Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights Oct. 7-13
MCCCA Presents Jâca
Tuesday, Oct. 7
MCCCA Presents Jâca
6:00 p.m.
The Dalles Civic Auditorium, 323 East 4th Street, The Dalles
Jâca (pronounced, ZHĀ-ka) is an international award-winning clarinet and guitar duo that combines classical and world music to bring an adventurous, passionate, and completely original musical style to the stage. Jâca breathes new life into the traditional concert experience, ignoring convention and consistently leaving their audiences buzzing.
“At a Jâca concert you’re not just a bystander, you feel a part of it.”– Humans of Chamber Music
Since 2018, Jâca has delighted audiences in concert halls at arts series and music festivals worldwide, including in North America, South America, and Europe. The press described the duo as being “at the forefront of an exciting new wave of classical chamber music groups” (Sneak Preview, OR) and praises Jâca for “pushing classical music forward” (Culturs: Global Multicultural Magazine).
Tickets and information available at MCCCA.info
Woven in Place: A Rancher’s Journey
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Sense of Place returns October 8, with Woven in Place: A Rancher’s Journey from Sheep to Fashion and the Olympics with Jeanne Carver
Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Agriculture has had critical importance to our region since European emigrants traveled west to settle the Oregon territory. Sheep herding and the wool industry have played an important part in that history. The Imperial Stock Ranch was established in 1871 in southern Wasco County, and by 1900, became its largest individually owned land and livestock holding producing sheep, cattle, grains and hay. Sheep were the largest focus of the ranch’s first 100 years, and the ranch has been in continuous operation for 154 years. In 1993, the ranch headquarters were designated a National Historic District.
Thunder Island Brewing in Cascade Locks presents Hiker’s Lounge Gallery Opening with David Birkbeck, 6-8 p.m.
SAM MILLER at Bingen Theater
Thursday, Oct. 9
Comedian SAM MILLER at Bingen Theater
6:30 p.m.
Recommended 18+
SAM MILLER is a 6-foot-6, 360-pound comedian with two kids (one of them on purpose) who has been married for 12 years and clean and sober for 145 years. Sam likes to make jokes about what it's like to be a sober parent and what jail is like in Yakima.
Sam recently signed a three-album deal with Stand Up! Records where he recorded and filmed his debut album, Round Trip, under the tutelage of Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. Round Trip immediately went to number one on the iTunes Comedy Charts.
ROBERT "CA$H!" MOORE has performed comedy in venues all over the US and Canada. His energetic delivery and full-bodied humor will keep you wanting to see what he'll do next. Robert won The Crowd's Choice Comedy Competition in 2016 and was a semifinalist in
Spooktober Film Festival
Spooktober Film Festival
The Dalles Overground is proud to present the first annual Spooktober Film Festival at The Granada Theater. In celebration of all things spooky we have selected 9 feature films and a series of animated shorts that will be screening at The Granada Theater throughout the month of October. The films were curated by Scenic Design / FX Artist / Comic Book Artist Christopher Herndon and Production Designer / Art Director Shayna Rae, both residents of The Dalles.
Daily tickets will be $10, except for two family friendly films that will be free to the public. A full festival ticket is available for $65 that will grant access to all events.
Thursday, Oct 9 - Invasion of The Body Snatchers
(Double Feature) - $10
1956 version - Show 6 p.m.
1993 version - Show 7:45 p.m
High Step Society
Friday, Oct. 10
The Ruins in Hood River presents National and Regional touring musical acts, films, and other community events. www.theruins.org
High Step Society w/ NIGHTBRAIN
A "High-flying, beat-dropping, big band dance party!"
Doors at 5:30 p.m. Indoor venue. All-ages.
Tickets are $20 in advance (click here,) or $25 at the door.
High Step Society is a high-flying, beat-dropping, big band dance party with an ear to the past, and both feet on the gas. Sultry and effervescent, low-down, dirty and mean, this dynamic EDM-infused seven-piece band is bringing jazz back to the dance floor where it belongs.
Based out of Portland, OR, and New Orleans, LA, High Step Society has been a favorite of the US festival scene since its creation in 2015, touring year-round and sharing stages with a wide range of acts from Beats Antique and The Polish Ambassador to Zion I and Dirtwire. Their fusion of hard-hitting beats with seductive vocals and horns has made them a top performance choice for dancers and burlesque and circus artists worldwide.
Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
Hood River Valley Harvest Fest returns to the Hood River Event Site on October 10th - 12th! More than 70 arts, crafts and food vendors will gather in the Gorge the Fall! Harvest Fest features live music, produce, fine arts, crafts, and everything else fall related. With family-friendly activities, kids’ play areas, and the breathtaking backdrop of the Gorge’s fall colors, it’s the perfect way to welcome the season. Don’t miss the return of one of Hood River’s favorite fests! Tickets are on sale now.
Tickets at truewest.info/Harvest25
Little Music City
Little Music City was founded in The Dalles, Oregon by a group of individuals passionate about music and their community. www.littlemusiccity.com/
October 2025 Live Music Lineup — The Dalles, Oregon
Friday October 10
Tracy Klas at Last Stop Saloon, 7 p.m.
Walk Through Fire at Zim’s Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Jeff Carrell at Bargeway Pub, 6:30 p.m.
Charlie Parr
The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake, Washington brings live music and community events to its historic venue. www.troutlakehall.com/
Charlie Parr / Crystal Lariza
A folk troubadour in the truest sense.
Trout Lake Hall
$25 Advance // $30 Day Of Show
6pm Doors / 7pm Show
All Ages
In the music of Charlie Parr, there is a sincere conviction and earnest drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 albums over two decades and has been known to perform up to 275 shows a year. Parr is a folk troubadour in the truest sense: taking to the road between shows, writing and rewriting songs as he plays, fueled by a belief that music is eternal and cannot be claimed or adequately explained. The bluesman poet pulls closely from the sights and sounds around him, his lyrical craftsmanship built by his influences. The sounds from his working-class upbringing—including Folkways legends such as Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie—imbue Parr’s music with stylistic echoes of blues and folk icons of decades past. Parr sees himself merely as a continuer of a folk tradition: “I feel like I stand on a lot of big shoulders,” he said in an interview. “I hope that I’ve brought a little bit of myself to the music.”
Crystal Lariza is a singer-songwriter and guitarist, native to Portland, OR. Performing since her teens, she made her way through folk rock bands, soul bands and now is immersed in the world of acoustic music. She has opened for world class acts such as, Mavis Staples, Robert Plant, Old Crow Medicine Show and The Travelin' McCourys. The IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) nominated her for Vocalist of the Year in 2022 & 2023. She has written songs for TV and commercials and continues to write, tour and teach with her Bluegrass-Americana band, Never Come Down.
Mountain Town Throwdown
Saturday, Oct. 11
Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon brings local and regional music to the stage.
Saturday, Oct. 11, Mountain Town Throwdown with Tailor Spliff, Roux Dio and Left on Tenth, 3-10 p.m.
Jenna Ellefson
The Balch Hotel in Dufur hosts live music and community events.
Saturday, Oct. 11, Jenna Ellefson, 6 - 8 p.m.
Jenna Ellefson is a singer-songwriter, banjo player, and member of the Portland-based folk trio Yellow Birds. Her audience can expect authenticity, a living room feel, and a light-hearted approach to genuine connection.
Willy Tea Taylor & The Fellership
Sunday, Oct. 12
The Trout Lake Hall in Trout Lake, Washington brings live music and community events to its historic venue. www.troutlakehall.com/
Willy Tea Taylor & The Fellership / The Montvales
Folk singer songwriter with a rock and roll band
Sunday, October 12
$20 Advance // $25 Day Of Show
5 p.m. Doors / 6 p.m. Show
All Ages
There is no question that Willy Tea Taylor’s life as a singer/songwriter was predetermined – his role realized the moment he wrote his first song. His inspirations are drawn from two separate wells; Living the life of a cattleman’s kid and experiencing true visionaries music like Greg Brown, John Hartford, and Guy Clark. The image of Guy Clark and friends sitting around the kitchen table loaded with ashtrays full of butts, half-smoked cigarettes, food, and booze on one Christmas Eve in 1975 burned into Taylor’s soul. Those guys, swapping songs without pretense, lit Willy Tea’s fire. And ever since, its purpose has led with passion – finding a hang by curating relationships through musical friendships that get him closer to his own Clark style kitchen table.
Born and raised in Knoxville, TN, Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson of songwriter duo The Montvales spent much of their formative years busking amidst the Elvis impersonators and musical saw players of the town’s Market Square, honing their uniquely boisterous harmonies and driving, joyful sound. Their new album, Born Strangers, is produced by Mike Eli LoPinto (producer and co-writer of Emily Nenni’s “On the Ranch”, guitarist for Chris Stapleton) and recorded in Sean Sullivan’s Tractor Shed Studio in Nashville. Tracks from the album have been featured by The Bluegrass Situation, Holler, The American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Standard, Twangville, and more. The twelve songs careen recklessly across the whole folk-country spectrum, showcasing The Montvales’ distinctive harmonies and building a sonic world just expansive and surprising enough to hold the wide-eyed existentialism of the stories and questions raised by the lyrics.
Leapin Louie-Cowboy Antics
The Granada Theater in The Dalles presents family entertainment, movies, regional touring acts and more.
Sunday, Oct. 12, Leapin Louie-Cowboy Antics Family Show, 2 p.m.
Sky Hunters
Monday, Oct. 13
Hood River Brewing Co. in Hood River
Monday, Oct. 13, Taproom Trivia, 5:30-8 p.m.
Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) is proud to present two powerful, nature-inspired exhibitions this fall, on view October 3–November 9, 2025: Sky Hunters by Jen Smith in the Lobby Gallery, and Patterns in Nature, Variations on a Theme: A Retrospective by Steve Stegall in the Main Gallery.
Lobby Gallery | Sky Hunters by Jen Smith
Sky Hunters unveils twelve striking charcoal and pastel portraits of raptors, each rendered on custom cradled birch panels. Artist and naturalist Jen Smith draws inspiration from the high deserts of Wyoming and Montana, as well as the Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Oregon, where she now makes her home.
Smith’s work captures the power, grace, and vitality of birds of prey, balancing anatomical accuracy with expressive energy. A lifelong wildlife advocate, she hopes to inspire viewers to understand both the beauty and the ecological importance of these dynamic hunters. Her artwork has been nationally recognized in exhibitions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the High Desert Museum, and the World Center for Birds of Prey.
Main Gallery | The Spirit Art of Steve Stegall: A Retrorespective
This retrospective celebrates the life’s work of Pacific Northwest artist Steve Stegall, a self-taught and fiercely independent creator whose drawings and sculptures channel the primal energies of the natural world. For more than four decades, Stegall has transformed wood, stone, shed antlers and pen-and-ink doodles into “Spirit Art” — meditative works that reflect the forms of human figures, goddesses, and spirit animals.
Stegall’s work draws inspiration from diverse traditions including Celtic, Eskimo, Northwest Coast Native, Maori, Mayan, and Egyptian art, while weaving in the fluid grace of Art Nouveau. But ultimately, Stegall’s work is about the discoveries he’s made during the dialogue between his hands, tools, and the spirit of the natural materials themselves. The exhibition highlights the breadth, variety, and spiritual resonance of his practice.
Exhibit Dates: October 3 – November 9, Wed- Sun Noon to 5 p.m.
Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River.
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