Gorge Giggin’ Guide Highlights Oct. 28 - Nov. 3
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Dave Tallman
Tuesday, Oct. 28
Little Music City in The Dalles has your Tuesdays Covered! www.littlemusiccity.com/
Dave Tallman at Last Stop Saloon, 7 p.m.
Reddy Black Trio at Zim’s Sports Bar, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Tabby’s Hole in One Clubhouse at the Hood River Golf Course, Bootleg Barney & The Strays, 6 p.m.
Ferment Brewing in Hood River, Trivia Night in the Beer Hall, 6 p.m.
Spooktober Film Fest
Thursday, Oct. 30
Spooktober Film Festival at The Granada Theater in The Dalles
Movie: Halloween (1978, John Carpenter) - Show 7 p.m.
Daily tickets $10.
The Pines Tasting Room in Hood River, Tracy Klas, 4-6 p.m.
Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River, Ben Johnson (Country), 6:30 p.m.
Mt. Hood Winery in Hood River, Henry Schifter, 4-6 p.m.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween Indie Rock Show at Underground
Indie Rock show with Bisti, Sundiver
The Underground Music Station in Hood River brings local and regional music to the stage.
Friday, Oct. 31, Indie Rock show with Bisti, Sundiver, 8 p.m.
Tripping perpendicular, toes pointed, eyes closed, hearts full. Bisti will be playing with Sundiver at the Underground Music Station. $15 cover. 21+. Sundiver is a modern rock band serving up original compositions with soul and flair. Bisti is an indie rock band with a sound that blends post-punk, post-hardcore, space rock, and shoegaze influences.
EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL
Friday, October 31 at 7:30 PM
Columbia Center for the Arts
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://events.humanitix.com/evil-dead-the-musical
Evil Dead: The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time. Did we mention the blood?!
Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a houseware-aisle employee turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music.
You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun… this show is for you. With this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects, and really awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any show you’ve ever seen.
Celebrate Day of the Dead
Saturday, Nov. 1
Día de los Muertos Celebration
Thunder Island Brewing in Cascade Locks presents live music, trivia nights and more. On Saturday, Nov. 1, Thunder Island invites the community to come celebrate Día de los Muertos. We will have face painting and crafts in the tent starting at noon and will show a festive kids movie in the tent starting at 3 p.m
Jacob Joliff Band
Jacob Joliff Band
The Ruins in Hood River
Saturday, Nov. 1, 6-9 p.m.
Doors at 5:30 p.m. Indoor venue. All-ages.
Tickets are $20 in advance (click here,) or $25 at the door.
Jacob Jolliff is one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists. In 2011, he graduated from Berklee College of Music, having studied there on a full scholarship. The following year, in 2012, he won the USA’s National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, KS. A fixture of the bluegrass scene, he has performed and collaborated with Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka, Michael Daves, Grant Gordy, Wes Corbett, and Alex Hargreaves, to name a few. Additionally, throughout his 20s, he toured as a member of the groups Joy Kills Sorrow and Yonder Mountain String Band. Currently, his focus is on his own ensemble, The Jacob Jolliff Band — one of the most cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups on the scene today. They’ve released three albums, the most recent of which, “Instrumentals, Vol. 2: Mandolin Mysteries,” dropped in May 2024. The band plays a combination of complex original instrumental music and vocal repertoire that spans from trad bluegrass to unlikely pop covers. Improvisation and the ensemble interplay are at the forefront.
Jon Bennett Comedy
This Will Only Ever Happen Once
with Jon Bennett
The Historic Bingen Theater in Bingen, Wash.
Saturday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.
Recommended 18+
Jon Bennett is back with a BRAND NEW show he is debuting at The Bingen!
This Will Only Ever Happen Once is a funny, moving storytelling show that explores the deep connection between live theatre and wildlife conservation. Using true stories, comedy, and multimedia, it celebrates the thrill of the unrepeatable moment—and why both wild animals and live performance are worth protecting before they disappear.
Tony Fuentes
The Balch Hotel in Dufur hosts live music and community events.
Pickin' Circle with Beard & Banjo bluegrass jam
SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 6-8 p.m.
Join us for an evening of live bluegrass with Beard & Banjo (venerable storyteller Tony Fuentes). Tony will kick things off with a performance, then lead an open jam where all pickers are welcome and encouraged to join in. Whether you play or just want to hang out and take it in, it’s going to be a lively night! Food and drinks will be flowing (potentially with a special guest – stay tuned).
Reverie Road
Sunday, Nov. 2
Reverie Road Concert
Sunday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m.
Sunday matinee show with Reverie Road at Old St. Peter's Landmark in historic downtown The Dalles. Doors open 2:15 p.m. This is a listening event. ADA chair lift available.
Landmark Church, The Dalles
Tickets at:
Reverie Road is a genre-defying Celtic powerhouse ensemble, uniting founding Solas members Winifred Horan (fiddle) and John Williams (accordion) with former Gaelic Storm fiddler Katie Grennan and Steinway Artist Jazz and Raga pianist Utsav Lal. Together, these four exceptional musicians are celebrated as some of today’s most accomplished traditional and virtuosic folk artists, captivating audiences worldwide from stages to studios for over three decades.
Reverie Road takes the rich tapestry of Irish music and weaves it into a cinematic experience, full of expressivity and sophistication. Their performances push the boundaries of tradition, offering stunningly innovative interpretations that retain the heart of the genre while embracing a modern twist.
The Moaning Frogs
Monday, Nov. 3
The Dalles Civic Auditorium
Monday, Nov 3, 7-9 p.m.
Tickets at:
www.midcolumbiacommunityconcerts.com/events/the-moaning-frogs
Bending genres and uplifting spirits, The Moanin’ Frogs offer an electrifying approach to chamber music.
About The Event
Bending genres and uplifting spirits, The Moanin’ Frogs offer an electrifying approach to chamber music. Conservatory trained and entertainment minded, their dynamic and technically precise performances of classical, ragtime, jazz, and pop delight fans across the world. Featuring all six saxophones from soprano to bass, The Moanin’ Frogs are unique on today’s chamber music landscape. First prize winners of the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, their passion, quality, variety, instrumentation, and focus on the audience experience set them apart. Comfortable in a wide array of venues, The Moanin’ Frogs deliver artist-level performances to small towns and major performance halls alike, performing for concert series, as concerto soloists, and for educational programs throughout the US and abroad. The Moanin’ Frogs have appeared at The Kennedy Center, Kelowna Community Concerts, Detroit Public Television, American Band College, Texas and Oklahoma Bandmasters Associations, Conn-Selmer Institute, World Saxophone Congress, Strasbourg, France, and as concerto soloists with the United States Air Force Band of the West. Their debut recording is available from Teal Creek Music.
Online and in person, The Moanin’ Frogs inspire future generations through popular music videos, and interactive clinics and masterclasses for students and educators. The Moanin’ Frogs are performing and endorsing artists for D’Addario Woodwinds, the Conn-Selmer Division of Education, and Key Leaves.
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