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Years ago, as fall menaced the skies with rain in Portland, I interrupted my dinner preparations to answer the phone. It was my twenty-year-old son, Toby, calling from Eugene. In my habitual good cheer, I asked, “How you doing?” Silence drained the line. With the weakness of a starving kitten, he said, “Not so good.”
Bargeway Pub in TD is hitting on all cylinders this week as we unleash a forklift of entertainment news. It’s huge, like Superbowl huge. Check out the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide here. We’re backing up the entertainment truck. Beep, Meep, Beep.
You Gotta Love a Valentine’s Dinner at Bargeway Pub in TD. Your Gorge-Wide Giggin Guide is Hillstomopin’ with action this week. Keep reading here as we’ve got all the jams, art and film. Put that in a bottle!. We did. All that nectar is in this entertainment guide. Bottoms up!
Stop in Bargeway for music from Al Hare, Great Deals, Great Music, and Great Drinks, and leave the cold weather outside! Not enough? Need more? Keep reading here as we’ve got all the gigs including energetic folksters Fox and Bones in the Gorge’s most inclusive guide.
Stop in Bargeway for Great Deals, Great Music and Great Drinks and leave the cold weather outside! Not enough? Need more? Keep reading here as we’ve got all the gigs in the Gorge’s most inclusive guide.
Indulge in some of the classics such as Chicken Fried Steak and Elvis at the Bargeway Pub in The Dalles on Sunday, Jan. 14. Musician Al Hare will serenade with iconic hits from musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis & Johnny Cash. Not enough? Need more? Keep reading here as we’ve got all the gigs in the Gorge’s most inclusive guide.
Musitizen Kane and the Gang at The Bargeway Pub, The Dalles Premier music venue, send 2024 on another harmonic hoorah, coupled with some slick c’tales and steller platters. Need to giggle-proof your week- grab your gig here sans frog con guitari. We got the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide to arts and entertainment here.
Misconceptions about mental health and aging include the idea that we can become “too old” for therapy to be of any benefit, as though we were a piece of petrified wood someone was trying to water back to life! It’s worth noting that…older adults often benefit more —and more quickly— from therapy than younger people do.
“My god, it’s raining cats and dogs! What do you think? Shall we go?” I asked the trio poised silently beside me. Four-year-old Elena quipped, “I don’t see any cats and dogs… I whispered, “We need to be quiet, everybody. No talking. Got that, Angela? Toby, you hold her hand. I'll take Elena. Ready? When we get to the end of the dock, we’ll light the candles and put the rafts in the river.”
Human trafficking is a global crisis. During the month of January, it is officially recognized to raise awareness in order to create change for a better world. Acknowledging and showing support during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month helps contribute to rescuing victims, catching perpetrators, and improving the lives of survivors.
The Bargeway Pub celebrates New Year’s Eve with an album release party for the BB Lake Band and special menu items including prime rib and seafood. Want more? Of course, you do. Check out the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide to arts and entertainment and New Year’s Eve here.
I looked to my left and saw the most precisely placed array of lights and light-up figures, everything red and white and orbiting a singular more colorful centerpiece, an electric tree, the lights of which seemed to move in all directions. I’d found my first winner.
Whenever we consider a change in our lives, even a positive one, we encounter the paradox of transformation. On one hand, we are on familiar ground. It may not be the best, but it’s what we’re used to. When we think of making a change, we run the risk of losing our stable ground. We tend to settle for what is familiar. Why rock the boat?
The Bargeway Pub welcomes Megan Alder to the stage tonight, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. for Waterfront Wednesday. The Premier venue for music continues to offer up the gift of local music through Saturday. Want more? Of course, you do. Check out the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide to arts and entertainment here.
Jeff Minnick pulls out his guitar for Waterfront Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub tonight, Dec. 13. The veteran player who lives for the pocket will lay down the lyrics tonight at The Dalles’ premier venue. Want more? Of course, you do. Check out the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide to arts and entertainment here.
Bargeway Pub & Catering is unpacking a bag of Christmas Magic as they fill the stage with Rich and Blonde tonight, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Jim Drake delivers a fat candy cane this week in our entertainment guide with shows, films, comedy, and music all over the gorge. Check it out here.
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.
Lyle Coffee is an unexpected delight from start to finish, built inside Lyle’s Old Post Office (1950) on Hwy 14 and 5th Street, Lyle Coffee pairs French Quarter aesthetic and southern hospitality with delicious locally roasted French press coffee, carefully curated pastries and a punk rock playlist filled with girl power bands like Le Tigre and Bikini Kill that are sure to get your morning off to a roaring good start.
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.
