This Week in Gorge Entertainment by Jim Drake - Feb. 22
By Jim Drake
Winter Music Festival of The Gorge March 5
(Rescheduled from January) Winter Music Festival of The Gorge is a benefit for music programs in Hood River area schools, specifically the Matt Klee Memorial Fund, developed to celebrate Matt Klee’s life and dedication to bringing kids the experience of live music. Bands will include The Groove Cabin, The Junebug Boys, The Isolated Oscillators and the HRVHS Choir. Concert runs on Saturday, March 5, from 2-8 p.m. at The Ruins in Hood River. Tickets $12 in advance at
and the venue has COVID policies in place.
Flute Concert at St. Peter’s Feb. 26
A concert by Native American Music Award-winning flute musician James Edmund Greeley from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Old St. Peter’s Landmark Church. This concert is free to the public and families are encouraged to attend. Sponsored by Vonda Chandler and The Dalles Art Center.
Wold’s Finest to provide high energy
World’s Finest at Ruins
Saturday, Feb. 26: World’s Finest (pictured) (High Energy Five Piece influenced by Americana, Funk and Bluegrass). Megan Alder opens. Advance tickets recommended, proof of vax for entry. https://www.theruins.org/music-calendar
Live Music Mondays return to Everybody’s Brewing
Norman Baker
Live Music Mondays at Everybody’s Brewing in White Salmon showcases the best in local and regional bands Music is 6-8 p.m.
Feb. 21: Jenny Jahlee (Soul-Folk)
Feb. 28: Norman Baker (Barrel-Aged Americana from Seattle)
Gigs Here and There
Tuesday, Feb. 22, Taps and Tunes with Kenny O3, Zim’s, The Dalles, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, Reddy Black Trio, Zim’s, The Dalles, 7-9 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27, Norman Baker, Grateful Vineyard, Hood River, 4-6 p.m.
North By Northwest at Granada Theater
Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller starring Cary Grant hits the Big Screen at the Granada Theater in The Dalles on Friday, Feb. 25. Doors at 5:30 p.m., show at 6 p.m.
Swindler, Lost Ox at River City
Time to get Swindled
If Funk, Jazz and Psych-Rock is Your Thing, don’t miss Seattle’s Swindler coming to Hood River’s River City Saloon on Friday, Feb. 25. Funk-Shredders Lost Ox opens. Whew!
Kid’s Black History Month Book Club
The Hood River County Library presents “The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963,” an award-winning book for the Kid’s Black History Month Book Club.
Sign up (jana@hoodriverlibrary.org) and visit the library to receive a free copy of the book, receive email updates for pop-quizzes, prizes and extras. This book is meant to be read aloud with the whole family. Club runs Feb. 2-28.
Live Music at The Pines
Live music returns Fridays, from 6-9 p.m. at The Pines Tasting Room in Hood River.
Feb. 25: Amber and the Pale Ales
March 4 TBD
Live music at Working Hands Beer
Working Hands Beer in Hood River presents live music:
Friday, Feb. 25, Tom Hacker (70s, 80s, 90s), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26, Stephanie Tama-Sweet), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2, Music Bingo Trivia Night, 6:30-8 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, Albert Nicholas, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
‘Take 3’ performs at Civic March 7
Take 3 Trio to perfrom at The Dalles Civic Auditorium on March 7.
Expect “charismatic pop and classical interpretations” from the acclaimed Take 3 Trio, coming to The Dalles Civic Auditorium on Monday, March 7. Tickets are available at Klindt's Booksellers and Stationers, Lines of Designs-Clothing, and online at www.mccca.info.
Author Event Rescheduled
Due to unforeseen circumstances the author event with Nancy Wesson at The Dalles Library has been rescheduled for Monday, April 11.
History Museum opening March 1
The History Museum of Hood River County is closed until March 1, volunteers are busy with a new planned exhibit centering around “the many social and technological changes revealed through 100 years of an everyday chore: Laundry.”
Art opening at Cathedral Ridge
Cathedral Ridge Winery hosts an art opening for Heather Marlow (Pastel and Jewelry art) and Brian Chambers (Landscape Photography) on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 3:30-5 p.m.
Funkship, more at Bingen Theater
It’s a Major Mardi Gras Shake Your Tailfeather Party on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Bingen Theater with the Funkship Columbia. Gather for a Mardi Gras Parade at 7 p.m. - followed by a set from local band Ravin at 8 p.m., and the Funk Soul of the Funkship Lifts Off at 9 p.m. Tickets at the Door.
Drive-in Movie Supports Dufur FFA
A showing of “Night at the Museum,” at the Sunshine Mill in The Dalles on Monday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. will benefit the Dufur FFA. Rated PG, 100 min. On Friday, Feb. 25, Sunshine Mill presents “Top Gun.” Tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-mill-movie-top-gun-tickets-264674046197?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Mardi Gras Party Feb. 26
The Dalles Main Street presents a Mardi Gras Party on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 6-10 p.m. at 315 Federal St. in The Dalles. Expect live music, a Chef’s Choice Dinner and Benefit Auction. Tickets are available at Last Stop Saloon, 21+ only.
