music director for a ballet company in New York City called Satellite that involved dancers from Juilliard and the New York City Ballet and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, garnering praise from The New York Times. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries, including All Sorts, Cement Suitcase, and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire.
The Dreamboats
The Dreamboats
Wednesday, Nov. 11
The Dalles Civic Auditorium
Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association invites the community to celebrate Veterans Day with an evening of classic rock ’n’ roll as The Dreamboats take the stage at The Dalles Civic Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the Civic’s Club 22 offering food and drinks for purchase. The concert begins at 7 p.m. This high-energy quartet takes audiences on a musical journey back to the 1950s and 1960s, bringing the timeless sounds of early rock ’n’ roll to life with fresh energy and an electrifying stage presence. Inspired by legendary artists including Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and The Beatles, The Dreamboats deliver nostalgic melodies, infectious rhythms and the feel-good entertainment that helped define a generation. With their charismatic performances and toe-tapping sound, The Dreamboats promise an evening filled with classic rock ’n’ roll favorites and plenty of reasons to tap your feet, sing along, and enjoy the music. As the community observes Veterans Day, the concert also offers an opportunity to gather, enjoy live music, and celebrate the songs that have brought generations together. The Dalles Civic Auditorium, dedicated to veterans in 1922, provides a fitting place to mark the occasion with an evening of community and entertainment. Tickets are available at Klindt’s Booksellers, online at www.mccca.info, or at the door.
Tom Delany and Caroline Keane
Thursday, Nov. 12
Dingle to The Dalles presents Tom Delany and Caroline Keane
St. Paul’s Chapel, 601 Union St., The Dalles
Thursday, Nov 12, 7 p.m.
Tickets:
Playing Irish traditional music on concertina and uilleann pipes, this young, energetic duo boasts musical expression beyond their years. Their playing stands as a powerful embodiment of tradition, coupled with sheer musical passion.
Caroline Keane and Tom Delany are a dynamic and highly acclaimed musical duo, renowned for their virtuosic musicianship and heart-warming stage presence. Since they began playing together in 2010, while both studying at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, they have created a distinctive and compelling musical partnership. With their unique blend of traditional Irish music, folk influences, and contemporary flair, Caroline and Tom have captivated audiences across Europe, Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Joe Pug
The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake, Washington brings live music and community events to its historic venue. https://www.troutlakehall.com/
Joe Pug / Dillon Warnek
Singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style
Thursday, Nov. 12 / $30 Advance // $35 Day of / 6 p.m. Doors / 7 p.m. Show / All Ages
A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style, Joe Pug dropped out of college and moved to Chicago where he worked as a carpenter before breaking into the city’s music scene. Since 2008 he has released a string of critically-acclaimed albums and toured heavily in the U.S. and abroad. Paste Magazine wrote of his music: “Unless your surname is Dylan, Waits, Ritter or Prine, you could face-palm yourself to death trying to pen songs half as inspired."
As The Neighbors Tried To Sleep is a gritty, funny, and painfully honest collection of late-night tales where chandeliers turn into piñatas, landfills bloom with flowers, and strange characters drift in and out like half-remembered dreams. It’s an album that walks the fine line between heartbreak and humor, finding poetry in the wreckage and warmth in the weirdness of being alive.
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Thursday, Nov. 12
Jeff Carrell at Bargeway, 6 p.m.
CGOA's new conductor, Lars Campbell
Friday, Nov. 13
Gorge Sinfonietta - "Landscape" in November
Wy'east Middle School - Performing Arts Center
Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
Tickets: CLICK HERE
Please join us for this season's first Sinfonietta concert under the direction of CGOA's new conductor, Lars Campbell. The Gorge Sinfonietta's concert, Landscape, explores masterpieces from three distinct composers: Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 3 (composed between 1904-1907) treats listeners to the calm and serene sounds of Finland. Ralph Vaughan-Williams's Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 (completed 1906; revised 1914) was born out of Vaughan-Williams's intense interest in collecting and preserving folk songs from a fishing village in England. Antonin Dvorak's Hussite Overture (composed 1883) depicts his Czech homeland and the 15th-century Hussite wars, which includes deeply patriotic Czech songs.
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Friday, Nov. 13
Jeff Minnick at Bargeway, 6 p.m.
Matt Martin at Zim’s Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
The Sweet Lillies
The Sweet Lillies w/ The Quiet American
Friday, Nov. 13, The Ruins in Hood River. Doors at 5:30 p.m. Indoor venue. All-ages.
Tickets are $15 in advance (click here,) or $20 at the door.
The Sweet Lillies' music is first and foremost heartfelt and collaborative. Those defining traits are given life by the quartet of musicians who make up the Lillies. Together they have combined their individual strengths to deliver powerful narratives of life in song. With their lineup of electric guitar, viola, upright bass, drums, and ethereal vocal harmonies that float like a dream, the Sweet Lillies' music has a hard-hitting original flavor with a forward-looking eye. They have incorporated all of their cumulative life experiences into their music, songwriting, and artistry, crafting an uncommonly beautiful style that is a nod to the band’s all-encompassing musical tastes and willingness to experiment with genres ranging from folk and rock all the way to hip-hop.
Kivet Bednar
The Pines Tasting Room in Hood River hosts live music featuring local and regional musicians.
Friday, Nov. 13, Kivet Bednar (Blues), 4-6 p.m.
Punk in the Gorge
Saturday, Nov. 14
Thunder Island Brewing Co. in Cascade Locks
presents Punk in the Gorge
Saturday, Nov. 14
All Ages Punk show in the Tent!
Bands: Scontro, The Seditionists, Not Here, Sad Boy Union
Doors at 5 p.m., Show at 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
All Ages show, $5 for 18+ at the door, Free for under 18
Please bring a new or lightly used blanket for the Blanket Coverage Ministry blanket drive. River Room will be open during the event. Cheers!
Hadestown: Teen Edition
HRVHS Performing Arts Presents Hadestown: Teen Edition
Bowe Theatre, Hood River Valley High School
The Hood River Valley High School Performing Arts Department invites the community to its upcoming fall musical, Hadestown: Teen Edition, by Anaïs Mitchell. Directed by Jennifer Graves, with music direction by Robi Johnson and choreography by Carlye Cunniff, this ambitious production showcases the incredible talent, dedication, and artistry of our high school cast and crew.
Evening Shows (7 p.m.): Nov 13, and 14
Final Performance (6 p.m.): Sunday, Nov. 15
Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Reserved seating is available online through the HRVHS Theatre Ludus Box Office, with limited general admission tickets sold at the door. Note: The production is rated PG; parental guidance is suggested for ages 10 and under. Come out and support our HRVHS student performers!
The Dalles is
Little Music City
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. https://www.littlemusiccity.com/
Saturday, Nov. 14
Alonzo Garbonzo at Bargeway, 6 p.m.
Gunshy at Zim’s Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Jeffrey Foucault
Jeffrey Foucault / Janis Carper
The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake
https://www.troutlakehall.com/
Wisconsin native blending folk blues, country, rock & roll
Saturday, Nov. 14
$20 Advance // $25 Day of/6 p.m. Doors / 7 p.m. Show/All Ages
In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), "Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley.
Take Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash, and Lucinda Williams and put ’em in a blender, add a dash of Bruce Cockburn and Kevin Welch, serve in a salted glass, no straw. That may be the best way to describe singer/songwriter/guitarist Janis Carper, whose clear, powerful vocals and aggressive guitar playing skillfully convey the messages of her well-crafted songs — in styles ranging from country and swing to folk, rock, and blues.
Music at The Pines
Sunday, Nov. 15
The Pines Tasting Room in Hood River hosts live music featuring local and regional musicians.
Sunday, Nov. 15, Jeff Minnick and Chris Miller, 3-5 p.m.
Kalyn Fay
Kalyn Fay / Agalisiga Mackey
The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake
https://www.troutlakehall.com/
Music grounded in contemporary Indigenous storytelling & Cherokee culture
Sunday, Nov. 15
$15 Advance // $20 Day of/4 p.m. Doors / 5 p.m. Show/All Ages
Kalyn Fay (Cherokee Nation, Muscogee descent) is a songwriter and musician from Oklahoma, who fosters an additional interdisciplinary practice that interweaves visual arts, curation, and education. Born and raised in rural Oklahoma between Cherokee, Muscogee, and Osage territories, they are deeply rooted in their nuanced relationship to Oklahoma, and their musical practice is a reflection of that influence. Focusing on self-location, community, collaboration, and empathy, Kalyn sees their music as a way to lean into personal and shared narratives. Their songs embed Indigenous understandings associated with community and environment, navigating the ways in which we all intersect with the hopes of building bridges of understanding between. Kalyn Fay’s music is “for you, for me, for us, for we.”
Al Hare
Monday, Nov. 16
Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon brings local and regional music to the stage.
Live music every Monday from 6-8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 16, Al Hare (Folk-Rolk)
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