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All in Art
Bob and Evelyn look like ordinary folks. Don’t be fooled. Sure, they raised two daughters. The Brockman’s house and yard are well kept and the neighbors never complain about them. You’d never suspect they have a secret obsessive interest, mostly hidden from the public eye.
Bargeway Pub & Catering is dedicating Waterfront Wednesday, tonight, Nov. 29, to a toy drive and to the wonderful lyrics and fretwork of Eli Howard. The no-cover show begins at 6 p.m. People are encouraged to bring a new toy to ensure that local boys and girls get a visit from Saint Nick. That’s just the tip of the iceberg in this week’s most inclusive entertainment guide. Check it out here.
Bargeway Pub & Catering welcomes a Pre-Thanks Wild Turkey Party! Music, Comedy and Film are filling the bill this week in the Gorge’s most comprehensive line up. Check it out here.
Abstract artists wrought from the isolation and uncertainty of the early days of the COVID pandemic continue their path of creativity and are sharing their works with the public at the Hood River Library this month at 502 State Street.
Bargeway Pub & Catering welcomes Chris Barons for Waterfront Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. Music, Comedy and Film are filling the bill this week in the Gorge’s most comprehensive line up. Check it out here.
Singer-Songwriter Tyson Huckins turns 40 on Friday, Nov. 10, and he will be celebrating the big 4-0 at the Bargeway Pub in The Dalles as he pairs up with Ben Blakey or BB for some transcendent tunes and good times. The music starts around 6 p.m. That’s just a taste of This Week in Gorge Entertainment. Take a look here at the Mid-Columbia’s most comprehensive guide.
Rich and Blonde are headlining Waterfront Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub tonight, while bands abound around the gorge along with the Gorge Impact Film Festival in Hood River. Check it all out here in the Gorge’s most comprehensive entertainment guide.
Bargeway Pub is taking it acoustic on Wednesday, Oct. 25 as Hit Machine Unplugged will hold the stage starting at 6 p.m. Halloween parties and celebrations abound for those wanting to wander the witching hours. Check out the gorge’s most ghoulish list of happenings here.
There’s a humanity to her unique artistic process—turning clothes into memorial quilts for grieving families—that’s impossible to ignore, particularly when you’re standing in front of the quilts themselves. How it must feel to spend most of one's time making things that one won't likely ever encounter again…
Bargeway Pub goes classic Americana tonight with Jess Clemons at the helm at The Dalles’ premier outdoor venue. Clemons provides a nice appetizer for a smorgasbord of music, art, parties, and more. Check out the gorge’s most comprehensive list of happenings here.
Witches walks and graveyard ghouls are grabbing the limelight this Halloween Season as costumed gatherings call out to our inner devils. Check out this guide to all things wicked in Jim Drakula’s gorge guide of brain bashes.
Bargeway Pub In Td welcomes Little Music City’s Al Hare tonight, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. Hare is kicking it off this week as ghostly entertainment is coming out of the walls. Trout Lake Hall is also hosting Dusty Trails - a two-day music fest featuring Americana. Check out all the mid-Columbia entertainment here.
Make that a double! Art is getting completely out of control in downtown TD. Two murals in two weeks now add to the 15 that went up last summer. We at CCCNews believe we have now met critical mass. Who knows where this might end up? At the paint store, at minimum.
The Sam Chase & The Untraditional Blend Rock ‘n’ Roll and Folk with a taste of Punk tonight at the Trout Lake Hall. The Bargeway Pub has a blowout for Nolan Hare and entertainment options are so bountiful around the Gorge, it’s downright scary. Find what is lying underneath your entertainment bed here.
Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield of The Dalles has released her third book, Path of Totality, about living in a log cabin in Oregon’s Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. She will be visiting communities throughout the gorge as well as Condon.
Rain got you in a funk? We can fix that - The Bargeway Pub welcomes the band Froggy tonight, Sept. 29 and the Big River Blues Band on Saturday, Sept. 30 And as the sun is expected for a return performance starting tomorrow, the Gorge will be glowing with entertainment. Check out our guide here.
In this latest in a series of movies reimagining the classic mystery novels of Agatha Christie and directed by Kenneth Branagh, I was constantly astounded by the great work of its individual pieces to produce a movie both highly entertaining and genuinely suspenseful and mysterious.
The Bargeway Pub welcomes Trent Beaver tonight, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. Beaver is known as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier singer-songwriters. His songwriting and style span multiple genres such as Soul, Americana, vintage Rhythm & Blues. Goldendale also hosts its inaugural Art Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23 as The Gorge is crushing entertainment like a drunk camper with too many beer cans.
Art markets, interactive art experiences and demonstrations, dancing, bands, and a splatter tent experience are all on tap as Goldendale celebrates on Sept. 23 to a backdrop of public art that has been part of the revitalization and beautification project at the four corners of its downtown.
The Bargeway Pub welcomes Cary Novotny and The Soulard Boys tonight, Sept. 6, as they bring high-energy Irish jigs and Country Music on what looks to be a classic September evening in The Dalles. And music and entertainment are overflowing throughout the region.
